Five years after Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay disappeared from her home in a remote part of Arizona, the man who robbed and assaulted her is released from prison, according to multiple reports. The articles say Preston Tolth acknowledged beating Begay, stealing her truck, and leaving her on the roadside. Begay vanished on the same day five years earlier, and the release occurs five years to the day of her disappearance. One outlet reports that Tolth pleaded guilty to robbing Begay and was sentenced in May to five years in prison, with credit for three years already served, which contributed to his release timing. The reports describe Begay’s disappearance and the circumstances of the robbery and assault but do not add new details beyond the acknowledged conduct and the sentence and release timeline. The coverage is consistent that Tolth is the individual convicted in connection with the incident and that he is now out of custody following the completion of his sentence credit and term.