Man sentenced for violent assault

Published: Saturday, Oct. 30 2010 12:05 a.m. MDT

SALT LAKE CITY — A member of the Navajo tribe who played a role in a violent assault of a woman is headed to prison.

U.S. District Judge Ted Stewart this week sentenced Michael Whitehorse to 46 months in a federal penitentiary. Under federal guidelines, Whitehorse, 21, of Montezuma Creek, faced up to 37 months in prison. But Stewart increased the sentence due to several factors including the victim's severe injuries and the fact she was abandoned in a remote area of the Navajo Nation.

— Dennis Romboy

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Dennis Romboy

Dennis Romboy is a reporter for Deseret News where for the past 20 years he has covered a variety of beats including state and local government, human services and the 2002 Olympics. He spent six years as a special more ..

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