Mescalero Man, 46, Sentenced Following Guilty Plea in Violent Assault Case

Thurman Allen Paz, 46, of Mescalero, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Nov. 6, 2025. Records indicate he was processed under booking number 2500009061 on a felony charge following an arrest at 227 Carrizo Canyon Road. He is currently held without bond at the facility. According to federal news records, the case involves a violent assault in which Paz dragged a woman beneath a moving vehicle, resulting in serious bodily injury. Prosecutors reported that the incident also involved strangulation. The case was handled in federal court due to the nature of the offenses occurring on tribal land. Court and news records indicate Paz was convicted in this case after entering a guilty plea to the charges.