U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges Dulce Man with Domestic Violence

ALBUQUERQUE – A Dulce man is charged by federal prosecutors with kidnapping, strangulation, and assault against his intimate partner.

The indictment alleges that on April 7 and April 8, 2024, Kayiliab Haines, 33, an enrolled member of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Tribe, unlawfully kidnapped and held Jane Doe, his intimate partner, and strangled and suffocated her.

The indictment also alleges that on March 23, 2012, Haines assaulted Jane Doe and the assault caused serious bodily injury.

Haines will remain in custody pending trial, which has not yet been scheduled.

If convicted, Haines faces up to 10 years in prison for the assaults and any term of years up to life in prison for the kidnapping.

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

The Jicarilla Apache Police Department investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorney Meg Tomlinson is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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