Conviction Indigenous spiritual authority Las Vegas, NV, USA · 2026

Nathan Chasing Horse: 13 felony convictions and 37-years-to-life sentence

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Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

self-described medicine man and spiritual leader

Organization

The Circle

Archive classification

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The cited record identifies spiritual authority, grooming, and plural-marriage claims as the material spiritual doctrine, practice, authority, or pretext connected to the documented harm. The relevant authority role is self-described medicine man and spiritual leader.

Spiritual healing or treatment
Guru or spiritual-teacher authority

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2026-01-22 · sentence

Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada. Sentenced to an aggregate term of 37 years to life after conviction on 13 felony counts.

Documented coercion mechanisms

spiritual authority
grooming
plural-marriage claims

Cited record

Sources

prosecuting authority disposition Clark County District Attorney, “Nathan Chasing Horse Sentenced to 37 Years to Life” (Jan. 22, 2026).: The district attorney reports that a jury convicted Chasing Horse on 13 felony counts and that the court imposed an aggregate sentence of 37 years to life. The release describes evidence that he used claimed medicine-man status and spiritual influence to gain access to victims.

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Source and tier basis: https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/adobe/assets/urn%3Aaaid%3Aaem%3Ab328e310-5a42-4029-b246-9fabc19cf031/original/as/Nathan-Chasing-Horse-sentenced.pdf Corpus classification: prosecuting-authority; evidentiary role: disposition. SHA-256 fbb8fd18be80dd072f0fb6b4392746f706129917e07666e3f54fb8ae9e2af001
Retrieval: 2026-07-20 · Preserved; Bound by Fear automated source-preservation ledger

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