PHOENIX - Earlier this week, Richard Joseph Herrera, 35, of Camp Verde, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 36 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Herrera had previously pleaded guilty to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury.
On March 27, 2017, Herrera assaulted the victim, his domestic partner and a member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation, resulting in substantial bodily injury.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Yavapai-Apache Nation Police Department. The prosecution was handled by Christina Covault, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
CASE NUMBER: CR-17-8101-PCT-SPL
RELEASE NUMBER: 2018-020_Herrera
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
