A brutal and devastating crime has been punished in a Navajo Nation home in Arizona. Alberto Toddy, a 35-year-old man from Chinle, Arizona, was sentenced to 365 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for Second Degree Murder and Arson.
The crime occurred on April 17, 2020, when Toddy assaulted two victims with a baseball bat inside one of the victim’s homes. He then intentionally set fire to the home, resulting in the death of one of the victims who had been rendered unconscious by the assault.
Toddy is a member of the Navajo Nation, as are the victims. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Navajo Division of Public Safety conducted the investigation in this case.
Assistant United States Attorneys Alexander Samuels and Emma Mark handled the prosecution. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, Phoenix, is responsible for the prosecution.
The case has been assigned the number CR-21-08058-PCT-DWL, and the release number is 2023-001_Toddy.
Toddy’s sentence reflects the severity of his crimes and the devastating impact they had on the victims and their loved ones. The Navajo Nation and the entire community are safer as a result of this conviction.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona is committed to holding accountable those who commit violent crimes and causing harm to others.
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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