Mentmore Man Sentenced for Assault

ALBUQUERQUE – A Mentmore man was sentenced to 37 months in prison for assaulting and strangling the victim and causing substantial bodily injury

There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court records, on December 5, 2024, Alery Al Reid, 27, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, punched, strangled and threatened to kill Jane Doe.

Reid subsequently pled guilty to assault of an intimate partner by strangling and assault of an intimate partner resulting in substantial bodily injury. Upon his release from prison, Reid will be subject to three years of supervised release.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge 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.