A MAN WHO BROKE INTO A HOME IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE LAST YEAR AND ATTACKED THE HOMEOWNER GETS 12 AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON. POLICE SAY DOMEKIO BLACKWELL STRUCK THE HOMEOWNER, JOSEPH YESKE, IN THE HEAD…AND TRIED TO STRANGLE HIM WITH A TIE. HE WAS ARRESTED THE NEXT DAY.
AT THE TIME, BLACKWELL WAS WORKING AS A DOOR-TO-DOOR MAGAZINE SALESMAN. THE D-A’S OFFICE SAYS BLACKWELL HAS THREE PRIOR CONVICTIONS FOR SIMILAR ATTACKS IN MARYLAND AND NORTH CAROLINA.
