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WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Michael R. Clarke

July 23, 4:16 am

DWI

It was about 3:50 am when Metro Dispatch received a call from a motorist who said he was on U.S. Highway 491 and was reportedly witnessing a car swerving on the highway.

Deputy Clayton Etsitty said he found the suspect vehicle parked at Gas Max, north of Gallup,  and approached the car from the passenger side and asked the driver, Michael Clarke, 32, of Fort Defiance to roll down the window. Instead, Etsitty said, Clarke locked the door.

When he was finally able to speak to Clarke he asked him how much he had to drink and Clarke reportedly said just the beer that was in his lap. He asked Clarke to get out of the car.

He agreed to take a field sobriety test, but Etsitty stopped it when he noticed Clarke was having problems maintaining his balance. He was arrested for DWI and later agreed to a breath alcohol test, during which he posted two samples of .14.


Kayla Ann Tsosie

July 21, 6:38 pm

DWI

Deputy Paul Davis Jr. said he was on regular patrol about 6:30 pm when he was instructed to look for a red sedan, which was heading north on U.S. Highway 491. He said he let the car pass him by.

He followed the vehicle, and watched as it began swerving along on the highway. He turned on his lights and sirens, but the vehicle would not stop. He followed it to the Yah-Ta-Hay loop, and while it appeared to be stopping, the vehicle sped up.

It finally went through some heavy brush and stopped. When he approached the driver, Kayla Tsosie, 28, of Tohlakai, Davis said he noticed she had no shoes on. He also noticed a female passed out in the passenger seat.

Davis said it took several attempts to get her to wake up.

Tsosie agreed to do the field sobriety tests, but they were halted after she complained of the hot pavement and the fact she had no shoes on. A decision was made to take her to the sheriff’s office and do the sobriety tests there.

When she took the tests, she failed and was arrested for DWI. She then refused to take the breath alcohol test and Davis said he was told by Metro Dispatch that she had a prior incident when she refused to take a breath alcohol test.

She was also charged with reckless driving and have an open beer container in her car.


Bryan Yellowfeather

July 21, 6:50 pm

Aggravated DWI

Deputy Garylie James said he was traveling on State Highway 118 about 7 pm when he noticed a vehicle in the middle of the road.

The driver of the vehicle, Bryan Yellowfeather, 59, of Gallup approached him and told him his car had stalled. James said Yellowfeather pushed the car off the road and a few minutes later got it started.

He had only gone a little distance when he pulled off the road so James, who was following him, stopped as well. He said Yellowfeather was nervous, and he could smell intoxicating liquor coming from his person, so he asked him to perform the standard field sobriety tests.

He failed the tests and was charged with DWI. He then agreed to take a breath alcohol test and provided samples of .19 and .8.


Kendra Wylie

July 15, 1:37 am

Aggravated DWI

Gallup Patrolman John Gonzales said he was dispatched to the Shalimar Inn about 1:13 am due to a possible fight in the parking lot.

When he got there, he saw a large crowd outside so he waited for backup. When other officers showed up, he began going around the parking lot when he noticed a lot of people around a car. They appeared to be arguing.

As he approached the car, the driver went next door to McDonald’s. Gonzales said he went over there as well and talked to the driver – Kendra Wylie, 23, of Mentmore.

He said he asked her to give him her driver’s license and she came back and gave him two cell phones. He asked again for her license and she again gave him the two cell phones.

She then agreed to take field sobriety tests which she failed. She posted two breath alcohol samples of .21 and .20.


Brandon Watchman

July 13, 1:44 am

Aggravated DWI

Patrolman Dominic Molina said he was on routine patrol about 1:45 am, when he saw a car go through a red light on Park Avenue.

He conducted a traffic stop and met Brandon Watchman, 21, of Gallup who showed signs of being intoxicated. He admitted to having two beers earlier in the evening.

He agreed to do field sobriety tests but failed and was placed under arrest. Molina found two open beer bottles in the car. He refused to take a breath alcohol test.