U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona: Navajo Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Second Degree Murder
June 03, 2023
June 03, 2023
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release:
Adren Yazzie, 39, of Blue Gap, Arizona, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge G. Murray Snow to 15.5 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Yazzie pleaded guilty to second degree murder.
In June 2022, Yazzie struck the victim in the head multiple times with a shovel, killing him. Both Yazzie and the victim a . . .
Adren Yazzie, 39, of Blue Gap, Arizona, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge G. Murray Snow to 15.5 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Yazzie pleaded guilty to second degree murder.
In June 2022, Yazzie struck the victim in the head multiple times with a shovel, killing him. Both Yazzie and the victim a . . .