Justin Stephenson
May 29, 10:04 pm
DWI
Justin Stephenson, 39, of Pachuta, Miss., was arrested at a local hospital after he had an auto accident of U.S. Highway 264 at about the 16 mile marker.
He said he was coming from Window Rock and admitted he “sipped on a beer” shortly before driving.
He agreed to take a field sobriety test and was given a verbal test to count backwards. When he missed a number, he was arrested for DWI. He later took a breath alcohol test and posted two samples of .13. He was charged with reckless driving and driving 92 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone.
Stephenson was released on his own recognizance by a judge.
Walter Lee
March 8, 11:25 pm
DWI (Sixth)
Gallup Police Officer Richard Rangel was dispatched to the area of Highway 602 and College Drive in connection with a reckless driver call on the radio. Metro Dispatch advised a vehicle was traveling northbound on College Drive and swerving across the road.
Lieutenant Melanie Padilla made a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle and Rangel took over the DWI investigation. As Rangel made contact with the driver, Walter Lee, 55, of Gallup, he noticed a strong smell of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle. There were two passengers inside.
Rangel told Lee to exit the vehicle, and Lee showed signs of being intoxicated, including bloodshot watery eyes, slurred speech, and an odor of liquor on his breath. When asked how much he had to drink, Lee answered “just enough to get buzzed.”
Lee refused to take the standard field sobriety tests and was arrested for DWI. Dispatch also advised that Lee had five previous DWIs. After being taken for a blood draw at the police department, Lee was transported and booked at McKinley County Adult Detention Center.
Lee was later released on his own recognizance by a judge.
Sylvia Thompson
March 5, 1:40 am
DWI
Gallup Police Officer Richard Rangel said he was on routine patrol when he noticed a vehicle in front of him swerving from lane to lane. He conducted a traffic stop.
He approached Sylvia Thompson, 48, of Gallup, and said he could smell alcohol from inside the vehicle. Since there was a passenger in the vehicle, he asked Thompson if she had been drinking.
She said she had a couple of drinks since it was ladies night at the Shalimar. She was also slurring her words, so Rangel asked if she would take the standard field sobriety tests and she agreed.
She failed the tests and was arrested for DWI. She agreed to take a breath alcohol test and posted samples of .15 and .14.
Thompson was later released on her own recognizance by a judge.
Dorian Royce Allison
March 3, 11:12 pm
DWI
Gallup Police Officer Dominic Molina said he was on the lookout for a suspected drunk driver when he saw a car matching the description traveling west on U.S. Highway 66.
He conducted a traffic stop and as he approached the car to talk to Dorian Royce Allison, 22, of Mexican Springs, he said he noticed open containers of liquor in the vehicle. He said he also smelled the odor of alcohol from inside the car.
As he talked to Allison, Molina said he noticed he was perspiring. When asked why, Allison said he had been skateboarding at the skateboard park. Molina said he doubted this, because he stopped him across from the skate park and he was coming from the opposite direction.
Allison denied he had been drinking, but agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests. He failed and was charged with DWI. He agreed to take a breath alcohol test and posted samples of .12 and .11.
Allison was later released on his own recognizance by a judge.
Alicia Salcido
Feb. 22, 12:18 am
Aggravated DWI
Gallup Police Officer Patrick Largo was on routine patrol when he noticed a car going at a high rate of speed on U.S. Highway 66.
As he raced to catch up to the car, he noticed it was swerving and conducted a traffic stop. When he talked to Alicia Salcido, 38, of Gallup, he said he could smell alcohol being emitted from the car. He said she showed signs of being intoxicated.
A backup officer showed up to help administer the standard field sobriety tests and after Salcido failed and was arrested, she said she wanted a female police officer present because she was afraid to be alone with two male officers. She was told no female officers were working that shift.
Largo escorted Salcido to his patrol unit and said she argued and spoke over him saying he never gave her the breath test. Then she became quiet. Largo took that to mean she was refusing the New Mexico Implied Consent Advisory which he had just read to her.
Largo transported Salcido to the McKinley County Adult Detention Center where she was booked.
Salcido was later released on her own recognizance by a judge.
