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Window Rock Man Pleads Guilty to Assault

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – A Window Rock man pleaded guilty to assaulting and seriously injuring a man by stabbing him. 

According to court documents, on June 17, 2025, Jacoby Edo Begay, 25, and enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, stabbed John Doe in the chest with a knife, causing serious bodily harm.

Begay pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. At sentencing Begay faces up to 10 years in prison.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Special Agent in Charge Justin A. Garris of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office made the announcement today.

The Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department and the Navajo Nation Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amy Mondragon is prosecuting the case.

Updated October 13, 2026
Topic
Indian Country Law and Justice
Components
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
USAO - New Mexico
Press Release Number: 26-284

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