Melvin Harvey
8:18 pm, 10.09.17
Agg. DWI, 1st Offense
McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Garylle James made contact with Melvin Harvey, 52, when Metro called for a deputy to attend the site of an accident on Cousins Road, about a quarter mile west of Highway 602. The calling party and his sister both filled out witness statements of what they had seen.
The driver was so intoxicated that he could not perform any part of the field sobriety test and was arrested immediately.
The driver did agree to take a breath test at the MCSO but the readings of 0.28 and 0.26 only ensured the aggravated tag stayed in place.
Harvey was transported to the McKinley County Detention Center and booked.
Jonathan Duboise Jr.
8:37 pm, 10.08.17
Agg. DWI, 1st Offense
While traveling Northbound on State Highway 566 at about the 1.5 milepost, MCSO Deputy Lorenzo A. Guerrero noticed a car traveling Southbound on the same roadway which crossed the yellow line and was in the Northbound lane for a short period of time. Deputy Guerrero made a U-turn and got behind the other vehicle. Near the entrance to Red Rock Park, he conducted a traffic stop.
The driver of the car was Duboise, 37, who promptly refused to attempt the standard field sobriety test and was arrested. Duboise was transported to MCDC and booked.
Eddie McCray
11:15 pm, 10.07.17
Agg. DWI, 2nd Offense
MCSO Deputy Lorenzo Guerrero made contact with McCray, 59, who was attempting to turn onto Interstate 40 against the light. Deputy Guerrero made a U-turn and followed McCray onto the Interstate and conducted a traffic stop after about a half mile. McCray stopped next to a guardrail, so Deputy Guerrero used his PA system to ask him to move forward. McCray did not follow those instructions.
When asked if he would take a field sobriety test, McCray refused. He did it again when read the NM Implied Consent Advisory, so he was given transportation to MCDC and booked.
Josiah Thomas
5:37 pm, 10.04.17
Agg. DWI, 1st Offense
Dispatched to a probable accident/DWI on Highway 602 Northbound, MCSO Deputy Josie Bowman found the subject vehicle parked near the entrance to Catalpa Hills, facing North, with a white pickup parked in front of it. The vehicle was turned off and the keys had been removed from the ignition by the registered owner.
The driver would not give his name when asked, but his dad, the registered owner, did. He was identified as Josiah Thomas, 25, and was supposed to pick up his father from work, but never showed. The vehicle had heavy damage to the front end and the front left wheel was on its rim.
When asked if he had a medical condition that would prevent him from taking the field sobriety test, Thomas said yes he was “drinking.” The testing was soon stopped for safety reasons. Thomas refused all testing. Josiah was transported to MCDC and booked.
Trenton K. Ranger
1:35 pm, 10.03.17
Agg. DWI, 2nd Offense
Gallup Police Department Officer Harland Soseeah was dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on Nizhoni Boulevard and Helena Drive. It was a spectacular accident as the 4-door Infiniti was traveling at a high rate of speed and ran the red light, when it struck the raised median, jumped the curb, and almost hit a hospital employee. The car did hit a parked truck.
Several witnesses assisted in caring for Ranger, 27, until Officer Soseeah was able to transport him to a local hospital.
After GIMC treated Ranger for his injuries and Soseeah read him the NM Implied Consent Advisory, which he declined, Ranger was transported to MCDC and booked for: Aggravated Assault, Criminal Damage to Property, Agg. DWI (Refusal), Careless Driving, Driving on the Wrong Side of Roadway, Driving while license is suspended (previous DWI), No Insurance, and Open Container.
Jayce DeAndre Nez
12:07 am, 09.30.17
Agg. DWI, 1st Offense
Seventeen-year old Nez did not have a driver’s license when GPD Officer DeWayne Holder found it near the east side of Junker bridge. The driver of the white SUV behind the silver Chrysler waved the officer down, but as soon as the patrol unit turned on his emergency lights, the Chrysler pulled away from the curb. The vehicle finally stopped at the corner of Aztec and Country Club.
Nez said he was on his way to pick up his brother at Taco Bell East. The witness in the SUV told the officer that Nez had hit the curb three times, once near City Hall, once at Pinnacle Bank, and once at the Junker Bridge.
Unable to complete the field sobriety test, Nez did agree to the NM Implied Consent Advisory and gave two samples, 0.20 and 0.19. Holder then contacted the on-call Juvenile Probation Officer Rhonda Goodenough who advised him to do the paperwork and then release him to a parent or guardian, forwarding the report to her office. The silver Chrysler was released to his older brother and Holder transported Nez home, where his mother was briefed about the incident and what to expect.
