A Farmington woman, Tenille Quintawna Peshlakai, was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon, according to an April 13 announcement by federal authorities.
The case concerns an incident that occurred on September 2, 2024. According to court records, Peshlakai, who is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and is 33 years old, argued with the victim at a gas station before leaving the scene. She then turned her vehicle around and caught up with the victim. Authorities said she swerved her vehicle in front of the motorcyclist’s path, causing him to lay down his motorcycle and crash into her vehicle. Peshlakai fled before law enforcement or medical personnel arrived.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement regarding Peshlakai’s sentencing.
The investigation was conducted by the Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office with assistance from the Navajo Police Department and Department of Criminal Investigations as well as New Mexico State Police. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Marshall.
There is no parole in the federal system.
