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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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.
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.
After cutting off his Johnson and family and sticking them in his mouth.
My understanding is that serious crimes are adjucated in the white mans courts.
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
Begay - Begaye is to Navajo like Smith is to English / American.
Very common name.
” 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.
Ed
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