A view of Taos Pueblo in New Mexico. Photo from Facebook
A man from Taos Pueblo in New Mexico was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for assaulting another tribal member with a walking stick. Phillip Martinez Jr., 59, used a 43 1/2-inch cedar walking stick to assault the man, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The victim was left with a fractured left wrist, a left frontal scalp hematoma and a displaced fracture to his nasal bridge as a result of the April 2013 incident, The Taos News reported. Martinez pleaded guilty to a charge of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. He will serve 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Get the Story:
Taos Pueblo man gets 27 months in prison for walking stick attack (The Taos News 1/13)
Taos Pueblo resident sentenced in ‘stick’ assault (The Albuquerque Journal 1/13)
Join the Conversation
