The legal limit is .08.
Betty Joe
March 19, 10:42 pm
7th DWI, Aggravated
Joe, 63, of Window Rock was arrested for her seventh DWI this past weekend. She already had a suspended license; however, that didn’t stop her from taking to the road after drinking 30 bottles of Budweiser that day, according to her testimony in the report. Perhaps unsurprisingly, she crashed her vehicle eastbound on Interstate 40 around the 30 mile marker.
She stated to a responding deputy that she had planned to kill herself, at the same location her brother had perished, at a location on I-40. Her slurred speech, and odorous breath verified to responding McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Task Force Supervisor Tammy Houghtaling that the suspect was indeed currently drunk.
The deputy asked if she was injured, to which the drunk driver responded by lifting her shirt up and shaking her belly at the deputy cryptically. Houghtaling called an ambulance. Med Star EMTs checked her out and asked her if she wished to be transported to the hospital, but Joe refused. She also refused field sobriety testz, stating that “I’m drunk, and I know I’m going to be arrested anyways.”
The deputy had her transported to the hospital in order to have her checked for the suicidal statements. She was cleared, and the hospital also requested that she come back for a mental evaluation. She blew .23/.22 during the breath tests.
Kristie Willis
Mar. 15, 8:48 pm
2nd DWI, Aggravated
Gallup Police Department Officer John Gonzales responded to a call from a concerned citizen who reported a possible drunk driver at Allsups, 1801 South 2nd St. in Gallup. Gonzales located the truck and turned on his lights, getting out of his patrol car. The vehicle took off as the officer approached the driver. According to the report, the officer followed the vehicle, with his lights flashing.
The vehicle then pulled into the Amigo car dealership at 1900 S. 2nd St. Once again, the officer got out and approached the vehicle. He found Willis in the driver’s seat. When asked why she drove away, Willis replied that, “I was trying to find a clear place to stop.” The woman passed her driver’s license to the officer, and admitted to having a few beers.
Willis agreed to perform the field sobriety tests, but advised that her right leg was numb, due to diabetes. As Willis failed each test, she admitted to the officers she could not perform them. “I had too much to drink,” she said, according to the report. She blew 0.17/.017.
Dewayne Sheldon Williams
Mar. 14, 6 pm
Aggravated DWI
A minor accident, at Verdi Drive and Aztec Avenue was probably preventable, if only the driver of one of the vehicles had the common sense to sober up, before getting behind the wheel.
GPD Officer Joe Roanhorse assisted other officers at the scene. He questioned one of the drivers, Williams, 26, who was suspected of intoxication, according to the report. Sheldon admitted to drinking a can of “Fosters,” and couldn’t pass the officer’s initial tests. He refused to take the full field sobriety tests, and stated “No, I want my lawyer present.”
Sheldon was placed under arrest, based on his refusal, and booked for aggravated DWI. Officer Harland Soseeah took over the accident investigation. No breath test result is listed in the report.
Kanan Clark
Mar. 11, 9:01 pm
Aggravated DWI
Clark, 23, was stopped by Officer Francis Collins, and Officer Dominic Molina of the Gallup Police Department after he was spotted driving recklessly up on the curb along Highway 66, heading east, according to the report. The pursuit lasted until the vehicle rolled to a stop at 1203 E. Hwy. 66 near the Church’s Chicken restaurant.
The suspect exited the vehicle quickly, and emitted a strong odor of alcohol in the presence of the officers. Reportedly behaving like a drunk person, and speaking with slurred speech, he kept handing Molina a Walmart Gift Card whenever they asked for his driver’s license. He would not answer the officer’s questions.
Collins decided to conduct the field sobriety tests, but wished to find a safer place to do so. He escorted the suspect to the parking lot of the Church’s Chicken. Clark failed the majority of the tests, and was placed under arrest. He blew .22/.25/.23 at the Gallup police department.
Bernard E Long
Mar. 11, 2:39 pm
3rd DWI, Aggravated
Long, 31, was stopped by Officer Chaz Troncoso, of the Gallup Police Department, after being tipped off by a concerned citizen who noticed a possible drunk driver. The witness wanted to make sure the driver was caught, so they tailed him, in their own vehicle. “You caught me,” slurred Long, after officers stopped the vehicle at 1717 W. 2nd St. His bloodshot, watery eyes, and odorous breath were signs he was indeed intoxicated. The report also states that he admitted to drinking a 4-pack of Budweiser.
Long decided to further admit to officers he had drugs on him, and dumped a bag of marijuana out of his boot in front of the officers. They began field sobriety tests. He could not put his feet together while standing, for the first test. He refused any further test, according to the report. He was placed under arrest, and officers discovered at that time, an outstanding warrant for his arrest on another charge.
He began spitting, yelled racial slurs repeatedly, and directed profanity at the officers, the report states. He was also cited for possession of a prohibited substance, lack of a driver’s license, and lack of registration. No breath test results were recorded in the report.
Ryan Hosteen
Feb. 26, 1:05 am
2nd DWI
Deputy Joseph Begay of McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, located a vehicle reported for speeding at the intersection of State Highways 118 and 566. The deputy proceeded to follow the vehicle for a while to determine if it needed to be stopped for investigation. The driver crossed across the double yellow line three times, which indicated that they might be intoxicated.
Begay made the stop, and approached the vehicle, watching as it bobbed up and down. The driver, Hosteen, 29, was trying to crawl into the back seat. When asked what he thought he was doing, the driver stated “I wasn’t driving.”
There was no one else in the vehicle, according to the report.
The deputy told the man sitting in the backseat of his own car that he had already observed him in the driver’s seat. It was then that Hosteen sheepishly admitted he already received a DWI, and didn’t want to be caught driving drunk again. He refused to take field sobriety tests.
“I already failed the test” he stated, according to the deputy’s report. Hosteen was also cited for driving with a suspended license, driving without insurance, and open container. He blew .15/.15.
Kamra Frank
Feb. 13, 1:12 am
DWI
GPD Officer Darius Johnson stopped behind a stalled vehicle at 800 Gomez Dr. in Gallup to investigate. Two drunken adults, including one who was later discovered to be the drunk driver, Frank, 31, were stranded on the side of the road with a bent axle and a flat tire. They were accompanied by a female child, 7.
The adults were milling around the vehicle as Johnson approached to see if he could assist. They tried to dismiss the officer immediately, stating that they did not need any help, and they were just having vehicle problems. The adults appeared intoxicated, and the officer noticed that there were several bottles of hard liquor and beer strewn around the inside of the car.
The officer inquired to find out if they needed medical attention, before conducting field sobriety tests. Both adults failed. Frank began crying profusely and argued with the officer, according to the police report.
Frank stated that her son, a child, was in the back of the vehicle. The child could not be located for reasons not listed in the report. After refusing to finish the tests, Frank began assaulting the plexiglass cage inside the squad car, violently. She had been arrested for refusal to perform the field sobriety tests. She admitted to driving the vehicle, and hitting the curb, causing the tire to blow out. She blew .20/.19.