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On Feb. 4, U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich sentenced Victor James Long, Sr., 34, of San Carlos, to 37 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. Also on Feb. 4, U.S. District Judge David C. Campbell sentenced Derrick Lee Hinton, 29, of San Carlos, to 18.5 years’ imprisonment followed by 10 years of supervised release. Hinton had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual abuse.
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PHOENIX — On Feb. 4, U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich sentenced Victor James Long, Sr., 34, of San Carlos, to 37 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release.
Long had previously pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
On Feb. 6, 2014, the San Carlos Police Department arrested Long, a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, on an unrelated matter.
During a search of Long’s clothing incident to that arrest, the police chief located 28 grams of methamphetamine. Long admitted that he possessed the methamphetamine for purposes of distribution on the San Carlos Community.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the San Carlos Police Department, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Simon, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
San Carlos Man sentenced to more than 18 years for sexual abuse of a vulnerable victim
Also on Feb. 4, U.S. District Judge David C. Campbell sentenced Derrick Lee Hinton, 29, of San Carlos, to 18.5 years’ imprisonment followed by 10 years of supervised release. Hinton had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual abuse.
On May 31, 2013, Hinton, an enrolled member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, sexually assaulted a vulnerable, mentally-challenged victim, who is also an enrolled member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the San Carlos Police Department and the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Simon, District of Arizona, Phoenix.
