ALBUQUERQUE — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)), published as received.
ALBUQUERQUE – A Torreon man pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing firearms after reportedly using one of them in a shooting and being involved in a series of shooting incidents on the Navajo Nation between July 2024 and September 2025.
According to court documents, between July 2024 and September 2025, Cisco Whitehorse, 43, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was believed to have possessed and used firearms during a series of four shooting incidents on the Navajo Nation.
In July 2024, Whitehorse fired from or around his vehicle at John Doe 1 after the victim drove past, striking him three times. In August 2024, he was accused of firing from his residence at John Doe 2 as the victim drove by. In August 2025, Whitehorse again opened fire from his residence at a vehicle driven by John Doe 1. In September 2025, he fired multiple rounds from his vehicle near a local government building before fleeing at a high rate of speed.
On October 24, 2025, the FBI executed a search warrant at Whitehorse’s residence and recovered three firearms and ammunition. As a previously convicted felon, Whitehorse was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition, and he is now pleading guilty to that offense.
Whitehorse pleaded guilty to being felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. At sentencing he faces up to 15 years in prison.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department and the Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amy Mondragon is prosecuting the case.
