Thaddeus Ponce, Threatening Federal Officials, New Mexico 2021

A man from Mescalero, New Mexico, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for threatening federal officials in Indian Country.

Thaddeus Ponce, 58, of Mescalero, New Mexico, an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was sentenced in federal court on April 15, 2021 to 18 months in prison for influencing federal officials by threat.

Ponce pleaded guilty to this offense on February 5, 2021. According to the plea agreement, Ponce admitted to calling the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) emergency dispatch multiple times from August 10, 2019, to October 7, 2019, in Otero County, New Mexico. Ponce threatened to kill federal dispatch operators and their families during numerous recorded calls. The BIA dispatch center is located on the Mescalero Reservation.

Upon his release from prison, Ponce will be subject to three years of supervised release.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron O. Jordan is prosecuting the case.

Thaddeus Ponce, 58, threatened to kill federal dispatch operators and their families during numerous recorded calls to the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) emergency dispatch from August 10, 2019, to October 7, 2019, in Otero County, New Mexico.

Ponce pleaded guilty to influencing federal officials by threat on February 5, 2021.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron O. Jordan.

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