Jason M. Frierson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada
A federal jury has convicted R.C. Crutcher, a resident of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Owyhee, Nevada, of witness tampering. According to evidence presented at trial, between March 11 and March 16, 2025, Crutcher attempted to prevent a victim from testifying at a federal trial by making several phone calls from jail to his mother. During these calls, he asked his mother to find and persuade the victim not to appear in court so that his case would be dismissed.
After a four-day trial, Crutcher was found guilty of one count of tampering with a witness. He is scheduled for sentencing on February 24, 2026, before United States District Judge Anne R. Traum. The maximum penalty for this offense is 20 years in prison. The final sentence will be determined by the judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other legal factors.
First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada announced the conviction. The Bureau of Indian Affairs investigated the case, and Assistant United States Attorneys Penelope Brady and Andrew Keenan are prosecuting it.
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