El Paso political consultant and former city Rep. Cassandra Hernandez’s husband, Jeremy Jordan, is set to plead guilty in connection with the assault of a city employee.
Jordan appeared at a plea deadline hearing on Tuesday, March 3, where his attorney, Luis Yanez, told a district court judge his client reached a plea agreement with the El Paso District Attorney’s Office.
Jordan is accused of assaulting one of his wife’s former legislative aides when he found him with her at their home while she was running for mayor in 2024.
Jordan will plead guilty to a “class A misdemeanor” charge and receive a six-month deferred adjudication sentence, meaning he will receive probation, as part of the plea agreement, Assistant District Attorney Amy Monsivais said during the hearing. With deferred adjudication, a criminal charge can be dismissed if the probation is successfully completed.
It is unclear if the charge is a misdemeanor assault charge or a related charge. Jordan was originally facing an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
Jordan is also agreeing to pay $2,083 in restitution to the victim, city employee Rafael Alvarado, Monsivais said.
Judge Alyssa Perez of the 210th District Court set the plea hearing for April 9 at the Enrique Moreno County Courthouse in Downtown El Paso.
Yanez asked for the plea hearing to be set within 30 days so Jordan could gather the restitution money and hand over a check at the plea hearing.
Jordan and Yanez declined to comment after the less-than-10-minute hearing. Jordan did not speak at the hearing.
Jordan will officially plead guilty and be sentenced at the plea hearing. Alvarado may give a victim impact statement at the plea hearing, Monsivais said.
Jordan, a well-known El Paso political consultant and managing director of RallyPoint Public Affairs, is the husband of former East-Central city Rep. Cassandra Hernandez. The alleged assault happened while Hernandez was unsuccessfully running for El Paso mayor. The couple married in 2022, according to court records.
Alvarado previously served as a legislative aide to Hernandez during her tenure as a city representative.
Jordan allegedly threatens to kill city employee
Alvarado was assisting Hernandez “with a scheduled interview,” at about 2 p.m., Oct. 22, 2024, at Hernandez’s Lower Valley home as Hernandez campaigned for mayor, a criminal complaint affidavit states.
Hernandez and Alvarado were sitting at a table in her backyard and began “phone banking,” calling voters to discuss the 2024 election.
The affidavit stated Jordan found Hernandez at the house wearing “undergarments” and Alvarado wearing a robe with only boxer briefs under the robe. Hernandez later told the El Paso Times in December 2024 that the affidavit was wrong and that she was wearing “lounging wear.”
Hernandez told Alvarado “‘go to the back’ with a concerned tone of voice,” when she saw Jordan arrive at the house, the affidavit states. Alvarado hid in a bathroom in an apartment on Hernandez’s property.
Jordan allegedly pushed the bathroom door open while Alvarado attempted to shut the door. Alvarado locked the door, but Jordan broke down the door and pushed Alvarado against the floor of the shower, the affidavit alleges.
Alvarado fell on his left hip area, causing him “pain and discomfort,” the affidavit states. Jordan allegedly repeatedly punched Alvarado in the face. Alvarado suffered injuries to his face, head, neck, and hands.
“I am going to kill you,” Jordan allegedly told Alvarado, the affidavit states.
Hernandez attempted to separate Jordan from Alvarado. She suffered an injury to her left forearm when she fell against the shower wall. Hernandez yelled at Jordan to stop and leave, the affidavit states. Jordan walked outside into the backyard.
Alvarado attempted to get his phone to call 911, but Jordan came back into the house, and Alvarado hid inside a room with a washing machine, the affidavit states. Alvarado attempted to hide behind the washing machine when Jordan entered the room.
Alvarado told police Jordan grabbed an oscillating fan and a piece of broken glass from a table that had fallen over. Jordan began yelling at Alvarado while “holding the shard of glass in a threatening manner,” the affidavit states.
Hernandez claimed Alvarado was holding the oscillating fan to defend himself. Alvarado told Jordan, “If you come any closer, I’ll hit you,” Hernandez told police, the affidavit states. Hernandez placed herself between Alvarado and Jordan until Jordan left the property.
Alvarado went to his car and attempted to call 911, but Hernandez told him he needed to go to the hospital. Alvarado and Hernandez tried to leave, but Jordan’s car was blocking Alvarado’s vehicle. After Jordan left, Hernandez drove Alvarado to University Medical Center East Campus.
Alvarado told police he was “in fear for his life” and desired to press charges against Jordan, the affidavit states.
Hernandez told police she believed Jordan was mad because of the clothes she and Alvarado were wearing, the affidavit states.
Jeremy Jordan claimed self-defense
Jordan was interviewed by police over the phone. He told officers, “that there was much more to the story and wanted to provide a statement after meeting with his attorney,” the affidavit states. Jordan added “that he was justified in self-defense, but did not offer any details over the phone,” the affidavit states.
Jordan was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was booked Nov. 8 into the El Paso County Jail on a $1,000 bond, jail records show. He was released the same day after posting bail, jail logs show.
Jordan was previously arrested in December 2015 on suspicion of assault causing bodily injury to a family member, his ex-common-law wife, and criminal mischief. The charges were dismissed in April 2016.
Aaron Martinez covers the criminal justice system for the El Paso Times. He may be reached at amartinez1@elpasotimes.com.
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