A Shiprock man has been sentenced to three years of probation for a violent assault that took place in July 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico.
Court documents state that Jerome Weaver, 22, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, assaulted two adults at a residence in Shiprock, New Mexico, while intoxicated. During the incident, Weaver choked one victim and pressed a loaded handgun with a laser attachment to their head. He also pointed the firearm at a second victim. A minor who witnessed the assault called 911. When officers arrived at the scene, they found both victims injured and observed Weaver holding a firearm, which he surrendered without incident.
Weaver will be subject to three years of supervised release following his release from prison. There is no parole in the federal system.
U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Philip Russell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced the sentence.
The Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Police Department and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Brittany DuChaussee is prosecuting the case.
