A Philadelphia woman has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for a stabbing incident that occurred on the Choctaw Indian Reservation. The incident took place in March 2023, when Telinah Kowi Tek Farve, aged 24, stabbed a man at a tribal home in the Pearl River community.
Farve was indicted by a federal grand jury in April 2023 and entered a guilty plea in April 2024. The announcement of her sentencing was made by Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon and Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The investigation into the case was conducted by the Choctaw Police Department alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin J. Payne and Brian K. Burns.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN), an initiative launched in 2001 aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence through collaboration among various law enforcement agencies and community leaders across the United States.