N.M. drops charges against tribal member

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2002

The state of New Mexico dropped felony cattle rustling charges against a member of the Navajo Nation.

A New Mexico district attorney said the alleged crime occurred on trust land. It took the state five weeks to arrive at this conclusion.

The charges were brought against J.C. Begay, a Navajo Nation council delegate. The tribe arrested him with an order to extradite him to the state.

Begay asserted his innocence throughout the case. No tribal charges have been laid against him.

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