ALBUQUERQUE – Jason Jonas Lee, 34, an enrolled member of the
Navajo Nation who resides in Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty this morning in
federal court to a misdemeanor assault charge.
Lee was arrested on Jan. 11, 2018, on a four-count
indictment charging him with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon with
the intention of doing bodily harm, and two counts of assault resulting in
serious bodily injury. The indictment
alleged that Lee committed the crimes against two victims, one with a baton and
the other with a crowbar. According to
the indictment, Lee committed the crimes on April 14, 2017, on the Navajo
Indian Reservation in San Juan County, N.M.
During today’s proceedings, Lee pled guilty to a misdemeanor
information charging him with assault by striking, beating and wounding. In entering the guilty plea, Lee admitted
that on April 14, 2017, he entered the residence of one of the victims and
assaulted the victim with a baton. After
leaving the residence, he struck the other victim with the baton. Lee acknowledged that both victims sustained
injuries as a result of his actions, and one of the victims required orthopedic
surgery to repair a broken arm sustained as the result of Lee’s assault.
At sentencing, Lee faces a maximum statutory penalty of a
year of imprisonment. A sentencing
hearing has yet to be scheduled.
This case was investigated by the Farmington office of the
FBI and the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Raquel Ruiz-Velez is
prosecuting the case.
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