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Suspect in Navajo elder’s 2021 disappearance gets 5-year sentence after robbery plea

Preston Henry Tolth pleaded guilty to robbing Ella Mae Begay and driving off in her pickup truck; he received a five-year federal prison sentence after a plea deal.

Published May 14, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

PHOENIX (AP) — The only person ever charged in the unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, whose case became emblematic of a crisis fueled by disproportionately high rates of violence faced by Native Americans, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.