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Dennehotso woman sentenced for shooting death; Fort Defiance man sentenced for stabbing

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PHOENIX, Ariz. – On Aug. 20, Georgina Warren, 34, of Dennehotso, Ariz., and a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 84 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Warren had previously pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

The case involved Warren firing a .22 caliber rifle at her brother, who was about 40 yards away.

The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Navajo Nation Department of Law Enforcement. The prosecution was handled by Sharon K. Sexton, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona.

That same day, Aug. 20, Irwin Carl Foster, 38, of Ft. Defiance, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 41 months’ imprisonment. Foster had previously pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.

In August 2017, Foster intentionally stabbed the victim, a member of the Navajo Nation, with a knife resulting in a laceration to his chest and a punctured lung. Foster is also a member of the Navajo Nation.

Foster's case was investigated by Navajo Nation Criminal Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kiyoko Patterson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix handled the prosecution.

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