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Arthur Pat was sentenced to four years of supervised probation with strict special conditions following his guilty plea to assault resulting in serious bodily injury following a confrontation on the Navajo Nation.

Jose Luis “Joel” Cano and Nancy Ann Cano are facing federal charges related to alleged evidence tampering in a case involving a suspected member of a Venezuelan criminal organization.

U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison today announced the filing of 82 new Title 50 charges for unauthorized entry into the newly-designated National Defense Area along New Mexico’s southern border, following a high-level visit with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks.

Ellery Brent Yazzie was sentenced today to 27and a half years in prison for a fatal family shooting.

Lory Muniz has been charged with aggravated sexual abuse and abandonment of a child after an FBI investigation revealed allegations that she repeatedly sexually and physically abused minors over several years.

Cedric Martinez was sentenced to 22 years in prison for the prolonged sexual abuse of a minor over nearly a decade in the Navajo Nation.

Shannon Concho and LouAnn Johnson have been sentenced for a brutal assault in which they attacked a man in his home, prevented him from seeking help, and continued the assault in the presence of a witness and two minor children.

Nathen Richard Garley, recently convicted of a deadly gang-related shooting that claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy, has now been sentenced to 20 years in prison for trafficking over 94,000 fentanyl pills in a case that underscores the deadly impact of drug and violent crime in New Mexico. 

Tyrell Jordan Benally was sentenced to 4 years in prison for a brutal attack that left the victim with life-threatening injuries.

Tyler Chinana pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a minor.

Nora Abeita pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after driving while intoxicated and fatally striking John Doe with her vehicle following an altercation.