Texas Man Convicted by Federal Jury in Louisiana for Domestic Violence Aboard a Cruise Ship, Faces up to 15 Years in Prison
Texas Man Convicted by Federal Jury in Louisiana for Domestic Violence Aboard a Cruise Ship, Faces up to 15 Years in Prison
Louisiana – On May 18, 2022, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Geronimo Flores, age 30, from Abilene, Texas, was found guilty after a three-day jury trial before United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter. He was found guilty of one count of interstate domestic violence assault by strangulation and one count of interstate domestic violence.
On December 17, 2021, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Flores with domestic violence by strangulation and suffocation in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 113(a)(8) and 7(8) and interstate domestic violence in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2261(a)(1), 2261(b)(5), and 7(8).
On December 2, 2021, Geronimo Flores intentionally assaulted his intimate and dating partner aboard the Carnival Glory cruise ship. During a voyage from and back to the Port of New Orleans in the Eastern District of Louisiana, the Glory was under the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. Flores assaulted the victim by strangling her and striking her in the head with his hand.
Flores faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison, a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee for domestic violence by strangulation. He faces up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee for domestic violence by striking the victim. Sentencing is scheduled for August 18, 2022, before United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s work in investigating this case. The prosecution is led by Assistant United States Attorneys Charles D. Strauss and Christopher D. Usher II.
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