FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, March 27, 2008

FOR INFORMATION

CONTACT: Thomas Rice, First Assistant U.S. Attorney(509) 353-276

Spokane – Today, James A. McDevitt, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Joey Jake Moses, age 25, was sentenced for his role in the murder of Gary Ray Flett, Jr., age 20. Joey Moses was sentenced to a total of 35-years in prison, followed by 5-years of court supervision. He has remained in custody since his arrest on June 6, 2006.

Joey Moses previously pleaded guilty to the first degree murder of Gary Flett on June 1, 2006, on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Both individuals are enrolled members of the Spokane Indian Tribe. He was sentenced to 25-years in prison for the murder. Joey Moses also pleaded guilty to using a firearm to commit the murder, which carried a mandatory consecutive 10-year sentence.

In February, following a two-week federal jury trial, co-defendant, Norman Ford, was convicted of first degree murder and first degree burglary, for unlawfully entering Gary Flett’s residence which precipitated in his murder. He remains in custody and is scheduled to be sentenced June 19, 2008.

James A. McDevitt, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, stated, “This was a tragic and needless loss of life. Because of the concerted actions of these two individuals, the lives of three families have been irrevocably destroyed.”

The investigation was conducted by the FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This case was prosecuted by Jared Kimball, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington.

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