An Owyhee man was sentenced Thursday to time served and three years of supervised release after being convicted of tampering with a witness by United States District Judge Anne R. Traum.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the government had recommended 18 months of prison time. 

The sentence follows the man’s conviction in November after a four-day jury trial. Court documents show that from March 16 to March 22, 2025, he tried to persuade a victim not to testify against him in a federal proceeding. 

First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada announced the sentence, according to the department.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs with help from the Owyhee Tribal Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorneys Penelope Brady and Andrew Keenan prosecuted the case, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.