FIGHTER ARRESTED
Jamestown, Sept. 13
A Prewitt man who was beaten up in a fight found himself being transported to the county jail after McKinley County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered he had an outstanding bench warrant.
McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnson Lee said he was dispatched to the Flying J Travel Center in the Jamestown area about 11:30 am. on Sept. 13 because of a report of a fight. When he got there, he saw Wilmer Begay, 37, being loaded onto a stretcher.
Lee said he observed some bruises to his face and a scratch on the back of his neck. He said he asked him what happened, but got no response.
Witnesses at the scene said they saw two men fighting and Begay falling to the ground. One witness said the other man ran away and may have gotten into a white truck driven by a female.
Sheriff’s deputies looked for the truck without success.
Later, Lee went to the Gallup Indian Medical Center and talked to Begay, who said he got into a fight. When asked who the other man was, he refused to answer any more questions. By that time, Lee had been told Begay had an outstanding warrant, so as soon as he was cleared by the medical staff, he was transported to the county jail.
FIREARMS BUST
Gallup, Sept. 12
A simple seatbelt infraction resulted in the arrest of an Albuquerque man for a felony firearms violation.
McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Rourke said he was on routine patrol on U.S. Highway 491 on Sept. 12 when he saw a car with its windows rolled down and the front passenger not wearing a seatbelt.
He executed a traffic stop and talked to the driver, identified as Donald Crain, 24. He said as he talked to him he could smell marijuana inside the vehicle and asked if he could do a vehicle search to see if there were any narcotics hidden inside.
Crain agreed and a search of the vehicle did not come up with any drugs. He did, however, find a .45 caliber pistol and Crain admitted that he was a convicted felon.
Metro Dispatch later confirmed that, and Crain was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
STRANGER BREAK-IN
Gallup, Sept. 7
Gallup Patrolman Justin Foster said he was dispatched to the 1900 block of Mossman Avenue about 8 pm Sept. 7 because of a possible burglary.
When he got there, he talked to James Morris, the property owner, who said when he walked into the house he found a strange man in his living room and and a woman in his garage. The man was later identified as Nathanial Poyer, 23, of Vanderwagen, and the woman as Latoya Lewis-Villarreal, 38, of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Poyer showed signs of being highly intoxicated, Foster said. Poyer told Foster he did not understand why he was being accused of breaking and entering. Lewis-Villarreal, who did not appear as intoxicated, said one of her relatives told her she could stay there.
An inspection of the house revealed entry was gained by shattering a window in the rear of the building. Another $1,200 worth of damage was done to property inside the building. Both were informed that they were under arrest at the conclusion of the investigation. Both were booked into the county jail without incident.
HOME INTRUDER
Gallup, Sept. 7
Olivia Beaver, 25, of Gallup, now faces burglary and breaking and entering charges after she was found in a house that didn’t belong to her on Sept. 7.
Gallup Patrolman Julio Yazzie was dispatched about 11:24 am to a house on the 1000 block of East Mesa Drive after receiving a report of a possible intruder. When he got to the scene, he met Angelo Lovato, who told him that he had gone out to buy a couch and when he returned, his girlfriend went into the house and found the front door broken and a woman dressed all in black inside.
He heard Lovato’s girlfriend scream, which got the attention of Carl Orr, who had come back with the couple to help unload the couch. Once Orr heard the scream, he said he went back to his truck and got his gun.
Orr said when he got into the house, he saw Beaver moving from a back room to the front and told her to stay where she was until police arrived. Yazzie said when he got there, he found Beaver cowering in a corner in the front room and placed her under arrest.
SECURITY DISRUPTOR
Gallup, Sept. 6
A Churchrock man was arrested on Sept. 6 after he entered the lobby of Red Rock Security, 124 Boardman Ave., and started yelling at the clerk.
Gallup Patrolman Jerald Watchman arrived at the site about 9 am and saw the suspect in the parking lot waving his arms and yelling. The man was later identified as Kyle Willie, 31.
As Watchman got out of his unit, he saw Willie get angrier and he tried to calm him down, saying he was only trying to figure out why he was yelling at the security guard clerk. Willie replied that he hated security guards and he was beginning to hate police as well.
He continued to get angrier and started to ball his hands into fists as if he planned to fight the police officers who were showing up at the scene. Police were finally able to place him in handcuffs, even though he continued to resist.
But that didn’t end their problems. Police knew his name, but he refused to give them his birthdate. There were several Kyle Willies in the system and Willie refused to say which one he was. It wasn’t until a police officer showed up who knew him that police were able to determine which one he was.
Willie was booked at the McKinley County Detention Center on charges of concealing identity, disorderly conduct and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.
