ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Ernest Nakatewa was sentenced in court Wednesday for a shoplifting that escalated into a stabbing at a Ross store in northeast Albuquerque.
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According to the criminal complaint, in early 2024 Nakatewa stabbed a security guard at the Ross on Paseo and Wyoming before leaving with more than $300 worth of goods. Nakatewa pleaded guilty to the charges and faced up to four years behind bars. Judge Britt Baca sentenced Nakatewa to six months on top of the time already served.