San Felipe Pueblo Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Kewa Pueblo Child

ALBUQUERQUE – Gregory Kyle Chavez, Jr., 28, a resident and member of San Felipe Pueblo, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a federal assault charge.  Under the terms of his plea agreement, Chavez will be sentenced within the range of six to 14 months in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.

Chavez was arrested on July 6, 2015, on a criminal complaint charging him with assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a two-year-old Kewa Pueblo child.  According to the complaint, on June 13, 2015, in Indian Country in Sandoval County, N.M., Chavez allegedly assaulted the child resulting in injuries to the child’s left facial and forehead area including dark bruising and swelling to the left eye, left cheek, right jaw and bruising on the neck.

During today’s plea hearing, Chavez pled guilty to an information charging him with assault resulting in substantial bodily injury.  He admitted that on June 13, 2015, within the Kewa Pueblo, he assault the 2-year-old child causing substantial bodily injury.

Chavez remains in custody pending a sentencing hearing which has yet to be scheduled.

This case was investigated by the Southern Pueblos Agency of the BIA Office of Justice Services and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Mease.