Tucson Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Abusive Sexual Contact with Children

TUCSON, Ariz. – On May 26, 2026, Johney Lynn Hammond, 30, of Tucson, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Angela M. Martinez to 18 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Hammond previously pleaded guilty to two counts of Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child.

Between Jan. 1, 2014, and Oct. 25, 2017, Hammond, an enrolled member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, molested two children under the ages of nine on the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Tucson, Arizona.

The Pascua Yaqui Police Department and the FBI Phoenix Division’s Tucson Office conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew C. Cassell, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.

CASE NUMBER:           24-CR-2720

RELEASE NUMBER:    2026-086_Hammond

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