Alexander M.M. Uballez U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico
A woman from Farmington has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and child abuse following an incident on the Navajo Nation. Court records indicate that Tenille Quintawna Peshlakai, aged 32 and a member of the Navajo Nation, allegedly used a motor vehicle to assault the victim on or about September 2, 2024. The act reportedly endangered a minor who was improperly restrained in the front passenger seat.
Peshlakai is currently in custody and will remain so until her detention hearing scheduled for January 31, 2025. If found guilty, she could face up to ten years in prison.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office.
The case is being investigated by the Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office with assistance from the Navajo Police Department, Department of Criminal Investigations, and New Mexico State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Marshall is leading the prosecution.
It is important to note that an indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
