On Monday, Lambert Ten Hosteen, 30, of Pinon, Ariz., was sentenced to 6 years’ imprisonment. Hosteen had previously pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon.
On May 17, 2017, officers of the Navajo Nation Police Department were contacted with reports that Hosteen was firing a shotgun and fighting with another person in the area of Pinon, Ariz. When officers arrived, Hosteen pointed the loaded weapon at them and threatened several times to shoot them.
In response, one officer fired at Hosteen, striking him in the hand. After Hosteen was taken into custody, officers discovered that the shotgun was a homemade destructive device, which is illegal to possess under the National Firearms Act. Hosteen and the officers are all members of the Navajo Nation, and the offense occurred on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation.