Source: Office of United States Attorneys
ALBUQUERQUE – A Dulce man pleaded guilty to two counts of assault of an intimate partner by strangling and suffocating.
According to court documents, Chalmers Dedios, 32, an enrolled member of the Jicarilla Apache Nation Indian Tribe, admitted to assaulting Jane Doe twice in February 2024, including strangling her to unconsciousness.
At sentencing, Dedios faces up to 10 years in prison, followed by three years supervised release.
U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez made the announcement today.
The Jicarilla Apache Police Department investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jesse Pecoraro is prosecuting the case.
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