ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Jonathan Jojola was sentenced on Oct. 26 to two years in prison. Jojola, 34, of Isleta, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Isleta Pueblo, pleaded guilty on May 6 to assault of an intimate partner by strangling.
On March 19, 2021, Jojola assaulted his intimate partner, identified as Jane Doe, at his home on the Isleta Pueblo. In his plea agreement, Jojola admitted that he strangled Jane Doe during the assault.
Upon his release from prison, Jojola will be subject to three years of supervised release.
The Isleta Police Department investigated this case. Special Assistant United States Attorney Chelsea Van Deventer prosecuted the case.
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