ALBUQUERQUE - Brandon Lee Walker, 22, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Sanders, Ariz., was sentenced today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 30 months in prison for his assault conviction. Walker will be on supervised release for two years after completing his prison sentence.
Walker was arrested on July 22, 2015, on a criminal complaint charging him with committing an assault, which resulted in serious bodily injury, on the Navajo Indian Reservation in McKinley County, N.M. Court documents indicate that on June 7, 2015, Walker was involved in a high speed car chase that resulted in a crash which seriously injured a passenger in his vehicle. The victim was airlifted from the scene of the collision to University of New Mexico Hospital for injuries to her sternum and arm, which required surgical treatment.
Walker subsequently was indicted on Aug. 11, 2015, and charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. During a change of plea hearing on Dec. 22, 2015, Walker pled guilty to the indictment without the benefit of a plea agreement.
This case was investigated by the Crownpoint office of the Navajo Nation Department of Public Safety, the Zuni Tribal Police Department, the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office and the New Mexico State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elaine Ramirez prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
