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Mescalero Man Pleads Guilty Domestic Violence

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

ALBUQUERQUE - A Mescalero man pleaded guilty in federal court on May 7, 2024.

According to court records, Fulton C. Potter, 29, an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, pleaded guilty in federal court to assault of an intimate partner by strangling or suffocating.

In his plea agreement, Potter admitted that he strangled his wife, Jane Doe, on November 24, 2023.

The Court ordered that Potter remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled. At sentencing, Potter faces up to 7 years in prison per the terms of the plea agreement.

U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez made the announcement today.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matilda McCarthy Villalobos is prosecuting the case.

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Updated May 14, 2024
Topic
Indian Country Law and Justice
Component
USAO - New Mexico
Press Release Number: 24-174

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