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One dies in I-40 semi-truck crash

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Staff Reports

A semi-truck driver was declared dead after he rolled his truck while traveling eastbound on Interstate 40 Feb. 22.

New Mexico State Police investigated the crash that occurred at about 5:15 am, near mile marker 65, east of Prewitt. N.M.

The initial investigation revealed that the semi-truck was driven by...

WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Chancey Martinez
Feb. 9, 12:53
Aggravated DWI

As the driver of a dark-colored Nissan truck neared the intersection of Midway Drive and Pittsburgh Loop, and was about to go to sleep in the middle of the intersection, a caller reported the scene to Metro Dispatch.

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Davis was dispatched to the scene where he found the suspect vehicle. He walked up to the window and woke the driver, Chancey Martinez, 53, no address listed. As Martinez rolled down the window, Davis noted a strong smell of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle.

Martinez had trouble turning off the vehicle. He told Davis he consumed an unspecified amount of Bud Light prior to stepping...

Navajo man in court for charges related to shooting in Coolidge

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ALBUQUERQUE – Peter Oka, 30, of Coolidge,   N.M., and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared for his preliminary and detention hearing for charges of use of a firearm during a crime of violence, assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm, and assault resulting in serious bodily harm Feb. 10.

The court ordered Oka detained pending trial.

According to a criminal complaint, on Jan. 26, Oka allegedly got into an argument with the occupants of a house located on the Navajo Nation reservation. Oka allegedly retrieved a firearm and fired multiple rounds into the ceiling.

He allegedly pointed the firearm at John Doe, shooting him multiple times. Oka...

Carjacking suspect arrested after collision with police units

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Officer sustains minor injuries

A carjacking in broad daylight led to a police chase and the arrest of Jeremy Cowboy, of Mentmore, Feb. 15.

According to a news release, the victim, who was at Hampton Inn west, 111 Twin Buttes Rd., told Metro Dispatch shortly after 1 pm that a Native American man pointed a handgun at her, and stole her blue Ford Escape SUV.

It wasn’t long before deputies from the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office located the stolen vehicle on the east side of Gallup.

The deputies followed the Escape through the Indian Hills and Red Hills neighborhoods and initiated a pursuit.

However, they lost sight of the vehicle, but only briefly.

A short time later, Gallup...

Gunshots lead Gallup Police to residence, arrest

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Four Gallup Police officers found themselves untangling several witness reports after an incident with a firearm led them to a residence on Lookout Avenue late Feb. 12.

Officers Matthew Strandy, Richard Rangel, Patrick Largo, and Sgt. Matthew Graham were stationed on a call on the 2700 block of Lookout Avenue when they heard a gunshot come from a residence across the street from them.

The officers created a perimeter around the residence. As they did so, they heard Dana Chandler, 33, of Gallup, shouting about dogs barking at a nearby residence.

Strandy, Rangel, and Graham went through a neighboring yard and laid eyes on Chandler shouting at the dogs while standing outside of his back...

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