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WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Delski Bills

May 6, 4:53 pm

Aggravated DWI

McKinley County Sheriff Deputy Terence Willie said he was at one of the roadblocks set up to prevent cars from entering the city because of the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus at the time.

The roadblock was at the intersection of the Twin Buttes Road and Highway...

Authorities seek missing woman in Cibola County

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CIBOLA COUNTY — The Cibola County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a woman who has not been seen since June 12.

Deputies from the department have been looking for Elaine Vigil, 54, of San Rafael.

Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace says the department has searched extensively in a three-mile radius between her home, her ex-husband’s home and her son’s home to no avail.

“We do not believe foul play is involved in any of this,” Mace said.

Mace said there have been no leads on the case as of June 16.

“We’ve brought search dogs, cadaver dogs, we’ve used drones a Global Positioning System tracker, 20 to 30 people on foot, horseback, and ATV’s,” Mace said.

The...

Gallup Police issue missing person alert

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The Gallup Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating Tiffany Erica Gray, 35, of Gallup.


She was last seen on June 20 at Days Inn West, 1603 W. Hwy. 66, in Gallup. She was wearing a white shirt and black pants at the time of disappearance.


Gray is described as 5’3”, 160 pounds with brown eyes and waist-length black hair. She has a “DITTO” tattoo on her right tricep and three dots below her right eye.


Gray was last seen driving a black 2015 Chevy Blazer with a cracked windshield and a feather hanging from the rear-view mirror. Her intended destination is unknown.


If you have any information on the whereabouts of Tiffany Erica Gray, please contact the...

Repeat domestic violence offender sentenced to 30 years

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Convicted of assault against wife on Ute Reservation

DURANGO, Colo. — United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced June 8, that David Sidney Wells, age 44, of Towaoc, Colo., was sentenced to serve 360 months  in federal prison, followed by 10 years on supervised release, for committing a violent sexual and physical assault against his wife on the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation.  The FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs joined in the announcement.

According to court documents, as well as facts presented during trial and sentencing, Wells became angry with his wife at their shared residence on the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation.  As his wife attempted to flee, Wells...

WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Justin Stephenson

May 29, 10:04 pm

DWI

Justin Stephenson, 39, of Pachuta, Miss., was arrested at a local hospital after he had an auto accident of U.S. Highway 264 at about the 16 mile marker.

He said he was coming from Window Rock and admitted he “sipped on a beer” shortly before driving.

He agreed to take a field sobriety test and was given a verbal test to count backwards. When he missed a number, he was arrested for DWI. He later took a breath alcohol test and posted two samples of .13.  He was charged with reckless driving and driving 92 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone.

Stephenson was released on his own recognizance by a judge.

 

Walter Lee

March 8, 11:25...

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