Shannon Concho, Violent Assault, New Mexico 2023

ALBUQUERQUE – A brutal assault has left a Zuni Pueblo man reeling after a couple attacked him in his home, preventing him from seeking help and continuing the assault in the presence of a witness and two minor children.

Shannon Concho, 47, and LouAnn Johnson, 29, both enrolled members of the Pueblo of Zuni, were sentenced for their role in the assault that occurred on September 3, 2023, at John Doe’s residence on the Zuni Pueblo.

The incident began as a verbal dispute, but quickly escalated when Johnson repeatedly slapped the victim. Concho and Johnson then prevented the victim from calling for help by seizing his phones and attempting to access a bedroom where a witness and two minor children were present.

Concho continued the assault on John Doe by striking him over the head with a chair, nearly rendering him unconscious. Concho then instructed Johnson, who was wearing boots, to kick John Doe in the head. After Johnson complied, Concho continued the attack until Johnson alerted him that a witness had contacted law enforcement.

Concho and Johnson fled the scene and remained at large until their subsequent apprehension in Arizona. Concho was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and Johnson was sentenced to 24 months in prison. Upon their release, Concho and Johnson will be subject to three years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Zuni Police Department. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jesse Pecoraro.

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