Under the terms of the agreement, Pinto faces 10 years in prison followed by up to five years of supervised release.

The incident occurred on the Zuni Pueblo.

John Doe suffered great bodily harm, including a large 12-inch gunshot wound to the right thigh. At that time, Pinto fled the scene and attempted to hide the firearm. As Doe was laying on the ground, Pinto racked another shell in the shotgun, pointed the gun at Doe, and attempted to fire a second time, but the gun jammed. When Doe answered, Pinto fired the shotgun at Doe with the intent to cause great bodily harm, striking Doe in the right leg. As Pinto left the residence, he told Doe that he would be “coming back.” Pinto returned to Doe’s house later that day with a sawed-off shotgun and knocked on the front door. 18, 2022, while at the home of the victim, identified as John Doe, Pinto started an argument with another guest at which point Doe asked him to leave. Pinto, 24, of Zuni, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Zuni, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.Īccording to the plea agreement, on Sept. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Nicholas Pinto has pled guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence in Indian Country.

The Zuni Man-Woman by Will Roscoe