Staff Reports
ALBUQUERQUE — A Prewitt woman pleaded guilty June 29 to stabbing a man during a dispute.
According to court documents, on Jan. 6, Naomi Martinez, 24, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, kicked and stabbed a man in the face, head, and neck with a kitchen knife, causing serious bodily harm.
Martinez pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and faces up to 10 years in prison at sentencing.
The Gallup Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department and the Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amy Mondragon is prosecuting the case.
