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 sexual abuse of a minor. According to…
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 and 10 months in prison. Lee, 38,…
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 three years of supervised release on November…
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 appearance yesterday before United States Magistrate Judge…
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 in the District of Utah with second…
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 sentenced on July 12 to eight years…
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 Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Tony…
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 Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Leonard…
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 court to assault with a dangerous weapon…
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 counts of assault with a dangerous weapon.…
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 a two-count indictment charging him with one…
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 April 28 on a four-count indictment charging…
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 5 to two counts of assault with…
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 on a charge of aggravated sexual abuse…
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 initial appearance, facing charges of assault with…
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 court to 14 years in prison for…
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. Nalwood previously pleaded guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter.…
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 court to 14 years in prison for…
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 guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Tony, an enrolled…
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 service for federal program fraud. Martinez pleaded…
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 preliminary and detention hearing for charges of…
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 to nine years in prison for one…
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 its community. The tribe argued that President…
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 on Oct. 26 to assault with a…
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 in federal court to 15 years in…
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 to five years in prison for involuntary…
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