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Assault charges bring 57 months

A Jemez Pueblo man was sentenced Tuesday to 57 months in federal prison for two separate assaults.

Jerome Dominic Concha, 20, also faces three years of supervised release for the assaults, one that occurred on Jan. 7, 2011, against a Taos Pueblo man, and another on July 27, 2012, against a Jemez Pueblo man.

Concha also was ordered to pay $13,359 to the Indian Health Services in Taos and Jemez pueblos to cover the costs of medical care for his victims.

The Taos Pueblo man had to undergo surgery to repair extensive damage to the bone structure of the orbit of the eye and nasal bone fractures, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney?s Office.

The Jemez Pueblo man, hit in the face and head with a hatchet, suffered serious injuries, including a skull fracture, a fracture to the jaw and upper palate, and the loss of multiple teeth.

2 SF men charged in coke trafficking

Two Santa Fe men were arrested after a five-month investigation into cocaine trafficking conducted by the Region III Drug Enforcement Task Force.

Arrested were Juan Almeida-Arredondo, 29, and Manuel Dominguez-Mendoza, 26, both of Santa Fe.

The task force?s news release does not say when the arrests took place, but the website for the Santa Fe County jail shows Almeida-Arredondo was booked on July 17.

Almeida-Arredondo faces state drug charges and both men face federal immigration charges.

Just under 8 ounces of cocaine, along with two handguns and over $4,700 in cash were seized during the operation, according to the news release.

Source: http://www.abqjournal.com/228027/north/around-northern-new-mexico-443.html

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