PHOENIX — A member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community was sentenced last week to 15 years in prison for bludgeoning and stabbing a woman to death in 2019.
Jesse Don Moquino, 39, of Phoenix pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was recently sentenced to a lengthy term in federal prison.
On Sept. 11, 2019, the defendant stabbed the victim with a sharp object before hitting her head with a blunt object, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Moquino will be placed on supervised probation for three years after he's released from prison.
Prison records show Moquino previously served a lengthy sentence in the Arizona Department of Corrections for an aggravated assault charge.
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