A Cordova man who allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house and stabbed her with a knife was one of 14 people indicted Aug. 14 by a Rio Arriba County grand jury, according to court documents.
Jaime Gonzales, 19, has been charged with aggravated burglary, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment and tampering with evidence for the June 11 incident, in which he allegedly broke into Amy Sandoval’s home through a window and poked her upper torso with a pocketknife blade, documents state. Gonzales admitted to those basic facts and to discarding the knife, former Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy Freddie Trujillo said.
Sandoval’s 13-year-old daughter told authorities Gonzales was pulling Sandoval’s hair, hitting her and punching her, and that Sandoval bit Gonzales before he fled the scene.
Gonzales turned himself in June 12 after deputies put pressure on his family, Trujillo said, but while deputies were searching for him in the meantime, they found 22 marijuana plants on his property, and 34 on Sandoval’s. No charges have been filed in connection with the marijuana plants, Assistant District Attorney Kathryn Thwaits said.
Gonzales is scheduled to make his first appearance at state District Court Sept. 11.
The following people were also indicted Aug. 14, according to court documents:
• Patrick Gallegos, 27, of Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, for possession of a controlled substance.
Gallegos was arrested June 3 for possession of cocaine.
• Jovanne Martinez, 18, of Española, for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and three counts of aggravated assault against a household member.
Martinez allegedly threatened three State Police officers with a car when he had marijuana and paraphernalia in his possession June 6.
• Edward Manzanares, 20, of Española, for burglary and possession of burglary tools.
Using a “hand tool with a red handle,” Manzanares allegedly broke into the West Jonathan Street home of Lucille Romero June 5 with the intent to commit a felony.
• Ike Trujillo, 29, of Española, for burglary and larceny.
Trujillo allegedly broke into a North Riverside Drive mobile home belonging to Clayton Homes April 26 and stole a Game Pad Pro control pad, a fire extinguisher, a telephone and cordless headphones. The stolen items were valued at between $250 and $2,500.
• Ricky Martinez, 30, of Española, for auto burglary, larceny and two counts of conspiracy.
Martinez allegedly conspired with Jeremy Trujillo (see below) to break into Michael Hanson’s truck Sept. 27, 2007, and steal tools valued at between $500 and $2,500.
• Jeremy Trujillo, 25, of Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, for auto burglary, larceny, concealing identity and two counts of conspiracy.
Trujillo allegedly conspired with Ricky Martinez to commit the burglary of Michael Hanson’s truck and concealed his identity from Española Police.
• Phil Tapia, 35, of Española, for two counts of larceny and two counts of auto burglary.
Tapia allegedly broke into Jimmy Romero’s Dodge Ram May 30 and stole two gas cans containing gas. The same day, Tapia also allegedly broke into Sheldon Skelton’s Honda Passport and stole a backpack, clothing, diapers, baby wipes and a child’s car seat.
• Jim Fleming, 56, of Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Fleming was pulled over April 20 and found to be driving under the influence.
• Gloria Ascensio, 47, of Santa Cruz, for aggravated driving under the influence and driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Ascensio was pulled over April 27 and found to have a blood alcohol concentration over .16, twice the legal limit.
• Javier Naranjo, 25, of Española, for larceny and concealing identity.
Naranjo allegedly stole 59 DVDs from Wal-Mart and tried to conceal his identity from an Española Police officer April 26.
• Natasha Decosta, 32, of Española, for possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of possession of a controlled substance.
Decosta was arrested May 7 for possession of cocaine, heroin and drug paraphernalia.
• Miguel Valdez, 29, of Española, for aggravated assault against a household member, tampering with evidence and disorderly conduct.
Valdez allegedly threatened a household member with a knife, hid the knife and engaged in disorderly conduct May 31.
• Cippy Martinez, 48, of Alcalde, for two counts of aggravated assault against a household member with a deadly weapon.
Martinez allegedly threatened a household member with a gun April 4.