Mescalero man pleads guilty to charge of assault of spouse

Mescalero man pleads guilty to charge of assault of spouse

Wheeler CowperthwaiteFor the Alamogordo News A 39-year-old Mescalero man pleaded guilty to a charge of assault of a spouse in federal court, agreeing to an as-of-yet undetermined sentence. Lance Marian Cojo, also known as Lance Cojo, pleaded guilty to the single charge on June 22, following his arrest on Jan. 29 on the charge of assault on a spouse by strangling. While he was arrested on Jan. 29, the attack on his partner occurred on Oct. 23, 20…