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Cleveland makes first appearance in federal court

Cleveland makes first appearance in federal court

Kirby Cleveland

Bill Donovan

Posted by | Mar 23, 2017 | |

ALBUQUERQUE

Kirby Cleveland

Kirby Cleveland, who was arrested for the murder of Navajo Police Officer Houston James Largo, made his first appearance in federal magistrate court Tuesday.

Because of the seriousness of the crime – the killing of a police officer – one can get a sentence of life without parole. Two attorneys were appointed by federal Magistrate Judge Karen Molzen to handle Cleveland’s defense, Dennis Kocherberger and Nikki Tapio-Brito.

Cleveland 32, who lives near Prewitt, N.M., was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal’s Office and was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing on March 22.

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Bill Donovan

Bill Donovan wrote about Navajo Nation government and its people since 1971. He joined Navajo Times in 1976, and retired from full-time reporting in 2018 to move to Torrance, Calif., to be near his kids. He continued to write for the Times until his passing in August 2022.

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