Tag: assault

Darold ZunieFeathers, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, New Mexico 2021
⏱ 2 min read Darold ZunieFeathers, a 29-year-old Zuni man, was sentenced to five years in prison for a brutal assault that left his victim with severe injuries, including the amputation of one finger and partial amputation of another. The attack occurred on December 16, 2021, when ZunieFeathers and his victim, John Doe, were hanging…

Anthony James Kazmierczak, Assault, Minnesota 2026
⏱ 2 min read On January 27, 2026, a disturbing scene unfolded at a Minneapolis town hall meeting hosted by US Rep. Ilhan Omar. Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, stood up from the front row and rapidly approached Rep. Omar as she was speaking, spraying her with apple cider vinegar from a syringe. The liquid, which…

Matthew David Charley, Assault with a dangerous weapon, New Mexico 2025
⏱ 2 min read A brutal and unprovoked stabbing occurred in Shiprock, New Mexico, on April 19, 2025, when Matthew David Charley, a 30-year-old enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, attacked a man without warning. The victim, who had no prior interaction with Charley, was stabbed three times in the back near a roadside area.…

Jamon Charles Phetsacksith, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Oklahoma 2024
⏱ 2 min read Jamon Charles Phetsacksith, a 27-year-old man from Jenks, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for breaking his girlfriend’s leg in three places during a drunken argument in November 2024. The incident occurred when Phetsacksith, who had a key to his workplace, drove his girlfriend to pick up his…

Frederico Brown, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read A convicted felon from Tennessee has been charged with a violent assault on another inmate at the maximum-security USP Canaan in Pennsylvania. Frederico Brown, 49, allegedly attacked a fellow prisoner on January 9, 2026, leaving the victim with serious bodily injuries. According to the indictment, the assault occurred at the United…

James Johnson, Aggravated Assault, New Mexico 2022
⏱ 2 min read A brutal attack on a dating partner in Shiprock, New Mexico, left the victim fighting for their life. On November 18, 2025, 35-year-old Darrell Joe Ben Jr., an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, allegedly assaulted his partner while intoxicated. Responding officers detained Ben at the scene, but the victim’s injuries…

Dominic James Isaac Sandoval Peralta, Assault on a Federal Officer, New Mexico 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Mescalero Apache Tribe member landed himself in hot water after a brutal takedown of a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer on the reservation. On May 29, 2025, Dominic James Isaac Sandoval Peralta, 24, got physical with a uniformed officer responding to a call at a Mescalero Apache Reservation residence. When…

Jacob Wright, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, South Dakota 2025
⏱ 2 min read A brutal beating with a metal bar at a South Dakota residence left a victim with a skull fracture and subdural hematoma. Jacob Wright, 31, of Mission, SD, is now headed to prison for the assaults that required emergency surgery. The crime went down on April 23, 2025, when Wright and…

Darrin Begay, Assault by Strangulation and Kidnapping, New Mexico 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 34-year-old Shiprock man’s vicious attack on a victim in June left them for dead, but the perpetrator’s reign of terror ended with a guilty plea in federal court. Darrin Begay, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, unleashed a brutal assault on the victim on June 30, 2025, punching, kicking,…

Duane Rouillard III, Assault, South Dakota 2022
⏱ 3 min read A vicious punch to the face in a South Dakota prison cell in December 2022 landed a 37-year-old man from Mission behind bars for three years. Duane Rouillard, III, was in custody at the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Adult Correctional Facility in Todd County when he assaulted a corrections officer on the…
