华盛顿州Spokane印第安保留地家暴惯犯Michael James Andrews被判15年：枪击亲密伴侣、唆使证人并藏匿枪支
美国司法部华盛顿东区联邦检察官办公室宣布，华盛顿州Spokane印第安保留地居民Michael James Andrews因在保留地内枪击亲密伴侣等罪名，被联邦地区法官Mary K. Dimke判处180个月（15年）联邦监禁，刑满后另须接受5年监管释放。判决已于2026年10月14日作出，检方10月27日公布量刑细节。
法庭文件显示，2024年9月18日，Andrews在其与受害人共同居住的保留地住所内，用手枪柄击打其亲密伴侣并向对方开枪。Andrews本身是重罪前科人员，依法禁止持有枪支。案发后，他还试图妨碍司法：要求潜在证人不要与执法人员交谈，并借一名家人之手藏匿作案枪支。
陪审团此前裁定其三项罪名成立：在印第安地区内对亲密及约会伴侣实施造成重大身体伤害的袭击、在印第安地区内持危险武器袭击、以及在暴力犯罪过程中持有、挥舞并开枪。法官Dimke在量刑时指出，Andrews有一系列袭击相关前科，包括一项此前的联邦重罪定罪，并曾多次被Spokane印第安部落以家庭暴力罪名指控；法官形容其行为是对社区的「恐怖统治」，并表示这一刑期将终结这种局面。
华盛顿东区第一助理联邦检察官Pete Serrano说，成功起诉一名印第安地区的惯性家暴者，印证了检方为一再受到安全威胁的受害人坚持追责的职责。联邦调查局（FBI）Seattle办公室负责人W. Mike Herrington说，受害人是在自己家中遭到本应关心她福祉的伴侣袭击。此案由FBI与Spokane部落警察局调查，助理联邦检察官Michael J. Ellis与Michael L. Vander Giessen起诉，案件编号为2:24-cr-00139-MKD。
Repeat Domestic Violence Offender Michael James Andrews Sentenced to 15 Years for Shooting His Partner on the Spokane Indian Reservation
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington announced that Michael James Andrews, of the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington state, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary K. Dimke to 180 months (15 years) in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for assaulting and shooting his intimate partner on the reservation. The sentence was imposed on October 14, 2026, and announced on October 27.
According to court documents, on September 18, 2024, Andrews pistol-whipped and shot at his intimate partner inside their shared residence on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Andrews, a convicted felon, was prohibited from possessing a firearm. He then attempted to obstruct justice by asking potential witnesses not to speak to law enforcement and by using a family member to hide the firearm used in the assault.
A jury convicted Andrews of assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to an intimate and dating partner in Indian Country, assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country, and using, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. At sentencing, Judge Dimke noted Andrews' history of assault-related convictions, including a previous federal felony conviction, and that he had been charged by the Spokane Tribe of Indians with domestic violence offenses on numerous occasions. The judge described his conduct as a "reign of terror over the community" and said the sentence would put a stop to it.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Pete Serrano said the prosecution affirms the duty to fight for victims whose safety has been threatened time and again. W. Mike Herrington, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Seattle field office, said the victim was attacked in her own home by a partner who should have cared about her wellbeing. The case was investigated by the FBI and the Spokane Tribal Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael J. Ellis and Michael L. Vander Giessen. The case number is 2:24-cr-00139-MKD.
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图片来源：位于Spokane的Thomas S. Foley美国联邦法院大楼（本案量刑法院所在地）。照片：Warren LeMay，CC BY-SA 2.0，经Wikimedia Commons。当事人无官方照片，以法院标准建筑图代之。
