Lionel Chavez

Oct. 19, 3:58 am
DWI

McKinley County Sheriff Deputy Roane Alan was on patrol when he received a call that said sheriff’s office deputies were dispatched to the 44-mile marker of I-40 in reference to a stolen vehicle that was being followed by the registered owner.

As Alan responded to the call, he heard from Metro Dispatch how a green car had gotten off I-40 onto Highway 118 and then back onto I-40 near exit 33 and was now traveling west in the eastbound lane.

Alan told Dispatch he was stationary at the 26-mile marker and proceeded to get the Nissan Sentra to stop after it passed him. The Sentra continued to travel west in the eastbound lane of I-40 and nearly...

Numerous cases, multiple dismissals

Michael Gruber, 30, of Gallup, has found himself inside a courtroom once again.

The latest charges on Oct. 17 include one count of criminal damage to property over $1,000, two counts of aggravated stalking, and three counts of resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer.

Gruber first appeared in Gallup Magistrate Court on Oct. 18, with a motion hearing following on Oct. 23. The preliminary examination is slated for Oct. 30.

PREVIOUS HISTORY

According to New Mexico Courts, Gruber has cases going back to July 2007. In the first case, Gruber was charged with battery against a household member and resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer. That...

ALBUQUERQUE – Darrell Desiderio, 42, and Ervin Yazzie, 41, both of Tohlakai, N.M., have been indicted for first-degree murder and other crimes of violence in Indian Country.






A federal grand jury in Albuquerque indicted Desiderio and Yazzie on July 26. The indictment charges Desiderio and Yazzie with first-degree murder, kidnapping resulting in death, and conspiracy to commit kidnapping.






The indictment alleges that Desiderio and Yazzie committed these offenses on June 7. The two defendants allegedly tricked the victim into driving them to a remote area where Desiderio allegedly said they could find women willing to party. When they reached the location, Desiderio allegedly...

CHILD ABUSE

Yah-ta-hey, Oct. 15

McKinley County Sheriff Deputy Monty Yazzie said he was dispatched to a house in Yah-Ta-Hey about 11:46 pm Oct. 15 after a woman called in saying her daughter was abusing her child.

Yazzie said when he arrived at the residence, all the lights were out, but when he knocked on the door, he thought he heard a dog whimpering inside. As the whimpering continued, he said he realized it was coming from a small child.

At that point, a woman, later identified as Taylor Natonie, 26, opened the door. Yazzie explained why he was there and Natonie asked who had called the police and Yazzie told her it was her mother.

He said Natonie showed signs of being...