ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Kirsten Sandy, 37, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Zuni living in Wisconsin, pleaded guilty on Feb. 5 in federal court in Albuquerque to one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country.
According to Sandy’s plea agreement, she committed the offense on Zuni Pueblo in McKinley County, New Mexico on May 1, 2014. Sandy stabbed the victim in the chest causing a laceration to the victim’s heart requiring surgery. The victim would have died if he had not received medical treatment. Sandy is an enrolled member of Zuni Pueblo.
Sandy is out of custody awaiting sentencing on May 14, 2020. She faces up to 10 years in prison.
The Pueblo of Zuni Police Department investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nicholas Marshall and Allison Jaros are prosecuting the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
