Colfax County Man Sentenced to 92 Months in Prison for Assaulting Federal Employee

ALBUQUERQUE – Cody Martinez, 31, of Raton, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Santa Fe, N.M., to 92 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for assaulting a federal employee.  The sentence was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney James D. Tierney, 8^th Judicial District Attorney Donald Gallegos, and Inspector in Charge Keith Fixel of the Phoenix Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

Martinez was arrested on Jan. 29, 2016, on a federal criminal complaint for assaulting a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier.  According to the criminal complaint, Martinez struck the victim in the back of the head with a brick while the victim was delivering mail in Colfax County, N.M., on Jan. 20, 2016.  Martinez was apprehended shortly thereafter while attempting to flee from law enforcement officers.  The victim sustained serious injuries as a result of the assault.

Martinez was indicted on Feb. 24, 2016, and was charged with assaulting a federal employee resulting in bodily injury.  On Nov. 4, 2016, Martinez pled guilty to the indictment and admitted that on Jan. 20, 2016, he assaulted a federal employee, a mail carrier, by striking him in the head with a dangerous weapon, a brick, causing bodily injury. 

Martinez was arrested on Jan. 20, 2016 on local charges filed by the 8^th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.  Those charges were dismissed in favor of federal prosecution.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Raton Police Department, with assistance from the 8^th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Presiliano Torrez prosecuted the case.