Shawndell Antonio
Feb. 7, 12:45 pm
DWI
McKinley County Sheriff Deputy Lorenzo Guerrero was dispatched to the area near Deadhorse Saloon on State Highway 566 in connection with a possible drunk driver.
Antonio, 24, of Thoreau, N.M. had been stopped by a different deputy for failure to maintain his lane. He was seated behind the steering wheel and showed signs of being intoxicated. When he was told to exit the vehicle, Guerrero said, Antonio had to lean against his car to brace himself. Guerrero said he also noticed several open containers of alcohol in his vehicle.
Antonio at first agreed to take a field sobriety test but midway through it said he didn’t want to take it. He also refused to take a breath alcohol test. Since he was stopped on reservation land, he was turned over to Navajo Tribal Police for prosecution.
Tedra Allen
Feb. 5, 6:00 pm
Aggravated DWI (Second offense)
McKinley County Sheriff Deputy Frank Villa Jr. said he was dispatched to the Sun Alley Apartments on Woodrow Avenue in connection with a possible drunk driver.
When he got there, he talked with Wilhelm Jymison, who said he had been driving south on U.S. Highway 491 when he was rear ended by a car that then sped away. He said he followed the car to the apartment complex and watched as Allen got out. While following her, he had also contacted police.
Allen, 37, of Tsaile, admitted that she had rear ended the other car and then drove away. She said her boyfriend, who was a passenger in her car, told her to “go, go, go” after she had rear ended the other car.
She agreed to take the standard field sobriety tests and failed, at which time she was charged with DWI. Later, she agreed to take the breath alcohol test and posted samples of .17 and .18.
David Thomas Yazzie
Feb. 2, 2:45 am
DWI (Third offense)
Gallup Police Officer Richard Rangel said he was on routine patrol when he saw a vehicle parked on the side of the road on Munoz Overpass.
When he went over to the vehicle, he discovered that the driver, Yazzie, 36, of Gallup, was asleep behind the wheel with the engine running. When Yazzie woke up, he moved the vehicle a few feet before he stopped.
Rangel said Yazzie showed signs of being intoxicated. When he was asked how much he had that evening, Yazzie admitted to drinking 11 beers. He refused to take a field sobriety test, so he was charged with DWI.
When asked about his children, Yazzie said they were at home. When police checked on the children, ages five through 14, they found them alone so Yazzie was charged with five counts of abandonment of children.
He later agreed to take a breath alcohol test and posted samples of .12 and .13.
Vanessa Roberts
Feb. 1, 12:45 pm
DWI
Gallup Police Officer Alana Bradley said she was dispatched to the Big Cheese Parking lot in connection with a report of a suspected drunk driver.
The call came from an employee of the nearby Long John Silvers restaurant who said Roberts, 45, of Vanderwagen, N.M., had paid for food and had then driven away without picking it up.
Bradley said she found Robert’s vehicle at Big Cheese and saw she showed signs of being intoxicated. She said there was another passenger in the vehicle who was also highly intoxicated. She said she also noticed open containers of alcoholic beverages on the console.
Roberts refused to take the standard field sobriety tests as well as the breath alcohol test. She said she went to the casino with her husband and went off the wagon and drank one drink.
An employee of Long Johns Silver came up to the car while Bradley and Roberts were talking and gave her back the money she had paid for her food. He told Bradley he had a hard time understanding her order because of her slurred speech.
Roberts was then transported to the Gallup McKinley County Adult Detention Center for booking.
Demetrius Shirley
Jan. 24, 10:54 pm
Aggravated DWI (second offense)
Gallup Patrolman Richard Rangel said he stopped Shirley because one of his front headlights were out.
When he approached Shirley, 33, of Fort Defiance, Ariz., he noticed signs he was intoxicated and Shirley admitted to having consumed four cans of beer that night. Rangel said he also noticed open liquor bottles on the car’s console.
He agreed to take the standard field sobriety test and failed and was charged with DWI. He refused to take a breath alcohol test.