Shiprock woman pleads guilty to killing 7-year-old daughter

SHIPROCK, N.M. (KRQE) – A woman from Shiprock pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for killing her 7-year-old daughter, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. On Oct. 24, 2022, Maylene John, 35, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation at the time of the offense, stabbed her 7-year-old daughter in the heart with a knife, causing her [...]