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WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Poinsettia Bitsuie

Feb. 1, 5:45 pm

DWI

Gallup Police Officer Aaron Baldonado was dispatched to the 2700 block of West Highway 66 in connection with an auto accident.

Two women at the scene advised Officer Iris Martinez that the driver of the vehicle was a woman in a black jacket who left her vehicle and was running in an open field by Industry Road.

Baldonado began to search for her. When he found her, he identified her as Poinsettia Bitsuie, 26 of Window Rock, Ariz.

Bitsuie said she was trying to get home to the Villa Gallup Apartments and would not say where she was before that. Asked if she had had anything to drink, she said, “yes.” She denied driving.

One of the women Martinez had spoken with earlier, however, identified Bitsuie as the driver involved in the accident.

Bitsuie refused to take the standard field sobriety tests twice. She agreed to take a breath alcohol test and posted two samples of .16

Bitsuie was charged with DWI and immediate notice of accident.

A $2500 cash or surety bond was posted.

 

Steven Delgarito

Dec. 28. 8:42 pm

DWI

Gallup Police Officer Adrian Quetawki said he was on DWI patrol when he noticed a vehicle traveling far below the posted speed limit, so he conducted a traffic stop.

As he approached the vehicle, he saw an open pack of beer behind the driver’s seat. He made contact with the driver, Steven Delgarito, 44 of Prewitt, who showed signs of being intoxicated. Quetawki asked Delgarito if he had been drinking and Delgarito admitted to having had a six pack of beer about two hours earlier.

Delgarito was asked to take the standard field sobriety tests and refused, saying he wasn’t going to pass. He was arrested for DWI.

He did agree to take a breath alcohol tested and posted samples of .13 and .12.

He was charged with DWI, an open container in a motor vehicle and driving below the minimum speed regulation (a misdemeanor).

He was released on his own recognizance by a judge.

 

Isaac Long

Dec. 26, 2:12 pm

Aggravated DWI

Gallup Police Officer Victor Madrid was dispatched to East Aztec Avenue in connection with reports of someone driving recklessly.

He located the vehicle and talked to Isaac Long, 28, of St. Michaels, Ariz., who showed signs of being intoxicated. When asked if he had been drinking, he admitted to having two big shots before driving.

He agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests and failed. When he was informed he was being arrested, Madrid said Long began cursing him and refused to take the breath alcohol test.

Long was charged with aggravated DWI, not exhibiting his registration on demand, being unlicensed, and consuming or possessing alcoholic beverages in an open container in a motor vehicle.

Long is being held at McKinley County Adult Detention Center on a $3000 cash or surety bond.

 

Keenan Gray

Dec. 23, 11:28 pm

Aggravated DWI

It became somewhat of a family affair when Gallup Police Officer Nicole Diswood was dispatched to Gold Avenue in connection with a possible drunk driver.

When she got there, she found Brandy Tom walking around outside the parked vehicle. She said when she asked Tom what happened, she refused to say anything. Tom then walked over to the passenger side of the vehicle and tried to get in and shut the door. However Diswood grabbed the door and asked again what was going on. Tom crossed her arms and said nothing.

Diswood got Tom to leave the vehicle, and as she was getting out, the officer noticed a male on the driver’s side and that the vehicle was in drive and running.

The man was passed out and had his foot on the brake pedal. He was identified as Keenan Gray, 19 of Gallup. His only response to being addressed was to moan.

The vehicle was turned off and placed in park by Gray’s father, who arrived on the scene as Tom was exiting the car.

Diswood attempted to get Gray to leave the vehicle and he became verbally abusive and said he was good. His father helped get him to leave the car.

Diswood began to settle Tom into the back of the police unit, when her mother walked up and asked what was happening to her daughter. The mother got angry and said if you’re taking my daughter, take Gray, too, since he ran into the fence and parked the vehicle in front of her house.

Asked if she would show up to court, if Gray was arrested for DWI, she said yes.

Gray was reportedly having a hard time standing so he was taken to police headquarters where he agreed to take the breath alcohol test posting samples of .21 and .23. Tom was charged with aggravated DWI.

He was released on his own recognizance by a judge.

 

Chanel Tabor

Dec. 23, 7:37 pm

Aggravated DWI

Gallup Police Officer Joe Roanhorse was dispatched to the 2800 block of East Highway 66 where a car had driven through a fence. When he got there he found the vehicle snagged in the fence, and Chanel Tabor, 21, of Gallup, walking around the lot trying to find a way out.

Because of the cold and the fact that Tabor was not wearing a coat, Roanhorse began helping her get out through the fence line. Tabor was uninjured, but highly intoxicated with slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and difficulty maintaining her balance.

Since she was only in a T-shirt, jeans and sandals, she was cold. So, she was placed in the police unit.

Tabor at first said she had been out walking and somehow found herself stuck in the parking lot. She said she couldn’t remember how she got into the lot. Roanhorse, however, was able to find two witnesses who saw the vehicle go through the fence and both said they saw Tabor get out of it.

Tabor admitted to having had two beers an hour or two before driving. She refused to take the standard field sobriety tests, but agreet at first to take a breath alcohol test and then later changed her mind.

She was also charged with aggravated DUI, careless driving, and duty upon striking fixture/street property.

She was released on her own recognizance by a judge.

 

Albert Johnson

Dec. 21, 8:58 pm

Aggravated DWI. (seventh)

Gallup Police Officer Michael Eley said he was dispatched to East Highway 66 in reference to a reckless driver. When Eley arrived, he found a truck parked facing eastbound on the side of Highway 66 near the Front Row Seat business. As Eley passed by going westbound, the truck took off in an easterly direction. Eley followed and turned on his lights and siren.

The truck pulled into the Fairfield Inn and Suites Hotel at 3520 E. Hwy. 66, but continued driving around the parking lot, refusing to stop. Then it stopped on the south side of the business.

Eley approached the running vehicle as a male left the driver’s seat. He was identified as Albert Lee Johnson, 60, of Church Rock. Johnson had difficulty maintaining his balance as he exited the truck.

Eley said Johnson showed signs of being intoxicated and admitted to having had a couple of drinks earlier in the day.

Eley said as he began talking to him, he began wandering off, requiring Eley to chase after him.

Johnson agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests and failed. He was arrested for aggravated DWI, driving on a suspended or revoked license, careless driving and duration of evidence. Then a portable breathalyzer was administered. Johnson blew a .188 on the test.

Once Eley learned that Johnson has six prior convictions, he secured a bench warrant so blood could be drawn for alcohol testing.

Johnson is being held at McKinley County Adult Detention Center on a $5000 cash bond.