Wapato Woman Sentenced in Federal Court
Spokane – William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the
Eastern District of Washington, announced that Tanaya Janatia Tromblee, age 33,
of Wapato, Washington, and an enrolled member of the Confederated Bands and
Tribes of the Yakama Nation, was sentenced after having pleaded guilty on June
5, 2019, to involuntary manslaughter. United States District Judge Stanley A.
Bastian sentenced Tromblee to a 46-month term of imprisonment, to be followed
by a three-year term of court supervision after she is released from federal
prison. Judge Bastian also ordered Tromblee to pay $82,213 in restitution.
According to information disclosed during court proceedings,
on October 23, 2017, Tromblee operated a motor vehicle while under the
influence of alcohol and methamphetamine. Tromblee ran a stop sign at an
intersection in Wapato and crashed into another vehicle, resulting in the death
of a passenger.
United States Attorney Hyslop said, “Driving under the
influence of alcohol or drugs is a serious offense that can and does result in
grave consequences to victims. The United States Attorney’s Office for the
Eastern District of Washington commends the law enforcement officers with the
Yakama Nation Police Department, Yakima County Sheriff’s Office, Washington
State Patrol, and Federal Bureau of Investigation who investigated this case.
Their symbiotic professional partnership resulted in the successful outcome of
this matter.”
This case was investigated by the Yakima Resident Agency of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Yakama Nation Police Department, the
Yakima County Sheriff’s Office, and the Washington State Patrol. This case was
prosecuted by Benjamin D. Seal, an Assistant United States Attorney for the
Eastern District of Washington.
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