ISLETA PUEBLO WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULTING TWO FEDERAL OFFICERS IN INDIAN COUNTRY

ALBUQUERQUE – Marybeth Jiron, 56, of Isleta Pueblo, N.M., pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque today to charges of assaulting two federal officers.

            A grand jury returned an indictment against Ms. Jiron on Feb. 27, 2019, charging her with two counts of assaulting federal officers of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with the assaults involving physical contact.  According to the indictment and other court records, Ms. Jiron committed the offenses in Bernalillo County on Jan. 31, 2019. Specifically, Ms. Jiron threw a lit cigarette at one officer, hitting the officer in the eye. Ms. Jiron then hit and pushed a second officer. At the time of the assaults, both officers were engaged in the performance of their official duties.

            Ms. Jiron has been released pending sentencing, which has yet to be scheduled.  She faces up to eight years in prison. 

            The Isleta Tribal Police Department investigated this case.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Allison C. Jaros is prosecuting the case.