United States of America v. Edison Brady

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder, in violation of 18:1153 and 1111.

Dn the afternoon of July 25, 2024, officers with the Navajo Nation Police Department responded to a fight in progress near a high-traffic Navajo Nation shopping center in Shiprock, New Mexico. Upon arrival, they found a man lying on the ground with wounds to his face and chest. Witnesses reported that Edison Brady, 57, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, had stabbed the man in the chest after the man was already badly beaten, hardly conscious, lying on the ground, and bleeding from the head. According to multiple witnesses, Brady attacked the victim without provocation, repeatedly punching and kicking him as he remained on the ground and attempted to shield his face. Brady then walked away, retrieved a long kitchen knife from his nearby bag, and returned to stab the victim in the chest as the victim lay bleeding and barely conscious. The victim died from his injuries shortly after arriving at the Northern Navajo Medical Center. Officers recovered the knife, which was covered in the victim’s blood, from Brady’s bag minutes after the attack.

SENTENCE IMPOSED: BOP 240 months; SUPERVISED RELEASE: 5 years with special conditions; Restitution: $6,000; SPA: $100; defendant held in custody.