SAN BERNARDINO - Wealthy San Manuel tribal member Stacy Cheyenne Barajas-Nunez, also a recently sentenced gang member, could see her latest arrest untangled in court today.

Barajas-Nunez, 26, was sentenced Nov. 6 to a year of house arrest with electronic monitoring as well as five years probation after her April 17 guilty plea for her role in a 2006 murder conspiracy.

At that time, San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael Dest warned Barajas-Nunez that she risked decades in prison if she violated the probation terms.

Then came Friday night, when Barajas-Nunez was arrested in the parking lot of the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino near San Bernardino.

"Our initial investigation this weekend is that we don't know what it is," said her attorney, Albert Perez Jr. "It's a misunderstanding of some sort."

Perez said his client was home, abiding by her probation conditions, about 6 p.m. Friday when an unidentified female yelled at her.

Barajas-Nunez went to the casino, where she still is an owner despite being banned from the premises, to file a complaint with the tribe, Perez said. She never entered the casino, he said.

A manager brought her a complaint form while she waited near a valet station, he said.

That's when San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies arrived, Perez said.

"I don't know who called the police," Perez said. "Police indicated she did nothing wrong. Probation said to bring her in."

Perez said the Friday night arrest could be untangled in court today, when Barajas-Nunez coincidentally is scheduled to begin her sentence after surrendering to Dest.

Her brother, Erik Barajas, 36, also convicted for a role in the murder conspiracy, also is scheduled to surrender today.

Deputy District Attorney Douglas Poston declined to comment Monday.

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