Jan. 23—A member of the Lummi Nation was convicted of assault by strangulation in the U.S. District Court in Seattle on Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Justice said Joseph Michael Quincy Jefferson, 35, “punched, pushed, and strangled” a woman on April 8, 2023. Jefferson claimed at his trial that he acted in self-defense, but he […]
Lummi Nation member faces 10 years in prison after conviction for strangulation assault
