A man from Mentmore, New Mexico, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for assaulting and strangling a victim, resulting in substantial bodily injury. The sentencing follows an incident on December 5, 2024, where Alery Al Reid, 27, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, punched, strangled, and threatened to kill Jane Doe.
Court records show that Reid later pleaded guilty to assault of an intimate partner by strangling and assault of an intimate partner resulting in substantial bodily injury. After serving his prison sentence, Reid will face three years of supervised release. Federal sentences do not include the possibility of parole.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced the sentencing. "First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today."
The investigation was led by the Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office with help from the Navajo Police Department and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark A. Probasco is prosecuting the case.
