ZUNI PUEBLO MAN ARRAIGNED ON FEDERAL ASSAULT RESULTING IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY CHARGES INVOLVING TO TWO CHILDREN
ALBUQUERQUE – Stanton Sanchez, 31, a member and resident of Zuni Pueblo, N.M., appeared in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., yesterday, for an arraignment on an indictment charging him with two counts of assault of a minor resulting in serious bodily injury. Sanchez entered a not guilty plea to the indictment, and was ordered detained pending trial which has yet to be scheduled.
The two-count indictment, which was filed on July 27, 2019, alleges that Sanchez assaulted a male child and a female child, causing both to sustain serious bodily injuries. The indictment alleges that Sanchez committed the crimes in Indian County in McKinley County, N.M., on July 22, 2018.
The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Sanchez on the federal indictment on July 22, 2019, at the Zuni Adult Detention Center of the Zuni Department of Corrections, where Sanchez was in custody on related tribal charges.
Sanchez faces a mandatory minimum of ten years and a maximum of life imprisonment if convicted on the charges in the indictment. Charges in an indictment are only allegations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The Zuni Pueblo Tribal Police Department investigated this case, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Allison Jaros is prosecuting the case.
Press Release Number: 19-116