MAN FROM FRUITLAND, N.M., PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULT RESULTING IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY IN INDIAN COUNTRY

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MAN FROM FRUITLAND, N.M., PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULT RESULTING IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY IN INDIAN COUNTRY

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 14, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

ALBUQUERQUE - Harry Jim, Jr., 36, of Fruitland, N.M., pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country.

In Jim’s plea agreement, he admitted driving while intoxicated and causing a vehicle collision within the Navajo Nation. The victim of the collision suffered a broken finger and leg.

Jim is currently in custody/out of custody awaiting sentencing. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

The Farmington office of the FBI investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Spindle is prosecuting the case.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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