WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
ALBUQUERQUE - A Shiprock woman was sentenced to two years in prison forassaulting and stabbing another woman.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court records, on November 21, 2024, Angelia Garcia, 35, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, repeatedly stabbed Jane Doe in an unprovoked attack. As a result of the attack,the victim sustained serious wounds, including a wound to the back of her neck.During a subsequent interview with agents, Garcia admitted to stabbing the victim.
Garcia subsequently pled guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon. Upon her release from prison,...