After accepting a plea deal to charges of negligent homicide in a Bethel court on Monday, Derek Adams of Nunam Iqua has been sentenced to four years in prison and a decade of probation.
Adams has already served his jail time while awaiting sentencing, and is now a free man.
The sentencing comes after three villages banished Adams for a range of reasons which include starting a fire that killed three people.
Adams’ case has highlighted a debate over the state’s obligation to respect tribal court decisions.
