Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
ALBUQUERQUE – A Gallup man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the armed robbery of a local business in 2021.
There is no parole in the federal system.
According to court documents, on December 4, 2021, Gregory Yazzie, 29, his sister Amber Yazzie, both enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, and an accomplice robbed C&R Insurance in Gallup. Armed when they entered, Amber fired a gun into the ceiling and demanded cash from an employee while Gregory guarded the door. Amber and the accomplice stole more than $4,000 from the registers before the group fled to Albuquerque, where they spent the stolen money shopping.
Gregory pled guilty to robbery and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Upon his release from prison, Gregory will be subject to five years of supervised release.
U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Acting Special Agent in Charge Philip Russell of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office made the announcement today.
The Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Department of Public Safety, the Navajo Nation Police Department, the Gallup Police Department and the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas J. Marshall is prosecuting the case.
This press release was posted November 13, after the end of the federal government shutdown.