Hotevilla man sentenced in stabbing
PHOENIX
Ronald Talashoma, 37, of Hotevilla, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to a total of 81 months of imprisonment.
Talashoma had previously pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury and had previously admitted to violating his conditions of supervised release from a prior case. Talashoma was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in 2011 and was on supervised release for that offense at the time of this crime.
In September 2015, Talashoma, who is a member of the Hopi Tribe, chased and stabbed the victim, who is also a member of the Hopi Tribe. The offense occurred on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Hotevilla, Arizona.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs-Office of Justice Services (Hopi Agency). The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Samuels, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
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