U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Guilty Plea in Shiprock Assault Case Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico Dateline: Albuquerque, New Mexico Date: 31 October 2024 Subjects: American Government , Crime Topic: United States Numbered Highways

ALBUQUERQUE – A Shiprock man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges stemming from a highway shooting in Shiprock, New Mexico, that left one person seriously injured.

According to the plea agreement, on January 9, 2024, Larence Cambridge, 34, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, flashed a firearm at the occupants of a vehicle before repeatedly shooting at it. As a result of the shooting, the vehicle was struck repeatedly, and one of the occupants was seriously injured. The shooting occurred on U.S. Highway 64 in Shiprock, New Mexico.

Cambridge pled guilty to one count each of assault with a dangerous weapon and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

Cambridge will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not yet been scheduled. At sentencing, Cambridge faces seven to 10 years in prison. Upon his release from prison, Cambridge will be subject to up to three years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Police Department and Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark A. Probasco is prosecuting the case.

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Updated October 31, 2024

Press Release Number: 24-360

Date	Document	Details
30 October 2024 filing date	United States of America vs. Larence Cambridge	Plea Agreement ( PDF) 436LB · 11 pages Court: United States District Court, District of New Mexico Topic: United States Numbered Highways