U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Guilty Plea in Domestic Violence Case

ALBUQUERQUE – A Mescalero man pleaded guilty in federal court to assault of dating partner by strangling.

According to court documents, between May 5 and May 11, 2022, Kevin El Cavazone, 41, assaulted his ex-girlfriend by strangling her on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.

At sentencing, El Cavazone faces up to 10 years in federal prison. There is no parole in the federal system.

U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Las Cruces Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Assistant United States Attorney Matilda McCarthy Villalobos is prosecuting the case.

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