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Mescalero man pleads guilty to federal assault charge

Myron Edward Blake Jr., 40, of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, pleaded guilty to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury and faces up to five years in prison.

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Mescalero man pleads guilty to federal assault charge
Myron Edward Blake Jr. (Courtesy photo / Doña Ana County Detention Center)

Myron Edward Blake Jr. admits to injuring woman with cinder block and 2x6 board

Organ Mountain News report

ALBUQUERQUE - A Mescalero man has pleaded guilty to federal charges for assaulting a woman and causing severe injuries, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico.

Prosecutors said that on June 27, 2024, Myron Edward Blake Jr., 40, an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, attacked Jane Doe with a cinder block and a 2x6 board, causing substantial bodily injury.

Blake pleaded guilty to one count of assault resulting in substantial bodily injury. At sentencing, he faces up to five years in prison and will be subject to three years of supervised release.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs investigated the case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is prosecuting.

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