PHOENIX – On Aug.
8, 2018, Ethan Barlow, 27, of Kayenta, Ariz., and a member of the Navajo
Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 46 months in
prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Barlow had previously pleaded guilty to one
count of involuntary manslaughter.
The case involved
Barlow driving his vehicle with a BAC level of over .134 (three hours
post-crash). Barlow admitted that he had
been drinking rum and smoking marijuana.
As a result, Barlow caused his vehicle to roll over and crash, killing
his sole passenger. The crash occurred within the Navajo Reservation.
The investigation
in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Navajo
Nation Department of Law Enforcement, and the Arizona Department of Public
Safety. The prosecution was handled by
Sharon K. Sexton, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona.
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