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WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Leroy Parker

May 20, 4:27 pm

Aggravated DWI (Third)

A two-vehicle crash led to Leroy Parker, 53, no address listed, being arrested for his third DWI.

McKinley County Deputy Frank Villa was dispatched to the intersection of Cedar Bluff Road and State Highway 118 after a call came in reporting the...

Man reportedly leaves psychedelic smoothie within child’s reach

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A man called the police after a child in his care allegedly drank a smoothie containing  pure psychedelic mushrooms.

On May 11, around 6:01 pm, Russel Boardman, 41, called the Gallup Police Department saying that a child needed help after sipping on the reported hallucinating-inducing concoction.

According to the police report, Metro Dispatch had a hard time understanding Boardman, but they did hear a woman screaming in the background.

Gallup Police Officer Jarad Albert arrived at the 1400 block of Romero Circle around 6:06 pm. When he entered the house, he saw Boardman lying on a bed with a small child on his chest. According to Albert’s criminal complaint, the six-year-old child...

Man shot dead on Dani Avenue ID’d

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A candlelight vigil was held by the grieving family of shooting victim Byron Begay May 18, who was shot dead by an unknown assailant more than a week ago.

This family’s nightmare began May 10, around noon, when Gallup Police were called to the Cliffside Apartments, 602 Dani Dr., based on eye witnesses saying that a man had been shot.

Officers arrived at the apartments and discovered an unresponsive man, who was later identified as Begay, 32, of Churchrock, lying in the road. He had at least two gunshot wounds to the torso area.

Officers administered CPR, however Begay was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to the police report, witnesses said that the suspect(s) fled the...

Couple arrested for abusing a baby

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A woman called the police after she realized a relative and his girlfriend were allegedly abusing a baby.

On May 12, around 11:38 pm, Gallup Police Officer Matthew Strandy arrived at the Gallup Indian Medical Center, 516 E. Nizhoni Blvd., because the hospital staff had called in a child abuse report regarding an 18-month-old baby boy.

When he got to the hospital, Strandy met with a woman who said Eric Begay and his girlfriend Jessica Haley had abused the infant.

The woman explained that when she got home around 9 pm that night, she heard a loud thud in the children’s room, and she heard the baby begin to cry.

When she went into the bedroom she met the two older children, 12 and...

CO arrested for sex with inmate

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CIBOLA COUNTY, NM - On May 19, New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau agents were requested by the New Mexico State Police Uniform Bureau to investigate a former Western New Mexico Correctional Facility correctional officer for having sex with a female inmate.

Agents learned that on or about April 26, the New Mexico Department of Corrections Security Threat Investigations Unit (STIU) began an investigation on then CO Robert Smith, 37, of Milan, N.M., for bringing contraband into the prison and giving it to female inmates.  Through investigation, they also learned that Smith had an ongoing relationship and had been engaging in sexual acts with a female inmate.

STIU told agents...

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