Mentmore Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Felony Assaults

ALBUQUERQUE – A Mentmore man has pleaded guilty to all counts in a federal indictment charging him in relation to assaulting and strangling an intimate partner and causing her substantial bodily injury.

According to court records, on December 5, 2024, Alery Al Reid, 26, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, punched, strangled and threatened to kill Jane Doe.

Reid pleaded guilty to a count of assault of an intimate partner by strangling and a second count of assault of an intimate partner resulting in substantial bodily injury. At sentencing, Reid faces up to 10 years in prison. Upon his release from prison, Reid will be subject to three years of supervised release.

Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Acting Special Agent in Charge Philip Russell of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office made the announcement today.

The Gallup Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Police Department and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark A. Probasco is prosecuting the case.