Mohave Valley Arizona Woman Sentenced to 118 Months in Prison for Assaulting a Child

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Starla Shaffer, 36, of Mohave Valley, Arizona, was sentenced on June 25, 2025, by United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 118 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Shaffer previously pleaded guilty to Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.

Between January 1, 2022, and September 21, 2022, Shaffer assaulted a three-year-old minor victim by shaking and striking her on the face, buttocks, chest, and back, while the victim was in her care. Shaffer’s assault caused permanent and life-threatening injuries to the minor victim. Both Shaffer and the minor victim are enrolled members of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe.

The FBI Phoenix Division’s Lake Havasu office and the Fort Mojave Police Department conducted the investigation in this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christina J. Reid-Moore, District of Arizona, handled the prosecution.

CASE NUMBER:           CR-24-08052-PCT-DJH
RELEASE NUMBER:    2025-102_Shaffer

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