Here’s why Utah death row inmate Taberon Honie says his life should be spared
Honie’s attorneys say he has shown remorse for killing Claudia Benn, adding that his traumatic childhood on Hopi reservation land affected him as an adult. […]
Category: Legal
Two in Custody in Gila River Indian Community Officer-Involved Shooting
June 2, 2024 PHOENIX, AZ—The FBI’s Phoenix Field Office and Gila River Police Department along with other law enforcement partners continue their investigation of the […]
Man Charged with Murder on Taos Pueblo
April 25, 2024 ALBUQUERQUE – A man is facing federal charges for allegedly murdering his former roommate. Zebadiah Romero, 35, a non-Indian, appeared in federal court […]
Albuquerque Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Jemez Pueblo
April 22, 2024 ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison and ordered to pay restitution to the Pueblo […]
Pascua Yaqui Tribal Member Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Assault with a Vehicle
March 29, 2024 TUCSON Ariz. – Gerardo Vasquez Valenzuela, 62, an enrolled member of the Pascua Yaqui Indian Tribe and a resident of the Pascua […]
Okmulgee Resident Sentenced To Life For Two Counts Of Murder In Indian Country
March 29, 2024 MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Amy Leann Hall, age 43, of Okmulgee, […]
Woman Facing Federal Charges for Murdering Her Two Young Sons
March 25, 2024 ALBUQUERQUE – A woman is facing federal charges for murdering her two young children on the Isleta Pueblo. Mariah Zuni, 32, of Isleta Village, […]
Arizona Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse
March 28, 2024 ALBUQUERQUE – An Arizona man faces federal charges for engaging in sexual acts with a child under the age of 12 over a […]
Zuni Man Sentenced to Prison for Sexual Contact of a Minor
March 28, 2024 ALBUQUERQUE – A federal judge handed down an eight-year prison sentence to a Zuni man after he pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact […]