Burglary charge could send man linked to Navajo elder’s disappearance back to prison0

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• August 2, 2026

PHOENIX — The last person known to have seen Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay alive has been accused of burglary in an unrelated incident, raising questions about whether he will be sent back to federal prison in Begay’s disappearance. Preston Tolth is the only person ever charged and convicted in connection with the 2021 disappearance