Source: Office of United States Attorneys
ALBUQUERQUE – A Shiprock woman has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon following an incident that left another woman hospitalized with multiple stab wounds.
Angelia Garcia, 34, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared before a federal judge and will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
According to the criminal complaint, on November 21, 2024, the Navajo Nation Police Department responded to a call at the Northern Navajo Medical Center regarding a patient with multiple stab wounds. The victim was found with stab wounds to her face, neck, arm, and abdomen.
The victim identified Garcia as the attacker, and Garcia was later located and detained. Garcia initially denied involvement, but eventually admitted to stabbing the victim, claiming self-defense due to the victim “talking shit.”
If convicted, Garcia faces a maximum of 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.
The Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Department of Investigation and Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant United States Attorney Caitlin L. Dillon is prosecuting the case.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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