Lorena Tso
Nov. 8, 10:46 pm
3rd DWI, Aggravated
McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Lorenzo A. Guerrero responded to a call from MCSO Deputy Roxanne Slim about an intoxicated driver on Interstate 40. Slim had noticed a vehicle straying from its lane, and made a traffic stop.
When Guerrero arrived at the scene, he saw an intoxicated Tso, 43, holding on to her truck bed for balance, according to the police report. Tso admitted to drinking two long island iced teas prior to driving her car that night. Tso failed two field tests, and a breath test for her measured at 0.16 g/210L, and 0.15 g/210L.
Armondo Eddie
Nov. 2, 7:21 pm
4th DWI, Aggravated
Gallup Police Department Officer Andrew Thayer was dispatched to 1717 South Second Street after a call about a drunk driver in the parking lot of Rocket Liquors.
When Thayer spotted the car, the suspects began driving away. Thayer stopped the car and approached Eddie, 33, who had watery red eyes and smelled like alcohol, according to the police report.
Eddie submitted to three field sobriety tests, and struggled on each. He then submitted to three additional tests, and showed signs of intoxication on those as well. Eddie took a breath test and blew a 0.21 and a 0.23. He was then transported to jail and booked for the DWI.
Christopher Morgan
Nov 2, 10:15 pm
1st DWI, Aggravated
GPD Officer Thayer was driving by the Ranchito Motel when he heard a man yelling at a car that was driving away, according to the police report.
Thayer spoke to the man and learned that the driver in question was his brother Morgan, 28. Thayer went after the car and noticed it traveling slowly and straying from the lane. Morgan pulled into a McDonalds parking lot, where Thayer stopped and approached him.
Morgan appeared intoxicated, according to the police report. Morgan was arrested after showing signs of intoxication six sobriety tests. He refused to take a breath test.
Luke McCorkey
Oct. 31, 6:55 pm
3rd DWI, Aggravated
GPD Officer Cindy Romancito was traveling on Highway 66 when she got a call from an officer about a possible drunk driver.
Romancito arrived at Coal Avenue and 6th Street, where Sgt. Bennie Gaona was administering a breath test to McCorkey, 44. The test results showed a level of 0.233.
When Romancito attempted to perform additional field sobriety tests, McCorkey refused. Romancito arrested McCorkey following his refusal.
Myron L. Watchman
Oct 29, 1:49 am
1st DWI, Aggravated
GPD Officer Steven Eldridge was heading west on Highway 66 when he saw headlights approaching him, from a car going the wrong way down a one-way street. Eldridge pulled over the vehicle and made contact with Watchman, 29.
Watchman was bleeding from his mouth, an injury he claimed was from a woman’s boyfriend, according to the police report. While talking, Eldridge noticed the smell of alcohol in the car. Watchman showed signs of intoxication on three field sobriety tests, and later registered 0.21G/210L and 0.2G/210L on a breath test.
Gabrielle T. Yazzie
Oct. 28, 6:06 pm
DWI, Aggravated
GPD Officer Daniel Brown found Yazzie, 26, on West Maloney and Allison Road after hearing reports of an intoxicated driver in a car matching hers. Yazzie’s vehicle and another vehicle had been in a collision, with heavy damage to each car, according to the police report.
Yazzie allegedly told Brown that “she is so drunk” and to “take her in, go ahead,” according to the police report. Brown found Yazzie to appear highly intoxicated and her statements to be nonsensical, according to the report. Yazzie initially agreed to a breath test but later refused.