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Suspect in Navajo woman’s disappearance sentenced to 5 years for robbery after plea deal
Suspect in Navajo woman’s disappearance sentenced to 5 years for robbery after plea deal
Suspect in Navajo woman’s disappearance sentenced to 5 years for robbery after plea deal

Published on: 05/14/2026

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Gerald Begay, whose mother Ella Mae Begay went missing from her home, shows a photo of her on his phone in Denver, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert,File)

PHOENIX (AP) — The only person ever charged in the unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, whose case became emblematic of a crisis fueled by disproportionately high rates of violence faced by Native Americans, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.

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