ALBUQUERQUE—This morning a U.S. District
Judge sentenced Lesley K. Begay, 28, to a 49-month term of imprisonment for his
arson conviction. Begay, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in
Shiprock, New Mexico, will be on supervised release for three years after he
completes his prison sentence.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales said
that Begay pled guilty to a one-count information charging him with arson on
February 29, 2012. In entering his guilty plea, Begay admitted that he
maliciously set fire to a dwelling that was located in San Juan County within
the Navajo Indian Reservation on August 21, 2011. Begay was remanded into
federal custody after entering his guilty plea.
The case was investigated by the
Farmington District Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
Shiprock Division of the Navajo Nation Department of Public Safety and was
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob A. Wishard.
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