Mescalero Man, 24, Convicted of Assaulting a Federal Officer

Dominic James Isaac Sandoval-peralta, a 24-year-old resident of Mescalero, New Mexico, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Oct. 30, 2025. Listed under booking number 2500008885, he was processed on a felony charge categorized as all other offenses. The booking record indicates he was held at the facility following an arrest at the cell block. According to news reports, Sandoval-peralta, an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, pleaded guilty in federal court to assaulting and forcibly resisting a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer. Court and news records show the charge stems from a May 29, 2025, incident on the Mescalero Apache Reservation that involved physical contact with the federal agent. Court and news records indicate Sandoval-peralta was convicted in this case.