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WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Jonathan Francisco

Aug. 11, 2:30 pm

Aggravated DWI (first offense)

Gallup Patrolman Dominic Molina was dispatched to the area of Wise Pies Pizza, 820 U.S. Hwy. 491, in reference to a possible drunk driver. The caller advised a GMC Sierra was weaving in and out of the lane and pulled over near the establishment.

As Molina headed for the destination, the calling party advised the vehicle in question had left the premises and was traveling eastbound on Maloney Avenue. The caller continued to tell Molina what was happening as he followed the vehicle onto the 800 block of East Mesa Avenue.

The caller said the suspect vehicle stopped in the parking lot of an apartment building and the driver, identified as Jonathan Francisco, 30, of Tohatchi, tried to enter the caller’s car.

Molina arrived on scene to find Francisco holding the caller’s vehicle door open but eventually backed away and fell over. Molina conducted a pat down of Francisco, who had no weapons or tools on his person.

Francisco said he was coming from the Sports Page bar and admitted he had been drinking and had six beers earlier, evidenced by the strong odor of intoxicating beverages coming from his person. He agreed to take the standard field sobriety test.

Eventually, Francisco stopped following instructions and failed the field test. Molina read him the New Mexico Implied Consent Advisory and Francisco agreed to a breath test. Inside his vehicle, Molina found 11 open containers of alcoholic beverages, including 10 cans of Bud Light and one miniature shot of 99 Bananas liquor.

Francisco was transported to Gallup Police Department where he posted samples of .27 and .26. He was then transported to McKinley County Adult Detention Center for booking.

Sammie John

Aug. 9, 11:26 am

DWI - alcohol/drugs

Gallup Patrolman Timo Molina arrived on-scene at an unspecified block on South Second Street where Officer Christopher Dawes walked Sammie John, 36, of Breadsprings, to him. Molina asked John if he had been driving the maroon Ford passenger car along the nearby wall, and John said he had been driving.

Molina noted John had bloodshot watery eyes and a strong smell of intoxicating beverages coming from his person. When asked if he had drank any alcoholic beverages, John replied he had only smoked marijuana earlier.

John agreed to the standard field sobriety test, but had trouble performing the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, saying he was on an unknown medication. John then took the walk-and-turn test, but had trouble keeping his balance.

After failing the field test, Molina placed John in handcuffs and asked if he had anything in his mouth. John stated he didn’t, and Molina verified his claim before reading him the New Mexico Implied Consent Advisory. Inside John’s vehicle, Molina found three open containers of alcoholic beverages, including Natural Ice Beer and two pints of Importers Vodka.

John agreed to take the breath test and was transported to Gallup Police Department to perform the test. He posted samples of .20 and .19.

He was then booked into McKinley County Adult Detention Center.