WEEKLY DWI REPORT Staff Reports The legal limit is .08 Jovanna Bitah Nov. 6, 11:53 pm 1st DWI, Aggravated McKinley C o u n t y Sher iff ’s D e p u t y Johnson Lee was responding to a call from Metro Dispatch about two women in a vehicle allegedly damaging another vehicle with a hammer when he stopped Bitah, 34, on State Highway 602. Lee confirmed the license plate from the call as a match for Bitah’s. He noticed a “strong odor” of alcohol inside the car, according to the police report. Lee placed Bitah under arrest after she failed two field sobriety tests. Lee then found several open bottles of Fireball in the car. Bitah was given a breath test back at the MCSO, where she blew a 0.16 and a 0.15. Julius Johnson Hot
Nov. 5, 6:42 pm 1st DWI, Aggravated M C S O D e p u t y Loren zo A . Guerrero was on patrol when he saw Hot ’s veh icle swer ve off the road and then swerve back three times. Guerrero then made a traffic stop at the entrance of Red Rock Park and Highway 566. Hot refused a breath test but appeared intoxicated, according to the police report. Hot later consented to the breath test at the MCSO and showed 0.19 g/210L. Ryan Thompson Nov. 4, 10:16 pm 4th DWI, Aggravated M C S O D e p u t y Brandon S a l a z a r pulled over a vehicle going 62 MPH in a 55 MPH zone on U.S. 491. As he approached, he saw that the vehicle was
shaking and passengers were adjusting themselves in their seats, according to the police report. One passenger told Salazar that Thompson, 30, was the one driving and had made her switch places with him. Thompson has three prior convictions for DWI. Thompson was “noticeably intoxicated, and his speech was slurred,” according to the report, and he refused to take field tests or a breath test at the scene. Jamilynn Denise Carviso Nov. 3, 10:10 pm DWI M C S O Sgt. Elreno He n io w a s p a r k e d on State Highway 602 when he saw Carviso drivi ng w it h a broken tail lamp in a car that was “emitting white light,” according to the police report. Henio gave chase before stopping Carviso, who had “slurred speech and red blood shot eyes,” according to the Henio.
WARRANT ARRESTS GALLUP POLICE DEPARTMENT Ma r io C. Ponce; Er ic Becenti; Wacey A. Smith; Alberta L. John; Elmer Tom; Justin Joe Jones; Melissa Skeet; Victor Willie; Thomas Overbay; Anthony Frazier; Richard K. Ranger; Chad O. Tsosie; April Garcia; Natasha Yellowfeather; Cody Peterson; Benedict Yazzie; Shannon Whitegoat; NEWS
Randy Austin; Nadine A. Bahe; Dorsett Henio; Felicia A. Gomez; Richard Glenn Buhr; Carlos Curley; Joanne Chee; Cyrill Tyler Beyuka; Alberta L. John; Renfred Smith; Franklin C. Sandoval; Zachariah B. Kee; Adrian Hustito; Randy Jones; Gerald J. Kee; Tyrani N. Fernando; Nathaniel Thomas Naswood; Gerard R. John; Felicia A. Gomez; Reese Benally; Nathan R. Benally;
Russell E. Johnson; and Lance Ortiz
MCKINLEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Cordell La rgo; Nicole Chaquito; Leroy Carr; Eddie Begay; Latham Saunders; Gilda Tom; and Danielle Clifton
Officer Garret Thomas arrested Carviso after Henio administered a field sobriety test. Gabriel Lee Johnson Oct. 23, 6:25 pm 1st DWI, Aggravated Gallup P o l i c e Department officers were dispatched to Arnold Street a nd A ztec Avenue after lea r ning of an accident caused by a “highly intoxicated” driver, according to the police report. At the scene, GPD Officer Harland Soseeah approached driver Johnson, who allegedly told the officer “shhh” and stated that he was drunk. Johnson refused all testing at the scene. Johnson was then arrested, given medical clearance, and booked at McKinley County Adult Detention Center for Aggravated DWI. Bridgette Goseyun Oct. 14, 2:16 am D W I , Aggravated G P D O f f i c e r S t e v e n Eldridge was on the corner
of Second Street and Green Avenue when he received a call from Metro about a reckless driver. Eldridge stopped driver Goseyun at 308 West Green Ave. and smelled alcohol in her vehicle, according to the police report. Eld r idge a d m i n istered four field tests, and Goseyun showed signs of intoxication during each test. Gerard R. John Oct. 11, 9:54 pm 1st DWI G P D O f f i c e r Eldridge was driving southbound p a s s i n g Third Street Tavern when he noticed a car heading the same direction without its headlights on. After making a traffic stop, Eldridge smelled alcohol in John’s car and noticed a small empty bottle of liquor, according to the police report. GPD Officer Adrian Quetawki responded to Eldridge’s stop and confirmed his observations that John appeared to be intoxicated. John failed to complete a field test before Eldridge placed him under arrest, and John refused additional testing after.
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information on hate crime. The program intends to educate and increase awareness of these particular crimes for the public as well as for law enforcement, government, community leaders, civ ic organizations, and researchers around the country. The Bureau will also continue to combat hate crimes that fall under federal jurisd iction— the nu mber one investigative priority under the Civil Rights Program—and offer operational assistance to local and state law enforcement partners during their hate crime investigations. To see the full report, visit www.ucr.fbi.gov
society as a whole, and they can be committed against persons, property, or society. In 2016, law enforcement reported a total of 7,615 victims of hate crimes. Of the 7,615 overall victims, 4,720 were victims of crimes against persons (both adults and children), 2,813 were victims of crimes against property, and 82 were victims of hate crimes categorized as crimes against society (like weapons v iolations, dr ug offenses, and gambling). Going forward, The FBI’s UCR Program will continue to collect and disseminate
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