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Date: 12-09-2017
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United States of America v. Brennan Lee Sumatzkuku
District of Arizona Federal Courthouse - Phoenix, Arizona
Case Number: 3:17-cr-08124-DLR
Judge: Douglas L. Rayes
Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Maricopa County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Christina Covault
Defendant's Attorney: Zachary D Cain - FPD
Description: Phoenix, AZ - Tuba City Man Sentenced to Prison for Involuntary Manslaughter
Brennan Lee Sumatzkuku, 23, of Tuba City, Ariz., was sentenced on December 4, 2017 by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 36 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Sumatzkuku had previously pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter.
On Jan. 22, 2017, Sumatzkuku, an enrolled member of the Hopi Nation, was driving a vehicle with two passengers on the Navajo Nation reservation. In dark and snowy conditions, Sumatzkuku, whose blood alcohol content was later determined to be .188, drove at a high rate of speed and lost control of the vehicle, causing all three occupants to be ejected. One victim, 29, an enrolled member of the Hopi Nation, was pronounced dead at the scene, and another victim, 20, also an enrolled member of the Hopi Nation, was seriously injured.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Navajo Nation Department of Criminal Investigations.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 36 months in prison.
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