Edison Brady, Second-Degree Murder, New Mexico 2024

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – A brutal assault ended in tragedy with Edison Brady, 56, pleading guilty to second-degree murder for fatally stabbing a man during an assault on the Navajo Nation.

According to court documents, on July 25, 2024, officers with the Navajo Nation Police responded to a fight in progress near a defunct business in Shiprock, New Mexico.

Upon arrival, they found the victim, whose name has not been disclosed, lying on the ground with wounds to his face and chest. Witnesses reported that Edison Brady punched and kicked the victim before walking away to retrieve a knife from his nearby bag.

Brady then returned to the scene and stabbed the victim multiple times. Despite life-saving measures, the victim was pronounced dead at Northern Navajo Medical Center.

Officers found a knife with apparent blood stains in Brady's possession.

Brady pleaded guilty to second-degree murder without a plea agreement. At sentencing, Brady faces up to life in prison.

Assistant United States Attorneys Jena Ritchey and Zachary C. Jones are prosecuting this case. The Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI's Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Police Department and the Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/shiprock-man-pleads-guilty-second-degree-murder