PHOENIX — Jedidiah Michael Noble, 35, of Ganado, Arizona, was sentenced Oct. 23  by United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 20 years in prison. Noble pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder.

According to court documents, Noble stabbed his grandmother approximately 50 times Jan. 13, 2021. The woman later died due to her injuries.

The FBI conducted the investigation in this case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jennifer E. LaGrange and Sharon K. Sexton, District of Arizona, Phoenix, handled the prosecution.