TULALIP – Brian H. Jones Sr. of Tulalip has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison after being found guilty of seven charges of repeated assault of his ex-wife.

The tribal member also was sentenced Oct. 7 to four years of supervised release following his incarceration.

U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes said Jones, 47, was convicted of assault by strangulation, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, witness tampering, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon following a six-day jury trial.

At sentencing U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones noted the “horrific circumstances” of Jones’ criminal acts and the need to protect others given his continuous history of violence.

“Violence of this kind and attempts to subvert our justice system cannot be tolerated in any of our communities,” Hayes said. “I commend law enforcement (Tulalip police and the FBI) for its diligent investigation in this case. We take seriously our responsibility to address domestic violence in our tribal communities, and will do all that we can to hold defendants to account for the physical and psychological harms they cause.”

According to records, Jones assaulted his ex-wife and her then-husband in December 2014, holding them at gunpoint. In April 2015, Jones assaulted his ex-wife again, strangling and beating her. Medical records indicate she suffered injuries to her head, arms, legs and throat. Following arrest, records reveal Jones contacted his ex-wife and convinced her to refuse to testify in tribal court, as well as to seek a dismissal in federal court.

Jones has been in federal custody since his arrest June 3, 2015.