Fargo Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Murder and Manslaughter in Navajo Nation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal …
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Navajo Nation Member Sentenced to Over 5 Years for Sexual Abuse of Minor
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Christian Apachito, 28, of Tohajiilee, New Mexico, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced to 67 months in prison for …
Supreme Court Sides Against Navajo Nation In Dispute Over Water Rights
Supreme Court Sides Against Navajo Nation In Dispute Over Water Rights Katelynn Richardson on June 22, 2023 The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Thursday that the …
US Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in water dispute
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a setback to the Navajo Nation, rejecting its bid …
Navajo woman sentenced to five years, 10 months in prison for assault with a dangerous weapon
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Audera Lee was sentenced to five years …
Lupton Navajo man gets five years in federal prison for robbery
LUPTON, AZ – United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich sentenced Dominic Tyah Watchman, 20, of Lupton, Arizona, to 66 months in prison, followed by …
Pinon Man Arrested for Alleged Murder of Missing Navajo Woman and Acts of Domestic Violence
PHOENIX, Ariz. –Yesterday, Tre C. James, 30, of Pinon, Arizona, was arrested for first-degree murder and several acts of domestic violence. James had his initial …
Navajo Nation Man Charged with Murder
SALT LAKE CITY – Randy Lansing, 38, of Aneth, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation Indian Tribe, was charged by a federal grand jury …
Navajo man sentenced to eight years in prison for assault in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Meredith Yazzie, 51, of To’hajiilee, New Mexico, was …
Ramah Navajo man charged with abusive sexual contact
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI …
Navajo man indicted for sexual abuse of a minor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI …
Navajo man pleads guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Perfinna King, 42, of Fruitland, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty on May 25 in federal …
Navajo man appears in court, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Brandon Barber, 36, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, made an initial appearance in federal court on May 25 facing two …
Navajo man arraigned on child sex abuse charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Christian Apachito, 27, of TóHajiilee, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was arraigned in federal court today on …
Navajo man arraigned on charges of aggravated sexual abuse of a child in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Brandon Yazzie, 28, of Standing Rock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was arraigned in federal court on …
Navajo man pleads guilty to federal assault and firearm charges
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Michael Shebala, 37, of To’hajiilee, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty in federal court on April …
Navajo man arraigned for child sexual abuse in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Leonard Yazzie, 39, of Pine Hill, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was arraigned in federal court today …
Navajo man charged with assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Monty Montoya, 42, of Cuba, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared in federal court today for an …
Navajo man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Bryan Bull, 40, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on March 15 in federal …
Chinle Man Sentenced to Nineteen Years for Killing of Navajo Woman
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Sito Aeroplan Nalwood, 33, of Chinle, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to nineteen years in prison. …
Navajo man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Bryan Bull, 40, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on March 15 in federal …
Federal jury convicts Navajo man of manslaughter
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A federal jury on March 10 returned a guilty verdict on Brian Tony, 50, of Gallup, New Mexico. The jury found Tony …
Former Navajo Nation employee sentenced for federal program fraud
Relda Martinez, 57, of Prewitt, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court on Feb. 10 to five years of probation and 50 hours of community …
Navajo man in court for charges related to shooting in Coolidge
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On February 10, 2022, Peter Oka, 30, of Coolidge, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared for his …
Two Navajo Nation men sentenced for robbery in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Julian Silversmith, 44, of Jones Ranch, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court on Jan. 28 …
Navajo Nation Slams Biden Oil Drilling Ban, Says White House Violated ‘Tribal Sovereignty’
The Navajo Nation criticized the Biden administration for banning oil and gas leasing on a large swath of New Mexico land that supported much of …
Enrolled member of the Navajo Nation pleads guilty to federal assault charges
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Quincee Zohnnie, 25, of Shiprock, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty in federal court …
Navajo man sentenced to 15 years in prison for abusive sexual contact of a minor in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Lyle Woody Begay, 35, of Navajo, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Oct. 25 …
Navajo woman sentenced to five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter regarding the death of her child
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Tonya Mae Dale, 29, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced in federal court on Oct. 25 …
Navajo man in federal court for murder in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Quinten Smith, 21, of Mexican Springs, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was charged in federal court …
Navajo man sentenced to one and a half years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Blaine Morgan, 36, of Crownpoint, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced in federal court on …