ALBUQUERQUE — A man is charged with robbing the 7 2 11 Gas Station in Shiprock, N.M., after he allegedly assaulted a cashier and stole $276 from the register.
Ryan Douglas Yazzie, 27, appeared before a federal judge on Nov. 26 and will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
According to the criminal complaint, on the morning of Oct. 31, Yazzie allegedly entered the 7 2 11 Gas Station in Shiprock, located within the Navajo Nation reservation. Yazzie is accused of pushing a cashier to the ground and stealing the cash register drawer containing $276 before fleeing on foot.
If convicted on the current charges, Yazzie faces up to 20 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
The Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with the assistance of the Navajo Nation Police Department and the Navajo Nation Department of Criminal Investigations.
