ALBUQUERQUE – Darius L. James, 41, an enrolled member and
resident of Acoma Pueblo, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in
Albuquerque, N.M., to 15 years in prison for his conviction on voluntary
manslaughter and firearms charges. James
will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison
sentence.
James was arrested on Aug. 24, 2017, on a criminal complaint
charging him with killing an Acoma Pueblo man by shooting him on the Acoma
Pueblo Indian Reservation in Cibola County, N.M. According to the complaint, James found the
victim hidden in a bedroom closet in his [James’] residence. As the victim fled the scene, James followed
him into a nearby field and fired several shots, hitting the victim three times
and killing him. At the time, James was
prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition because he was a convicted
felon.
On Jan. 11, 2018, James pled guilty to a felony information
charging him with voluntary manslaughter and brandishing a firearm during a
crime of violence. In entering the
guilty plea, James admitted that on July 24, 2017, he shot the victim with a
rifle. James acknowledged that he was
prohibited from possessing firearms because he was a convicted felon, and
agreed to forfeit his firearms and ammunition.
This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the
FBI, the Laguna/Acoma Agency of the BIA Office of Justice Services and the
Acoma Pueblo Tribal Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Marshall prosecuted the case.
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