MESCALERO — Federal Records

DOJ: Mescalero man sentenced for sexual abuse of a minor 2026-03-05

ALBUQUERQUE – A Mescalero man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor.There is no parole in the federal system.According to court records, on February 15, 2025, John Albert Car...

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DOJ: Mescalero man charged with assault 2026-02-04

ALBUQUERQUE – A Mescalero man appeared in federal court after allegedly assaulting and strangling a victim.According to court documents, on October 23, 2025, Lance Marion Cojo, 39, an enrolled member ...

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DOJ: Mescalero man charged with assault in Indian Country 2023-03-17

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Jaydyn ...

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DOJ: Mescalero man charged with assault in Indian Country 2023-03-17

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Joshua ...

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DOJ: Mescalero man charged with assault in Indian Country 2023-03-15

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Danny Deron Morgan made an initial appearance in federal court on March 14 on a crimin...

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DOJ: Mescalero man charged with assault on federal officer 2023-03-15

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Jeremy ...

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DOJ: Mescalero man charged with assault 2023-03-03

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that S...

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DOJ: Mescalero man pleads guilty to assault in Indian Country 2023-01-31

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Julius Scott Mendez pleaded guilty to assault of a spouse, intimate partner or d...

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DOJ: Mescalero man charged with assault in Indian Country 2023-01-27

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Dennett...

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DOJ: Mescalero man charged with assault in Indian Country 2022-08-03

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Julius Mendez was charged by criminal complaint with assault resulting in seriou...

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DOJ: Mescalero woman charged with assault in Indian Country 2022-07-22

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that L...

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DOJ: Mescalero man sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison for firearms violation 2022-06-27

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Wallace Reid Rice was sentenced on June 23 to three years and 10 months in prison. Ric...

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DOJ: Mescalero man pleads guilty to domestic assault 2022-04-29

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Lance Cojo, 36, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, pleaded guilty on April 26 in federal court to one count of assault of an intimate o...

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DOJ: Mescalero man pleads guilty to domestic assault 2022-04-28

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Lance Cojo, 36, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, pleaded guilty on April 26 in federal court to one count of assault of an intimate o...

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DOJ: Mescalero man sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual abuse of a child 2022-01-12

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – James Darius Caje, 28, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was sentenced on Jan. 11 in federal court to 10 years in prison for sexual ab...

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DOJ: Mescalero man charged with federal firearms violation 2021-09-03

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Wallace Reid Rice, 29, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, appeared in federal court today for a preliminary hearing where he was charge...

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DOJ: Mescalero man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of a child 2021-06-14

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – James Darius Caje, 27, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, pleaded guilty on June 10 in federal court to sexual abuse of a minor. Caje w...

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DOJ: Mescalero man pleads guilty abusive sexual contact with a child 2021-06-02

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Troy Douglas Blaylock, Sr., 58, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, pleaded guilty on June 1 in federal court to knowingly engaging in s...

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DOJ: Mescalero man sentenced to two years in prison for assault 2021-03-12

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Edmond Andrew Yahnahki Shanta, 23, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was sentenced on March 3 in federal court to two years and four m...

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DOJ: Mescalero man sentenced to a year and a half in prison for assault with a dangerous weapon 2021-03-08

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Samuel Joseph Chee, 26, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was sentenced in federal court today to a year and a half in prison for assa...

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DOJ: Mescalero man pleads guilty to domestic assault in Indian Country 2021-03-04

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Drew Jerome Beck, 28, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, pleaded guilty on March 2 in federal court to domestic assault by a habitual o...

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DOJ: Mescalero man charged with sexual abuse of a child 2021-01-25

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – James Darius Caje, 27, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was charged in federal court on Jan. 21 with sexual abuse of a minor. Caje wi...

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DOJ: Mescalero man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Indian country 2021-01-08

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Mundo Charles Barela, 19, of Mescalero, New Mexico, pleaded guilty on Jan. 6 in federal court to voluntary manslaughter in Indian country. In the plea agreement, Barela admitted to...

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DOJ: Mescalero man charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child 2020-10-26

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Troy Douglas Blaylock, Sr., 57, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was charged in federal court on Sept. 22 with aggravated sexual abus...

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DOJ: Mescalero man pleads guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon 2020-10-09

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Samuel Joseph Chee, 26, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, pleaded guilty in federal court on Oct. 8 to a charge of assault with a dang...

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