Political Consultant Pleads Guilty to Assault

0:00Jeremy Jordan, a top-el Paso political consultant and husband of former city rep Cassandra Hernandez, just pleaded guilty to assaulting a city. Employee, he got hit with a Class A misdemeanor charge in six months of probation after a hearing on April 9th and the 210th District Court. As part of the plea deal with the District Attorney's Office, his original aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge, which could have meant up to 20 years in prison, drop down big time. Judge Alyssa Perez signed off on it and Jordan paid $2,083 in restitution to the victim right there in court. Jordan runs Rally Point Public Affairs and got married to Hernandez in 2022. The victim, Rafael Alvarado, used to be her legislative aide when she was on the City Council. This all went down during her failed run for El Paso Mayor last fall. Back in October of last year, Jordan walked in on his wife in Alvarado, doing campaign phone banking in her backyard.

1:00Things escalated quick. He punched Alvarado multiple times and made threats, even grabbing broken glass from a table. Jordan told cops it was self-defense. Now with probation locked in in restitution squared away, this chapter closes for Jordan, but it shines a light on the messy side of local politics. In El Paso, stay tuned for what comes next. I'm Corey with the story and you've been listening to El Paso News today, AI-powered local news.