A Northern Nevada man will spend more than five years in prison after being convicted of assaulting a Tribal Police Officer.Â
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Larry R. Hicks sentenced 36-year-old Gelasio Johnson Guerrero to 63 months in prison - followed by three years of supervised release for assaulting a law enforcement officer with a dangerous weapon.
The DOJ says in September 2023, a jury convicted Johnson Guerrero of two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon within Indian Country.
According to court documents, Guerrero assaulted a tribal law enforcement officer with a firearm and metal object while on the Walker River Indian Reservation in July 2022.Â
Authorities say as a result of the assault, the Walker River Tribal Police Department officer suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.
(Department of Justice contributed to this report.)
