PHOENIX– On April
15, 2019, Corey Slinkey, 42 of Fort Defiance, Ariz., was sentenced by District
Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 46 months’ imprisonment. Slinkey had previously
pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.
In August 2017,
Slinkey intentionally struck and wounded the victim of the assault with a tent
pole. The victim was pregnant at the time. Both Slinkey and the victim are
members of the Navajo Nation.
Navajo Nation
Criminal Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigations conducted the
investigation. The prosecution was handled by Kiyoko Patterson, Assistant U.S.
Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
CASE NUMBER:
CR-18-8240-PCT-SMB
RELEASE NUMBER:
2019-055_Slinkey
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