TRIBAL JUSTICE NEWS
WEEK OF MAY 12, 2011

Minnesota Woman Pleads Guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota)

U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones announced that during a federal court session in Minneapolis on May 4, 2011, Teresa Lynn Hill, a 44-year-old resident of Orr, Minn., was charged in connection with her guilty plea of assault with a dangerous weapon. Hill faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

http://minneapolis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel11/mp050411f.htm

Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter (U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin)

U.S. Attorney James L. Santelle announced that during a federal court session in Milwaukee on May 5, 2011, John G. Shawano, a 29-year-old resident of the Menominee Indian Reservation, was sentenced to 48 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.

http://www.justice.gov/usao/wie/press_releases/2011/pr20110509_Sentence_Involuntary_Manslaughter-MIR.pdf

Arizona Man Charged with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine (U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona)

U.S. Attorney Dennis K. Burke announced that in Phoenix on May 6, 2011, Jaime Abraham Gonzales, a 46-year-old resident of Phoenix was charged with intent to distribute methamphetamine.  If convicted, Gonzales faces a maximum penalty of life in prison, a $4 million dollar fine or both.

http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/news_archive_2011.html

Minnesota Man Charged with Sexual Assault of a Child (U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota)

U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones announced that during a federal court session in Minneapolis on May 4, 2011, Reginald John Wind Jr., a 23-year-old resident of Bemidji, Minn., was charged with engaging in a sexual act with a child under the age of 12.

http://minneapolis.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel11/mp050411.htm

South Dakota Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement to Federal Agency (U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota)
U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that during a federal court session in Aberdeen, S.D., on May 9, 2011, Roy Rollin Veit, a 22-year-old resident of Timber Lake, S.D., was charged in connection with his guilty plea of making a false statement to a federal agency.  Veit faces a maximum penalty of five years in custody, a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. 

http://www.justice.gov/usao/sd/pressreleases/2011/Pierre-2011-05-09-Roy%20Veit.html

New Mexico Man Pleads Guilty to DUI-Related Involuntary Manslaughter Charge (U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico)

U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales announced that during a federal court session in Albuquerque, N.M., on May 9, 2011, Felix Washburn, a 21-year-old member of the Navajo Nation, was charged in connection with his guilty plea of involuntary manslaughter. Washburn faces a maximum penalty of eight years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. 

http://www.justice.gov/usao/nm/pr/2011/2011-05-09_washburn_pr.pdf

South Dakota Man Sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota)

U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that during a federal court session in Aberdeen, S.D., on May 9, 2011, Eric R. Roubideaux, a 38-year-old resident of Mission, S.D., was sentenced to 41 months in custody, three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.  Roubideaux was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea for assault with a dangerous weapon.

http://www.justice.gov/usao/sd/pressreleases/Pierre-2011-05-09-Roubideaux.html

South Dakota Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine (U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota)

U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that during a federal court session in Aberdeen, S.D., on May 9, 2011, Dale Haukaas, a 30-year-old resident of St. Francis, S.D., was charged in connection with his guilty plea of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Haukaas faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment. 

http://minneapolis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel11/mp051011.htm

Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Reckless Endangerment (U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota)

U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that during a federal court session in Grand Folks, N.D., on May 9, 2011, Derek A. Reinolt, a 27-year-old resident of Duluth, Minn., was charged in connection to his guilty plea of reckless endangerment. Reinolt faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

http://www.justice.gov/usao/nd/pressreleases/2011/05-09-2011-Reinolt%20Plea.pdf

New Mexico Man Sentenced for Rape (U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico)

U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that during a federal court session in Albuquerque, N.M., on May 10, 2011, Sterling Clyde, a 30-year-old member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced to 136 months in prison and 15 years of supervised release. Shawano was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea for aggravated sexual abuse.

http://www.justice.gov/usao/nm/pr/2011/2011-05-10_clyde_pr.pdf

New Mexico Man Sentenced for Child Sex Abuse (U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico)

U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales announced that during a federal court session in Albuquerque, N.M., on May 10, 2011, Alexander Frank Torivio, a 35-year-old member of the Pueblo of Acoma, was sentenced to 30 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release. Torivio was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea for engaging in a sexual act with a minor.

http://www.justice.gov/usao/nm/pr/2011/2011-05-10_torivio_pr.pdf

New Mexico Man Pleads Guilty to Assault with Dangerous Weapon (U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico)

U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales announced that during a federal court session in Albuquerque, N.M., on May 11, 2011, Scott Daniel Benavidez, a 29-year-old member of the Pueblo of Kewa, was charged in connection with his guilty plea of assault with dangerous weapon. Benavidez faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.

http://www.justice.gov/usao/nm/pr/index.html

Utah Man Charged with Assault (U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah)

U.S. Attorney Carlie Christensen announced that during a federal court session in Salt Lake City, Utah, on May 11, 2011, Donovan Ray Silas, a 37-year-old member of the Navajo Nation, was charged with assault. If convicted, Silas faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

http://www.justice.gov/usao/ut/press/releases/Navajo%20Nation%20man%20charged%20with%20assault.pdf