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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico continues its aggressive prosecution of violent crime, drug trafficking, and border-related offenses. The following cases were announced or resolved in the week leading up to October 4, 2025:
Violent Crime & Assaults
Alery Al Reid (Mentmore) pleaded guilty to multiple felony assaults, including strangulation and causing substantial bodily injury to an intimate partner.
Rodgerick Tsosie (Cuba) was sentenced to 8 years for a fatal highway shooting that killed a 14-year-old passenger.
Perris Jeremiah Arthur (Vanderwagen) received 85 months for firing a rifle during an assault.
Josiah Bodie (Vanderwagen) was sentenced to 37 months for a violent knife attack that left the victim seriously injured.
Bryson Chee (Shiprock) was charged with federal assault and firearms offenses after firing multiple rounds during a domestic dispute on Navajo Nation land.
Drug Trafficking & Firearms
Jerry Bezie (Albuquerque), a convicted felon, was sentenced to 240 months for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine while in custody.
Threats & Exploitation
Tyler Miles Leveque (Albuquerque) pleaded guilty to issuing violent threats against the President via social media.
Dustin and Kenzie Rockmen were sentenced to 204 and 135 months, respectively, for sexually abusing a minor.
Fraud & Theft
Angelica Dominguez and Billy Jo Gussler were sentenced for a two-year bank fraud scheme and theft from a Tesuque Pueblo gas station.
Immigration & Border Crimes
The DOJ’s weekly immigration report highlights continued enforcement under Operation Take Back America
:• 42 individuals charged with Illegal Reentry After Deportation
• 3 charged with Alien Smuggling
• 32 charged with Illegal Entry
• 53 charged with Illegal Entry and violations related to military property access near the National Defense Area.
Enforcement Context
These cases reflect the DOJ’s strategic focus on violent crime, border enforcement, and threats to public safety. The District of New Mexico spans 33 counties and shares 180 miles of international border with Mexico, making it a key jurisdiction for federal prosecutions.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of New Mexico News Releases.
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Absolutely. I would say those are conservative numbers at 1 in 40. The quickest way to become wealthy in America is to enter politics. I would say Miss McDonald is 1 in a 109. The family fun center fiasco is a true memorial to what nepotism and back room dealing will get you.
Sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 46 degrees. Sunny during the morning, clear in the afternoon and evening,
PBS was relevant.
NPR and PBS were definitely relevant - which is precisely why the trump regime has scuttled them...we have truly entered the era of alternative "truth".
Everything in Alamogordo feels fake to me, as if it is some kind of staging ground or network, not an organic community. Since the Manhattan Project, the military has used the town that way, but then there was a hard separation between the base and the town, and maybe that’s where things went sideways.
It looks like my comment was edited.The part about low income housing being crime infested was removed.
this is a situation which is replicated in countless small communities across our nation; where a single business/mine/factory/industry, or in this case, military base, is the economic engine that powers the entire community. this creates a nervous sort of dependency, and subservient approach within the local gover
The corruption which causes reputational damage is too widespread already and is going to overflow into the public eye soon enough. There is nothing anyone, or any group can do to stop it all from coming out. It is not limited to Chamber of Commerce or MainGate, IMO. Its tentacles are choking this city.
this is not an unusual situation involving chambers of commerce - merging government with business interests is nearly as problematic as merging government with churches. either situation places minority stakeholders in positions to manipulate the public's interests.