FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Kylee Mee-Shell Martinez, 27, of Mescalero pleaded guilty June 1 in federal court in Las Cruces to assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

According to Martinez’s plea agreement and other public court records, Martinez got into an argument with another woman Oct. 6, 2019 at a house party on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.

Martinez punched the victim in the face and body and backed the victim into a pole on the front porch. The victim’s head slammed against the pole causing a two-inch laceration. The victim lost consciousness. She later needed eight staples at the hospital to repair the wound. 

Martinez is out of custody pending sentencing. She faces up to 10 years in prison. 

The Las Cruces Office of the FBI investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matilda McCarthy Villalobos is prosecuting the case.