WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
ALBUQUERQUE -A Shiprock man pleaded guilty to multiple federal felonies after aiming an assault-style rifle at a minor and other witnesses during a fight that left the minor-victim hospitalized.
According to court documents, on September 21, 2025, Azariah Arnold Cleveland, 19, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, drove himself and two accomplices to the minor's home on the Navajo Nation to confront the minor. After spotting the minor walking near his home, Cleveland got out of his car with a rifle and pointed it at the minor, the minor's parents, and other witnesses while his two accomplices a...