Member of Isleta Pueblo sentenced to year in federal prison for child endangerment

            ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Leon Sanchez, 31, of Bosque Farms, New Mexico was sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque on Feb. 5 to one year and one day in prison for child endangerment. 

            Sanchez pleaded guilty to this offense on July 17, 2019.  According to Sanchez’s plea agreement, he committed the offense on the Isleta Pueblo in Valencia County, New Mexico on Oct. 6, 2018.  Sanchez got out of his vehicle holding a firearm and shot in the general direction of the victim, a child less than 18-years-old.  Sanchez’s conduct endangered the child, but did not cause any bodily injury.  Sanchez is an enrolled member of Isleta Pueblo. 

            The Isleta Police Department investigated this case.   Assistant U.S. Attorney Frederick Mendenhall prosecuted the case.