Brian Jason Gishie, 46, of Ganado, Arizona, was sentenced on July 16 by Senior United States District Judge David G. Campbell to 96 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Gishie, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, previously pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and assault of an intimate partner by strangling.
On or about June 20, 2024, Gishie brutally assaulted an intimate partner at his home in Greasewood, Arizona, within the Navajo Nation community. Using a baseball bat, Gishie hit the victim several times on her head and body.
He then strangled her with both hands for several seconds.
The victim was medically treated for injuries related to the assault. Gishie had previously been convicted of multiple domestic violence-related offences, including Aggravated Domestic Violence in Maricopa County in 2004, and Assault by Strangling in the District of Arizona in 2019.
The FBI Phoenix Division’s Flagstaff office and the Navajo Nation Police Department conducted the investigation in this case. The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Phoenix, handled the prosecution.
