Window Rock man indicted for June 2025 stabbing causing serious injury

Jacoby Edo Begay, 20, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who lists Window Rock, Arizona, as his hometown, was charged in federal court after an alleged June 17, 2025 stabbing that prosecutors say caused serious bodily injury. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico announced the federal charges on Feb. 17, 2026.

Court records identify the accused by name and allege the instrumental facts of the incident. According to the records, Begay "assaulted John Doe with a knife" on June 17, 2025. The announcement characterizes the event as a stabbing that resulted in serious bodily injury to another person; the court filing shown in the public excerpts uses the name John Doe for the victim.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office released the charges in a public notice on Feb. 17, 2026, but the text available in the announcement excerpts does not reproduce the formal charging document or list statutory counts. The press material and truncated court text provided to reporters do not state whether a grand jury returned an indictment or whether prosecutors filed an information or complaint, and the clerk’s docket number and arraignment date are not included in the available excerpts.

The announcement also does not specify where the alleged June 17, 2025 assault occurred, whether the defendant is in federal custody, or the defendant’s detention or bond status. The court records excerpt and the U.S. Attorney’s Office notice as provided do not include statements from prosecutors, investigators, tribal authorities, defense counsel, or family members, nor do they disclose the victim’s medical condition beyond the phrase serious bodily injury.

The federal announcement sits amid a string of recent U.S. Attorney and Department of Justice actions in the region. Recent press items listed in the federal releases include the following verbatim headlines and subtexts: "A Poplar man who assaulted a female on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced to 23 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release." "### Zuni Man Sentenced for Stabbing Unarmed Victim" with subtext "Adrian Cheama of Zuni has been sentenced to 37 months in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing an unarmed victim with a sharp metal object." "### Shiprock Man Charged Federally After Shooting Into Residence" with subtext "Taylon Keeswood, 20, of Shiprock, is facing federal charges in connection with a shooting that sent multiple rounds into an occupied residence." "### Shiprock Man Charged with Assault" with subtext "Brian Adam Archuleta of Shiprock is facing federal charges after allegedly assaulting a man during a dispute." "### Hays Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation" with subtext "A Hays man accused of assaulting two females on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation admitted to charges." "### Prewitt Woman Charged in Assault" with subtext "A Prewitt woman is facing federal charges after allegedly stabbing a man during a dispute." "### Albuquerque Man Charged for Fatal Shooting of Pueblo of Isleta Member." "### Shiprock Man Pleads Guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon" with subtext "Matthew David Charley, 30, of Shiprock, pleaded guilty in federal court to a violent assault in which he stabbed a victim three times in the back without provocation." "### Warm Springs Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing Two Minors" with subtext "Harold Charley of Warm Springs, Oregon, was sentenced to federal prison for sexually abusing two minors on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation." "### Cherokee County Resident Sentenced for Sexual Abuse and Abusive Sexual Contact."

At this stage the publicly available materials name the defendant, cite the June 17, 2025 alleged stabbing, and record the Feb. 17, 2026 announcement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico. The formal charging papers, docket number, arraignment and detention status, the precise location of the alleged incident, and the victim’s identity or current condition are not included in the provided excerpts and must be confirmed from the federal court docket and the full U.S. Attorney press release for further procedural detail.