File image: Navajo Nation Police Officer Houston James Largo
Credit Navajo Nation Police Department
Kirby Cleveland was sentenced Monday for the 2017 killing of Navajo Nation Officer Houston James Largo. Cleveland s attorneys had sought several delays over the last year because of the coronavirus pandemic and to find witnesses to testify on Cleveland’s mental condition in hopes of receiving a reduced sentence. Cleveland had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges. Cleveland was convicted of the 2017 shooting death of Officer Largo, who was responding to a domestic violence call. The case highlighted the dangers faced nationwide by tribal police officers who often must patrol vast jurisdictions alone.