Debbie Rojack, Involuntary Manslaughter, New Mexico 2024

A Casamero Lake woman is behind bars and faces federal charges for involuntary manslaughter following a fatal car crash on tribal lands in New Mexico last summer.

According to the indictment, on August 6, 2024, Debbie Rojack, 45, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, killed a man by operating a motor vehicle with disregard for human life when she knew and should have known that her conduct imperiled the lives of others.

Rojack will remain in third-party custody on conditions of release pending trial, which has not been set. If convicted, Rojack faces up to 8 years in prison.

Acting U.S. Attorney Holland S. Kastrin and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Police Department, the Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations, and the New Mexico State Police.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brittany DuChaussee is prosecuting the case.

Debbie Rojack, 45, is the defendant in a federal involuntary manslaughter case out of New Mexico. Rojack faces up to 8 years in prison if convicted. The crime occurred on August 6, 2024.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/us-attorneys-office-and-fbi-charge-woman-involuntary-manslaughter