PHOENIX - On Feb. 9, 2015, U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake sentenced Devonte Lee Silas, 19, of Hotevilla, Ariz., to 43 months in federal prison. Silas was also sentenced to a life term of supervised release following his release from prison. On Nov. 20, 2014, Silas, a member of the Hopi Tribe, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse of a minor, occurring on the Hopi Reservation.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the BIA-Hopi Agency.
CASE NUMBER: CR-14-8216-NVW (BSB)
RELEASE NUMBER: 2015-012_Silas
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
