ALBUQUERQUE – In a shocking turn of events, Eugene Kuhn, a 52-year-old member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Littlewater, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon.
Under the terms of his plea agreement, Kuhn will be sentenced to 18 months in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
Kuhn was arrested on June 14, 2015, on a criminal complaint charging him with assaulting a federal officer on the Navajo Indian Reservation in San Juan County, N.M.
Kuhn was arrested after attacking a tribal police officer of the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety with a metal bar in Littlewater on June 14, 2015.
Kuhn attacked the officer, who is commissioned as a special federal officer by the BIA, while the officer was attempting to arrest Kuhn on unrelated charges.
Kuhn was subsequently indicted on July 14, 2015.
This case was investigated by the Farmington office of the FBI and the Shiprock office of the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle T. Nayback is prosecuting this case.
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Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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