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Dulce Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Violent Assault Charge

Dennison Billy, Jr. faces up to 10 years in prison in an open federal assault case after pleading guilty to striking a driver in New Mexico.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 9:04 a.m. ET
In a developing federal case, 36-year-old Dennison Billy, Jr., an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury, according to an official release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico. The announcement was made on August 11, 2026, by 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. According to official records, on December 31, 2025, Billy struck an adult victim in the face with his fists while the victim was driving a vehicle in Dulce, New Mexico. Responding officers located Billy highly intoxicated in the passenger seat and found the victim nearby with visible blood and multiple injuries. The victim reported exiting the vehicle to avoid further assault and was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries, including fractures to the orbital wall and nasal bones. Billy told law enforcement he had consumed a large amount of alcohol, blacked out, and did not remember the incident. The case was investigated by the Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI's Albuquerque Field Office alongside the Jicarilla Apache Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron O. Jordan. At sentencing in the open proceeding, Billy faces up to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

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