PHOENIX – Last
week, DaNeil Francis Wilson, II, 33, of Hunters Point, Arizona, was sentenced
by Chief U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to 252 months in federal prison,
followed by three years of supervised release.
During a jury trial in April 2019, Wilson pleaded guilty to five counts
of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, two counts of Assault Resulting in Serious
Bodily Injury, two counts of Kidnapping, and one count of Assault by Strangling
or Suffocating.
On April 4 and 5,
2018, over the course of approximately 12 hours, Wilson held two victims at his
house overnight and extensively beat and assaulted them, causing serious bodily
injury. The incident occurred at the
residence he shared with one of the victims on the Navajo Indian
reservation. Wilson and the victims are
enrolled members of the Navajo Nation.
“Wilson tortured
the victims over the course of hours, and deserves every day of the long prison
sentence he received,” said Michael Bailey, United States Attorney for the
District of Arizona. “No one should be forced to suffer like these victims did,
which is why prosecuting and preventing such crimes in Indian Country is a vital
part of the mission of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.”
“The victims in
this case suffered tremendous physical and psychological torment. Wilson’s acceptance of responsibility came
only after one of the victims bravely took the witness stand to recount the
ordeal. The investigation of Wilson, and
his 21-year sentence, stand as a testament to the collaboration and dedication
of the FBI, Navajo Nation Criminal Investigators, and the United States
Attorney’s Office to bring justice to victims of violent crimes in Indian
County.”
The investigation
in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety.
The prosecution was handled by Christina Covault and Kiyoko Patterson,
Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
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