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WOMAN FROM ISLETA PUEBLO CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING FEDERAL OFFICER IN INDIAN COUNTRY

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Marybeth Jiron, 56, of Isleta Pueblo, N.M., appeared in federal court yesterday on charges of assaulting a federal officer in Indian Country.

A grand jury returned an indictment on February 27, 2019, charging Jiron with two counts of assault upon a federal officer involving physical contact within the boundaries of the Pueblo of Isleta.  According to documents filed in court, police responded to an emergency call on January 31, 2019, reporting that Jiron was walking in and out of traffic on a highway.  When officers arrived, they found Jiron yelling and belligerent.  Jiron threw a cigarette lighter at one of the officers, hitting the officer in the leg.   Jiron also flicked a burning cigarette in the officer’s eye.  When a second officer tried to intervene, Jiron hit the second officer in the face, bruising the officer’s cheek.  Jiron is an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Isleta.      

Jiron is currently in custody pending trial.  She faces up to 8 years in prison if convicted.   Indictments are only accusations.  A defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The Pueblo of Isleta Police Department investigated this case.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Allison Jaros is prosecuting the case.

             

Updated June 14, 2019

Press Release Number: 19-XX