Santa Fe man gets 3 ½ years on federal assault convictions

ALBUQUERQUE — A man has been sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison for assaulting a woman two years ago in a Santa Fe home.

Patrick Yazzie-Tso was sentenced Tuesday for his earlier guilty plea on federal assault charges.

Authorities say the 28-year-old from Santa Fe assaulted the woman in December 2015 by punching her in the face, hitting her over the head with a large painting canvas, choking her and threatening to kill her.