Church Rock woman charged in serious dating-partner assault case
A Church Rock woman faces federal felony charges after prosecutors said she assaulted her dating partner and left the victim hospitalized. Tiffany Jim could get up to 15 years if convicted.
Tiffany Jim, a 37-year-old Church Rock woman and enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was charged in federal court with assault resulting in serious bodily injury after she attacked her dating partner. The victim, identified in the case as Jane Doe, was hospitalized after the assault and later transferred to an intensive care unit in Albuquerque.
The assault occurred on Sept. 10, 2025, and the case was announced on June 29, 2026. Jim faces two federal counts: assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault of a dating partner resulting in substantial bodily injury. The charges carry a combined maximum sentence of 15 years in prison if she is convicted.
Jim will remain on conditions of release while the case moves toward trial, and no trial date had been set. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Seth Teleky is prosecuting it.
The investigation was handled by the Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department and the Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations.
Under 18 U.S.C. § 113, assault resulting in serious bodily injury carries up to 10 years in prison, while assault of a spouse, intimate partner or dating partner resulting in substantial bodily injury carries up to five years.
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