McNary Man Sentenced to Statutory Maximum for Killing Teenage Girlfriend
PHOENIX – In a shocking case of violence against women, Andre Hinton, 36, of McNary, Ariz., has been sentenced to eight years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Hinton had previously pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, which carries a maximum punishment of eight years in prison.
On November 2006, Hinton, who was 25 years old at the time, assaulted his then 16-year-old girlfriend, a member of the White Mountain Apache Tribe, on the Ft. Apache Indian Reservation. The assault resulted in the victim’s death, and Hinton and his friend, a juvenile at the time, buried her in a shallow grave. The victim had been reported missing by her family since October 2006.
The young victim’s body was discovered in December 2006 after the juvenile who helped bury her body led law enforcement to her grave. The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with early assistance from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Department and other local agencies.
The prosecution was handled by Dimitra Sampson and Anthony Church, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Phoenix. Hinton’s sentence marks a significant milestone in the fight against domestic violence and abuse.
Case Number: CR-16-8238-PCT-DGC. Release Number: 2018-082_Hinton.
For more information on the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/.
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Key Facts
- State: Arizona
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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