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DWI | FROM PAGE 9 adv ised him that a white pickup truck was leaving northbound on Sixth St., where the officer observed a white pickup turn onto Aztec and continue eastbound. Following closely, Benally caught up to the truck by Third and Aztec, making the final stop in the downtown Courtyard parking area, 200 W. Hill. Joe, 32, of Gallup said he was the designated driver, but while getting his papers together, Benally asked dispatch for more information and discovered that Joe’s license had been suspended/revoked for a previous DWI. Joe refuse to do a SFST and was arrested. A portable breathalyzer was brought to the scene where Joe blew a 0.217, but then refused further testing. Joe was booked into the Adult Detention Center. Eddie Tsosie 2.24.17, 7:14 pm 4th DWI, Aggravated Alerted by a passing civilian, McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Roxanne King traveled to the Family Dollar NEWS
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Store on South State Road 602 wher e s he observed the subject vehicle in the store’s parking lot. When t he d r i ver started the small pickup, he pulled onto the highway heading south but went into oncoming traffic. King activated her emergency lights but the subject vehicle turned left onto Blue Jay Road before coming to a complete stop. Although initially claiming he lived in the area, a check of his I.D. card listed Bread Springs (about 9 miles north) as his current address, which he confirmed when asked. Tsosie, 61, agreed to a SFST but after the first part, which he failed, began claiming that he was disabled and unable to do the alphabet or finger dexterity test. At this point he was placed in handcuffs. The other three occupants in the vehicle were transported to Gallup Detox. Tsosie agreed to a breath test, where he blew a 0.27 and 0.26. He was taken
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L BUQU E R QU E – Lelander Mays, 31, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Red Mesa, Utah, pled guilty in federal court in Albuquerque to an involuntary manslaughter charge June 7. Mays was arrested in Dec. 2016, on a criminal complaint charging him with involuntary manslaughter. According to the complaint, Mays killed a man when Mays crashed his vehicle on Dec. 6, on the Navajo Indian Reser vation in San Juan County. At the time of the crash, Mays was driving under the influence of alcohol and the victim, who was a passenger in
Mays’ vehicle, was thrown from the vehicle. Mays was subsequently indicted on Dec. 20, a nd cha rged w ith involunta r y manslaughter. During today’s proceedings, Mays pled guilty to the indictment without the benefit of a plea agreement. At sentencing, Mays faces a maximum penalty of eight years in federal prison. A sentencing hearing has yet to be scheduled. This case was investigated by the Farmington office of the FBI, the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety and the New Mexico State Police. Assistant U.S. Attor ney Nichola s J. Marshall is prosecuting the case.
Gallup Sun • Friday June 9, 2017
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