ALBUQUERQUE – Vinson Six, 39, an enrolled member of the
Navajo Nation who resides in Smith Lake, N.M., pled guilty today in federal
court to assault charges.
Six was arrested on Dec. 13, 2017, on a three-count
indictment charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon, a knife, assault
resulting in serious bodily injury, and robbery. According to the indictment, Six committed
the crimes on April 14, 2016, on the Navajo Indian Reservation in McKinley
County, N.M.
During today’s proceedings, Six pled guilty to assault with
a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. In entering the guilty plea, Six admitted
that on April 14, 2016, he forced himself into the victim’s home, and
threatened and cut the victim with a knife.
Six acknowledged that the victim suffered lacerations to his head and
arm, which required medical attention, as the result of the assault.
At sentencing, Six faces a maximum penalty of ten years in
federal prison. He remains in custody
pending a sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled.
This case was investigated by the Gallup office of the FBI
and the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety, and is being prosecuted by
Assistant U.S. Attorney Elisa Dimas.
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