ALBUQUERQUE – Raylan Reano, 25, an enrolled member and
resident of Zuni Pueblo, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in
Albuquerque, N.M., to an involuntary manslaughter charge.
Reano was arrested in Dec. 2017, on an indictment charging
him with killing a woman on Oct. 23, 2016, on the Zuni Pueblo in McKinley
County, N.M. According to the
indictment, Reano killed the victim while driving under the influence of
alcohol.
During today’s proceedings, Reano pled guilty to the
indictment charging him with involuntary manslaughter and admitted killing the
victim while driving recklessly while under the influence of alcohol. Reano acknowledged that the alcohol rendered
him incapable of exercising clear judgment and a steady hand in operating the
vehicle.
At sentencing, Reano faces a maximum statutory penalty of
eight years in federal prison. A
sentencing hearing has yet to be scheduled.
This case was investigated by the Gallup office of the FBI
and the Zuni Pueblo Tribal Police Department and Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah
Mease is prosecuting the case.
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