Neddanyl Sims, Assault and Firearms Charges, New Mexico 2016
A Navajo man from San Juan County, New Mexico, has pleaded guilty to assault and firearms charges. Neddanyl Sims, 27, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, entered the plea under a plea agreement that recommends he be sentenced to six years of imprisonment followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
The charges against Sims stem from an incident that occurred on August 16, 2016, on the Navajo Indian Reservation in San Juan County, New Mexico. According to the indictment, Sims shot at an occupied vehicle and injured one of the three occupants, following an argument over money.
Sims was arrested on tribal charges on August 16, 2016, and remained in tribal custody until he was transferred into federal custody on September 1, 2016. He has been in federal custody since that time and will remain detained pending his sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled.
The case was investigated by the Farmington office of the FBI and the Crownpoint office of the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Marshall is prosecuting the case.
Neddanyl Sims, 27, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pled guilty to Count 1 of the indictment charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon and to a felony information charging him with possession of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
During yesterday's proceedings, Sims acknowledged that on August 16, 2016, he fired four rounds at the victim's vehicle intending to do bodily harm following an argument over money Sims owed to the victim. Sims admitted that several shots hit the victim's vehicle, one of which struck the victim's arm.
The exact date of sentencing has yet to be scheduled. The case is currently pending in federal court in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Key Facts
- State: New Mexico
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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