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Navajo man facing federal commercial robbery, firearms charges

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ALBUQUERQUE – A U.S. Magistrate Judge sitting in Albuquerque, N.M., found probable cause to support a criminal complaint charging Trevor David Littleman, 25, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation with violating the Hobbs Act and federal firearms laws Sept. 20. Littleman remains in federal custody pending trial which has...

Breadsprings man pleads guilty to federal child sex abuse charges

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ALBUQUERQUE – Brian Lee, 31, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Breadsprings, N.M., pled guilty Sept. 19, in federal court in Albuquerque to child sexual abuse charges. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Lee will be sentenced to 15 years in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Lee will also be required to register as a sex offender.

Lee was arrested on July 13, on a two-count indictment charging him with sexually abusing a child under the age of 12, and on two separate occasions between July 2012 and July 2016, on the Navajo Indian Reservation in McKinley County.

During today’s proceedings, Lee pled guilty...

Zuni man sentenced to prison for child sex abuse conviction

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ALBUQUERQUE – Acting U.S. Attorney James D. Tierney and Police Chief Timothy Trimble of the Zuni Pueblo Tribal Police Department announced that Justin Owen Poblano was sentenced Sept. 21, in federal court in Santa Fe, to five years in prison, including time already served, for his conviction on an aggravated child sexual abuse charge.

Poblano will be on supervised release for 15 years after completing his prison sentence and will be required to register as a sex offender.

Poblano, 25, an enrolled member and resident of Zuni Pueblo, was arrested in August 2012, on an indictment charging him with engaging in a sexual act with a child between 12 and 16 years of age.

The indictment...

Snapshots from TA’s Drivers, Customers Appreciation Day

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State Police issues 'Silver Alert' for missing Gallup woman

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UPDATE: Martha has been found and is safe!

 

 

This Silver Alert is being sent on behalf of the Gallup Police Department. Please refer all questions to the Gallup Police Department at (505) 722-2231.

The Gallup Police Department is asking the public's assistance in locating Martha Burns, an 80-year-old Native American female, 5' 4" tall, weighing 140 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes.

Martha Burns was last seen around 9 pm on Sept. 20, on Green Street in Gallup, wearing a green shirt with flowers, dark jeans, and a blue jacket. Martha wears glasses and walks with a limp. She is often seen wearing jewelry on both wrists. Martha Burns is believed to be in DANGER if not...

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