PHOENIX, Ariz. –
This week, Dustin Tso, of Kaibeto, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge
Dominic W. Lanza to three years of imprisonment to be followed by three years
of supervised release. The three years
of imprisonment imposed will be served in addition to six months of
imprisonment previously served in tribal custody. Tso had previously pleaded guilty to assault
of a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner resulting in substantial
bodily injury.
On January 12,
2019, Tso attacked the victim, including by striking her and strangling
her. The assault occurred on the Navajo
Nation Indian Reservation, and both Tso and the victim are enrolled members of
the Navajo Nation. Tso’s sentence in
this case was enhanced because he committed this crime while in violation of a
protection order issued by the Navajo Nation tribal courts.
The investigation
in this case was conducted by the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The
prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Samuels, District
of Arizona, Phoenix.
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