PHOENIX, Arizona – Tre C. James, 30, of Pinon, Arizona, was arrested yesterday for first-degree murder and multiple acts of domestic violence. James made his first court appearance yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Camille D. Bibles. A detention hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, August 9, 2022 in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Earlier this week, a federal grand jury returned eight indictments against James. Counts 1 and 2 allege that James shot dead a Pinon woman, Jamie Yazie, who went missing in the summer of 2019, and her body was found on a Hopi Indian reservation in November 2021. . and tribal law enforcement, and her disappearance was jointly investigated by the Navajo Public Safety Criminal Investigative Service, Navajo Tribal Police, Indian Affairs Service, Navajo County Sheriff’s Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
James was also charged with several domestic violence acts. Counts 3 through 8 allege that James committed domestic violence acts against three victims between 2018 and 2021, including suffocation, strangulation, kidnapping, and assault with dangerous weapons. .
The Arizona U.S. Attorney’s Office addresses persistent violence faced by Native American families and communities in Arizona, including working with tribal states to address critical issues such as the disappearances and killings of Native Americans and domestic violence. are trying to deal with violence. The agency and the Department of Justice consider this effort a priority for law enforcement.
A prosecution is simply a way of indicting a person for a criminal act and does not result in an inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until a jury is presented with evidence of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Phoenix, Arizona is in charge of prosecution.
Case number: CR-22-08073-PHX-PCT-DLR
Release number: 2022-131_James
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