Suspect Faces 5 Years in Unsolved 2021 Disappearance of Navajo Elder Ella Mae Begay

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• Preston Henry Tolth pleaded guilty to robbery and theft of a pickup truck in the 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay.
• Tolth faces a maximum of five years in prison with credit for three years served.
• The case lacks physical evidence and Tolth's confession was suppressed as inadmissible.
• Begay's family is urging the judge to reject the plea agreement.
• The case highlights the crisis of violence against Native Americans.