A 27-year-old man from McKinley County, New Mexico, has been sentenced to prison for his conviction on child abuse charges.
Roland Skeets, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Smith Lake, N.M., was sentenced to 21 months in prison for his conviction on child abuse charges.
The crimes took place on March 25, 2016, on the Navajo Indian Reservation in McKinley County, N.M.
Skeets was arrested on August 15, 2017, on an indictment charging him with child abuse resulting in great bodily injury and child abuse.
On December 6, 2017, Skeets pled guilty to an information charging him with assault resulting in substantial bodily injury.
In entering the guilty plea, Skeets admitted that on March 25, 2016, he assaulted a four-year-old child by pushing the child to the ground and yanking him back up by the arm, which fractured the child’s clavicle. Skeets was intoxicated when he assaulted the child.
This case was investigated by the Gallup office of the FBI and the Crownpoint office of the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Marshall prosecuted the case.
Skeets will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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