LAS CRUCES—On August 2, 2012, a federal
judge in Las Cruces, New Mexico sentenced Gene Collins Ahidley, 29, a member
and resident of the Mescalero Apache Nation, to a 51-month term of imprisonment
for his federal assault conviction. Ahidley will serve a two-year term of
supervised release after he completes his prison sentence.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales said
that, on May 17, 2011, Ahidley pled guilty to a two-count indictment charging
him with assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault with a deadly
weapon.
Court records reflect that Ahidley
assaulted the victim, his girlfriend and mother of his children, on the Mescalero
Apache Reservation on August 24, 2006. On that date, Ahidley drove the victim
to a remote location behind the Pena Housing Area and assaulted her by
repeatedly punching her in the face and striking her with a three-inch thick
tree branch in the legs, face, and back of her head. When the attack began, the
victim was holding the couple’s 2-year-old child. The victim suffered injuries
to her head, neck, torso, and legs as a result of the assault.
The case was investigated by the FBI and
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, Mescalero Agency, and
was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jacob A. Wishard and Mick Gutierrez.
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