Tag: Shiprock
Bryson Chee, Violent Crime, New Mexico 2025
⏱ 2 min read Bryson Chee, a 43-year-old Shiprock man and enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, has been sentenced for a brazen act of violence. On August 1, 2025, Chee arrived at a residence in Shiprock as a passenger in a vehicle with two others. After exiting the vehicle, Chee retrieved a handgun, pointed…
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.…
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…
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,…
Tony Tsosie, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, New Mexico 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 57-year-old Shiprock man is headed to prison after stabbing a woman in the parking lot of a local business. Tony Tsosie, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, allegedly attacked Jane Doe on August 31, 2025, in the parking lot of Bashas’ Diné Market. A witness described Tsosie stabbing the…
Brian Begay, Sexual Abuse of a Minor, New Mexico 2019
⏱ 2 min read A 30-year-old Shiprock man is facing life in prison after pleading guilty to a four-year pattern of sexual abuse against a minor. Brian Begay, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, preyed on the girl between 2015 and 2019, starting when she was just 12 and ending when she turned 16.…
