The legal limit is .08.
Ryan Gene Plummer
June 17, 8:30 pm
2nd DWI, Aggravated
Things got a little wild when Gallup Police Department Officer arrived to the scene of a DWI traffic stop to assist three other officers. Plummer was reportedly in possession of an 18-pack of Budweiser that was stolen from the Giant Shell station, 3798 E. Historic Hwy 66.
Officer Dominic Molina said Plummer failed to stop at two red lights before he came to a stop. He also fought with the sergeant who went to handcuff him. And it turns out the 2016 KIA he was driving was reported as stolen.
Plummer, 30, refused both the field sobriety and breath tests. In addition to his DWI charge, Plummer was also charged with receiving or transferring a stolen motor vehicle; driving while license is suspended/revoked; receiving stolen property; resisting, evading or obstructing an officer; and obedience to traffic control devices.
Tushawa James
June 8, 11:39 pm
3rd DWI, Aggravated
According to a report, GPD Officer Dominic Molina noticed a gold vehicle traveling eastbound on Hwy 66. Two of the three passengers were not wearing seatbelts, including the driver. The vehicle struck the curb when pulling over for the officer on Second Street.
The driver, James, 36, smelled strongly of alcohol, had bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred his words, and did not have his license, insurance, or registration on him. The passengers also appeared to be intoxicated. There was an open bottle of vodka in the car. When James exited the car he dropped a baggie of marijuana. He refused field sobriety and breath tests.
Devin Casey Sam
June 7, 6:01 pm
DWI
GDP officer Joe Roanhorse was dispatched to Lincoln Ave and Ninth in reference to an accident without injuries. Sam, 21, driver of a silver Chevy Cavalier, had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, and smelled of alcohol. He claimed that while another car made a U-turn, the two vehicles side-swiped one another.
Sam failed the field sobriety tests and blew a .02 during the breath tests. He admitted to taking “about 10” Benadryl pills, according to the report.
Marcus Sean Henry
June 6, 10:46 pm
DWI, Aggravated
GDP Officer Dominic Molina was dispatched to the area of the Golden Corral, in reference to a speeding, reckless driver. While in the area of 1118 W. Wilson, a white Pontiac G6 nearly collided with Molina’s vehicle, running onto the curb in an attempt to avoid collision. Henry, 21, smelled strongly of alcohol, and had bloodshot, watery eyes. He failed field sobriety tests and blew a .19 and .20 during breath tests.
Tom MacCleon
June 4, 3 am
2nd DWI, Aggravated
McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jasmine Jaramillo was dispatched to Tohlakai Shell Gas Station, US 491, in reference to a man passed out behind the wheel of a car.
Joined by Deputy Arnold Noriega, Jaramillo approached the car, noticing MacCleon, 27, passed out with his foot on the brake. After Jaramillo knocked on the window, MacCleon woke up. He smelled of alcohol, according to the report. He failed field sobriety tests and blew .08 and .07 during the breath tests. He possessed marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Kayla M. Hayes
June 4, 12:18 am
DWI
GPD Officer Dominic Molina was dispatched to the area of 1018 E. Mesa in reference to a fight. On his search, Molina trailed and pulled over a white vehicle with a tail-light out at 705 E. Montoya Blvd.
The driver, Hayes, 25, smelled of alcohol, slurred her words, and had blood on her jacket sleeve. Hayes claimed she’d been in a fight with her boyfriend at 1018 E. Mesa. She failed field sobriety tests, and blew .14 and .12 and during breath tests.
Edison Morgan
May 23, 10:05 am
DWI, Aggravated
GPD Officer Daniel Brown was dispatched to 980 US Route 491 in reference to a crash involving a drunk driver. The complainant, a security guard with Western NM Security, was at the scene.
According to the report, he approached a Chevy and noticed Morgan, 49, asleep in the driver’s seat, as well as two passengers, also passed out. During the security guard’s attempt to take the keys, Morgan attempted to drive the car away, crashing into a Nissan. The security guard pepper-sprayed Morgan’s eyes.
According to Brown, when he arrived on the scene, he found Morgan slouched in his car, drooling; he slurred his speech. The car emanated the scent of alcohol. There was an open vodka container inside. Morgan failed the field sobriety tests and blew .24, .21, and .20 during the breath tests.
Mario A. Lozano-Herrera
May 8, 1 am
DWI
Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to 710 Ray Ave in Gamerco, in reference to a truck that had crashed into a camper trailer. When Sgt. Eric Jim arrived, Lozano-Herrera was stuck. Jim said in his report that he observed Lozano-Herrera back his Ford F250 into a fence.
Lozano-Herrera, 23, admitted to consuming two to three beers, plus a shot of liquor. He didn’t fare well on the field sobriety tests and blew a .12, twice, during the breath tests.
Jim noted in his report that he found open containers of beer in Lozano-Herrera’s truck, and that he found a “bag containing a green leafy substance, marijuana, a small digital scale, and a pipe.”
Kevin Cooper Benally
May 7, 10:40 pm
Aggravated DWI
After being reported on for reckless driving, which included running drivers off the roadway on US 491, Benally apparently needed a nap. So, he stopped his vehicle in the middle of the northbound right lane on US 491, and proceeded to take a nap.
When MCSO Sgt. Jim approached Benally his vehicle was still running, and he was out cold. Another deputy attempted to unlock the door with a device, but to no avail. Benally woke up, and the black KIA rolled forward when he released his foot from the brake.
Benally, 23, rolled down the window, allowing deputies enough time to turn off his car and take his keys away. Jim noted in his report that Benally had red watery eyes and reeked of booze. He blew a .17 and .16 during the breath tests, double the legal limit, earning him the “aggravated” status.
Flora Koiyaquaptewa
April 24, 3:51 am
DWI
Koiyaquaptewa picked a precarious place to pass out – the I-40 eastbound exit ramp at Mile Marker 20. GPD Officer Anthony Seciwa tried multiple times to wake the woman up. And when she finally woke up, she drove through the intersection and made a left turn northbound on to the Munoz overpass.
She then got back onto the freeway, heading westbound. Seciwa stated in his report that she drove under a mile before stopping for police. When he approached her, Seciwa asked if she was alright, and Koiyaquaptewa reportedly responded by saying “yes” and asked “why?”
Koiyaquaptewa, 31, showed the signs of intoxication and didn’t fare well on field sobriety tests. An open container of Bud Light was found on the floor on the front passenger side. She screamed and kicked the doors to Seciwa’s police unit, saying they needed a warrant to search her vehicle. When given the breath tests, she blew a .14 and .12.