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Date: 12-10-2017
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United States of America v. Arnold Jones
District of New Mexico Federal Courthouse - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Case Number: 1:17-cr-00699-MV
Judge: Martha Vasquez
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Bernalillo County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Elisa C. Demas
Defendant's Attorney: John Van Butcher - FPD
Description: Albuquerque, NM - Laguna Pueblo Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Abuse Charge
Arnold Jones, 33, an enrolled member and resident of Laguna Pueblo, N.M., pled guilty on December 8, 2017 in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a child abuse charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Jones was arrested in June 2017, on an indictment charging him with engaging in child abuse by operating a motor vehicle recklessly on Dec. 28, 2015, on the Laguna Pueblo in Cibola County, N.M.
During the sentencing proceedings, Jones entered a guilty plea to the indictment. In entering the guilty plea, Jones admitted that on Dec. 28, 2015, he operated a motor vehicle recklessly within the Laguna Pueblo while under the influence of alcohol. Jones further admitted that his actions endangered the health and wellbeing of his six-year-old child who was a passenger in the vehicle.
This case was investigated by the Laguna/Acoma Agency of the BIA’s Office of Justice Services.
Outcome: Guilty
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