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☷Violent Offenders Sentenced in April for Crimes in and Around Tuba City
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( By Press Release office)
May 04,2022
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Violent Offenders Sentenced in April for Crimes In and Around Tuba City PHOENIX , Ariz . – Several violent offenders , all enrolled members of the Navajo Nation Tribe , were sentenced to prison in April for crimes they committed in and around Tuba City , Arizona . On April 7 , 2022 , Joshua June , 40 , of Tuba City , Arizona , was sentenced by U . S . District Judge John J . Tuchi to 54 months in prison , followed by 3 years of supervised release . June attacked an elderly victim with a metal chair and broke numerous bones in her body . He pleaded guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon . On April 13 , 2022 , Deon Manson , 45 , of Page , Arizona , was sentenced by U . S . District Judge Susan M . Brnovich to 46 months in prison , followed by 3 years of supervised release . Manson attacked the victim with a shovel , causing several broken bones and two amputated fingers . He pleaded guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon . On April 18 , 2022 , Lisa Benally , 42 , of Tuba City , Arizona , was sentenced by U . S . District Judge Steven P . Logan to 46 months in prison , followed by 3 years of supervised release . Benally recruited another person to shoot the victim in retaliation for minor property damage . She pleaded guilty to Aiding and Abetting Assault with a Dangerous Weapon . On April 26 , 2022 , Zachary Smith , 27 , of Shiprock , New Mexico , was sentenced by U . S . District Judge Douglas L . Rayes to 27 months in prison , followed by lifetime supervised release . Smith had repeated sexual contact with the minor victim . He pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor . The Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety and the FBI conducted the investigations in these cases . The United States Attorney’s Office , District of Arizona , Phoenix , handled the prosecutions . CASE NUMBER: CR - 20 - 8090 - PCT - JJT ( June ) CR - 21 - 8037 - PCT - SMB ( Manson ) CR - 21 - 8038 - PCT - SPL - 002 ( Benally ) CR - 20 - 8121 - PCT - DLR ( Smith ) RELEASE NUMBER: 2022 - 058_Tuba City# # #For more information on the U . S . Attorney’s Office , District of Arizona , visit http://www . justice . gov/usao/az/Follow the U . S . Attorney’s Office , District of Arizona , on Twitter @USAO_AZ for the latest news .
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