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FBI arrests man in abduction, killing of 11-year-old (NM Navajo girl)
The Albuquerque Journal ^ | May 3, 2016 | Nicole Perez and Robert Browman

Posted on 05/03/2016 9:57:40 PM PDT by CedarDave

When 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike and her 9-year-old brother stepped into a stranger’s van after being dropped off by a school bus Monday, they likely believed they were heading to see a movie.

The stranger, it seems, had a more sinister plan.

According to authorities, he abducted the children, and in a crime that shocked the entire Navajo Nation and surrounding communities, killed Ashlynne, leaving her body along a desolate dirt road that cuts through the desert near the towering rock monument that overlooks the town of Shiprock.

Late Tuesday, the FBI arrested 27-year-old Tom Begaye, of Waterflow, N.M., in connection with Ashlynne’s abduction and death — putting an end to a massive manhunt and easing fears that rippled through the community regarding all children’s safety.

FBI spokesman Frank Fisher wouldn’t say why authorities believe Begaye is connected to the crime. He has a court hearing scheduled for today.

Cheers erupted among hundreds at a vigil being held Tuesday evening for Ashlynne when word of his arrest was announced.

Meanwhile, at least one child, a friend of Ashlynne’s brother Ian Mike, avoided being abducted by the suspect.

That boy’s father, Shawn Mike, said his son was asked to join the children in the stranger’s van Monday afternoon but declined. The boy said he saw Ashlynne inside the van smiling as she waved goodbye.

“You would not believe how thankful I am,” Shawn Mike said Tuesday holding back tears. “Thank God that he had the wisdom to just say no. I held him so close last night."

New Mexico State Police issued an Amber Alert on behalf of the FBI for Ashlynne Mike, 11, who was last seen in San Juan County around 4:00 p.m on Monday.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: ashlynnemike; murder; navajo; newmexico; shiprock; shiprockpinnacle; tombegaye
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To: Carthego delenda est
I was actually kind of mad when I reached over to my phone as it screamed out with that nuclear meltdown sounding alarm.

Not sure about other phones, but the iPhone allows you to set a Do Not Disturb function. There are multiple settings for calls and alerts. Alerts won't come through, and you can set it to allow calls from everyone, no one, contacts, or only those contacts on your favorites list. It also allows you to set it to allow a repeated call from the same number - say someone trying to reach you in an emergency. It also allows you to set the silence mode to when the phone is locked or always. I only see the alerts when I unlock my phone.

21 posted on 05/04/2016 6:55:28 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (I got nothin'.)
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To: kalee
The article mentioned that he is Navajo. I am not familiar with law concerning tribal crime. Do the tribes have their own courts? If this happened on the reservation, who has jurisdiction?

It varies. A lot depends on who was involved, what the crime was, and where it occurred. The Major Crimes Act defines certain crimes by Natives against Natives that are under federal jurisdiction. In this case, a double-kidnapping, a possible rape, and a murder, it would be federal.

Major Crimes Act

22 posted on 05/04/2016 7:05:54 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (I got nothin'.)
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To: Talisker

After cutting off his Johnson and family and sticking them in his mouth.


23 posted on 05/04/2016 7:13:45 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: kalee

My understanding is that serious crimes are adjucated in the white mans courts.


24 posted on 05/04/2016 7:36:09 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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To: CedarDave
The suspected killer has a Navajo name- "Begaye".

I'm not around other Navajos but I've never heard of something like this. For the traditionals, this will seen as movement in sinister/evil plan

25 posted on 05/04/2016 9:04:58 AM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: NativeSon

Begay - Begaye is to Navajo like Smith is to English / American.

Very common name.


26 posted on 05/04/2016 11:39:12 AM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: kalee
The perp


27 posted on 05/04/2016 11:53:37 AM PDT by Pelham (Trump/Tsoukalos 2016 - vote the great hair ticket)
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To: Reeses

” Cellphone software could be improved to ignore these alerts during sleeping hours when the phone is at home and isn’t in motion. “

My Samsungs have that capability since five years ago.


28 posted on 05/04/2016 11:57:06 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Talisker
You gotta let the ants have their fun first ;-)

Ed

29 posted on 05/04/2016 1:56:36 PM PDT by husky ed (FOX NEWS ALERT "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead" THIS HAS BEEN A FOX NEWS ALERT)
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