Date: 11-19-2019

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Case Number: 3:18-cr-08259-DLR

Judge: Douglas L. Rayes

Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Maricopa County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Alexander Samuels

Defendant's Attorney:

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Description: Phoenix, AZ - The United States of America charged Richard Kingston Shepherd with second-degree murder.

Richard Kingston Shepherd, of Tuba City, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 14 years of imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release. Shepherd had previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

In July 2018, Shepherd attacked and killed the victim near Tuba City High School, on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation. Shepherd is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, as was the victim.

The investigation in this case was conducted by the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Charge:

18:1153 and 1111 - CIR: Second Degree Murder
(1)

Outcome: Defendant is committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT (168) MONTHS, with credit for time served. Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be placed on supervised release for a term of SIXTY (60) MONTHS. Special Assessment: $100, Fine: Waived, Restitution: $4,651.25

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