A man who had an outstanding warrant was arrested after the police found him with a gun.
On Oct. 5, around 7 pm, Gallup Police Officer Darius Johnson was dispatched to the Gas Up at 928 E. Hwy. 66 after a man was allegedly threatening people with a taser.
When Johnson arrived at the scene, he began his search for a man who was later identified as Tomithy Naswood. Naswood, 28, was reportedly wearing all black clothing, and he had allegedly headed east after the altercation at the gas station.
As Johnson was checking the area, Officer Iris Pinero spoke to the station’s security guard, who said Naswood was last seen at a nearby Taco Bell.
Officers found Naswood walking west on Aztec Avenue behind the restaurant.
As the officers approached him Naswood tried to walk away, but the officers were able to use their cars to block his path.
When Johnson spoke to Naswood he refused to give the officer his name. In his report Johnson noted that Naswood tried to walk away from him and that he appeared nervous and kept reaching inside his pockets. When Naswood finally did give Johnson a name, he said his name was Daniel Naswood.
After getting this amount of information Jonson asked Naswood for his date of birth, and the man said he couldn’t remember his birthday. But he did say that he was 29 years old. Johnson asked Naswood why he didn’t remember his birthday if he could remember his age, but Naswood couldn’t answer the question.
He continued to refuse to answer Johnson’s questions, and according to his report Johnson began to suspect that Naswood may have an outstanding warrant.
Johnson placed Naswood in handcuffs and told him that he was going to be detained because he was hiding his identity.
Officer Cindy Romancito placed Naswood’s black backpack on the tailgate of Johnson’s patrol car and opened it to check for any weapons or drugs. Inside, the officers found papers with Naswood’s name on them.
When they ran his name through Metro Dispatch it came back with a warrant out of McKinley County District Court.
The officers continued to search through Naswood’s backpack, and that’s when they found a handgun. They checked the weapon’s sserial number and discovered it had been reported stolen from the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office.
Naswood was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. His preliminary examination is scheduled for Nov. 1.
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