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Date: 09-17-2018
Case Style:
United States of America v. Joe Lee Haines
District of New Mexico Federal Courthouse - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Case Number: 1:17-cr-02772-JAP
Judge: James A. Parker
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Bernalillo County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Kyle T. Nayback
Defendant's Attorney: Mallory Margaret Gagan - FPD
Description: Albuquerque, NM - Navajo Man from McKinley County Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Abuse Charge
Joe Lee Haines, 36, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Tinian, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a child abuse charge. Haines’ plea agreement recommends a prison sentence of a year and a day followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
Haines was arrested on Sept. 21, 2017, on a criminal complaint charging him with child abuse. According to the complaint, Haines placed the barrel of a firearm into the mouth of an 11-year-old child. Haines subsequently was indicted on Oct. 11, 2017, and charged with child abuse on Sept. 1, 2017, on the Navajo Indian Reservation in McKinley County, N.M.
During today’s proceedings, Haines pled guilty to the indictment and admitted that on Sept. 1, 2017, while he was intoxicated, he accused a child under the age of 18 years of stealing money from his wallet. After the child fell asleep, Haines admitted that he placed a rifle into the child’s mouth, accused the child of taking money and threatened to pull the trigger.
A sentencing hearing has yet to be scheduled.
This case was investigated by the Gallup office of the FBI and the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety.
Charge:
18:1153(b) and N.M. STAT. ANN., 30-6-1(D)(2)(2009): Child Abuse
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Outcome: 09/17/2018 U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services added as interested party.(Stewart, Daniel) (Entered: 09/17/2018)
09/17/2018 40 CONSENT TO PLEA BEFORE US MAGISTRATE JUDGE by Joe Lee Haines (bap) (Entered: 09/17/2018)
09/17/2018 41 PLEA AGREEMENT as to Joe Lee Haines (bap) (Entered: 09/17/2018)
09/17/2018 42 Clerk's Minutes for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Laura Fashing: Plea Hearing as to Joe Lee Haines held on 9/17/2018; Guilty Plea entered by Joe Lee Haines as to Indictment. (Recording Info: Rio Grande - FTR) (Interpreter: E. Yazzie) (nm) (Entered: 09/17/2018)
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