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Date: 01-06-2023
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United States of America v. Marvin Tona
Case Number: 21-cr-00830
Judge: Steven P. Logan
Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Maricopa County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Phoenix, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with second degree murder.
On September 5, 2021, while on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Marvin Tona, age 48, of Bylas, Arizona, argued with the adult victim, a one-time friend, at a residence in Bylas, Arizona. Armed with a handgun, Tona shot into a bedroom of the residence where the victim was located. The bullet struck and killed the victim. Both the victim and Tona are enrolled members of the San Carlos Apache Indian community.
Agents from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Officers of the San Carlos Police Department conducted the investigation in this case. Assistant United States Attorney Thomas C. Simon, District of Arizona, Phoenix, handled the prosecution.
18:1153 and 1111, Murder Second Degree
(1s)
Outcome: Defendant is committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for a term of TWO HUNDRED NINETY-THREE (293) MONTHS, with credit for time served. Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be placed on supervised release for a term of FIVE (5) YEARS. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT: $100.00; FINE: WAIVED.
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