Date: 03-02-2017

Case Style: United States of America v. Byron Harold Peshlakai

Case Number: 1:16-cr-03333-MV

Judge: MV

Court: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Bernalillo County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Michael D Murphy

Defendant's Attorney: Sylvia A. Baiz - FPD

Description: Albuquerque, NM - Navajo Man from Shiprock Pleads Guilty to Federal Involuntary Manslaughter Charge

Byron Harold Peshlakai, 25, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., pled guilty in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to an involuntary manslaughter charge.

Peshlakai was arrested in Oct. 2016, on an indictment charging him with involuntary manslaughter. According to the indictment, Peshlakai killed the victim with his vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol on the Navajo Indian Reservation on Oct. 25, 2015.

During the proceedings, Peshlakai pled guilty to the indictment without the benefit of a plea agreement. At sentencing Peshlakai faces a maximum penalty of eight years in federal prison.

This case was investigated by the Farmington office of the FBI and the Navajo Nation Department of Public Safety.

Outcome: Guilty

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