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RENO – An Owyhee man was sentenced Thursday by United States District Judge Anne R. Traum to time served. The government recommended a sentence of 18 months incarceration.Yesterday’s sentence follows R.C. Crutcher’s conviction in November after a four-day jury trial for tampering with a witness.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, from March 22, 2025, to March 16, 2025, Crutcher attempted to persuade a victim from testifying against him at a federal proceeding. In addition to time served, Judge Traum sentenced Crutcher to three years of supervised release.First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada made the announcement.This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs with assistance from the Owyhee Tribal Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorneys Penelope Brady and Andrew Keenan prosecuted the case.###
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Owyhee Man Sentenced For Witness Tampering. U.S. Department of Justice, 2026-01-09. Reproduced by ProofAML as an enforcement-matter document record. Official source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/owyhee-man-sentenced-witness-tampering. URL: https://proofaml.com/articles/owyhee-man-sentenced-for-witness-tampering-dojbc1ffd79ba03/
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