PHOENIX – Today,
May 20, 2019, Shaun Gui Hale, 33, of Oak Springs, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S.
District Judge John J. Tuchi to seven years’ imprisonment. Hale had previously pleaded guilty to
domestic assault by strangling or suffocation, a domestic violence offense.
During the night
of April 29-30, 2017, Hale perpetrated a prolonged assault against the victim
while they were alone together in Hale’s residence. Hale repeatedly punched the victim, and also
strangled her into unconsciousness, inflicting serious injuries. Both Hale and the victim were members of the
Navajo Nation, and the offense occurred in Oak Springs, on the Navajo Nation
Indian Reservation.
The investigation
was conducted by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S.
Attorneys William G. Voit and Krista J. Wood, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
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