Jerry Jay Sentenced To 33 Years For Murdering Cecelia Barber Finona’ The man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping his then-girlfriend and hitting her in the back of the head with the butt of an axe before discarding her remains in the desert outside of Las Vegas was sentenced to spend the next three decades behind prison walls.
Jerry Jay Sentenced To 33 Years For Murdering Cecelia Barber Finona
Jerry Jay, a 61-year-old from Farmington, New Mexico, was sentenced Thursday to 33 years for the 2019 first-degree kidnapping and second-degree murder of 59-year-old retired Army master sergeant Cecelia Barber Finona, a Navajo woman. Authorities said that the case was the first to be prosecuted under a 2022 bill to help bring justice to murdered and missing indigenous people and their families (see here for more).
Today, Jerry Jay was sentenced to 33 years in prison for the murder of Cecilia Finona. Finona was reported missing in 2019, her remains were found in Las Vegas, NV years later. Cecilia was a loving mother, generous neighbor and dedicated veteran who will be missed by many. pic.twitter.com/LmzSemAr0Z
