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WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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The legal limit is .08.

Christopher Bitsilly

June 18, 5:45 pm

3rd DWI, Aggravated

McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Eric Jim headed south on US 491 in response to a potential drunk driver in a gold GMC Sierra. Jim noticed the vehicle heading northbound, trailed by a Forest Service vehicle, which flashed its lights at Jim, near the 2-mile marker. The suspect driver continued to drive for about a mile after Jim turned on his lights and siren; he stopped near the 4-mile marker.

The driver, Bitsilly, 39, had red, watery eyes and smelled of alcohol. When asked if he had anything to drink, he responded, “Just this one,” as he held up an open can of Coors Light. Eventually he admitted to having more than 12 beers. He failed the field sobriety tests and blew .25 twice during breath tests.

Javis Frank

June 18, 1:25 am

DWI, Aggravated

Gallup Police Department Officer John Gonzales was dispatched to Hwy 602 and Park regarding someone waving down a Community Support Aid. He found a white Pontiac at the intersection of Hwy 602 and Second Street. Gonzales followed the vehicle, which was swerving southbound until the 28-mile marker.

Frank, 27, was instructed to come to the rear of the vehicle. He smelled of alcohol, slurred his words, and had bloodshot watery eyes. He denied drinking, and refused field sobriety tests. Frank blew .17 and .19 during the breath tests.

Tonieka Jean Tsosie

June 16, 2:08 am

DWI

While on patrol, GPD Officer Jessie Diaz passed the Days Inn at 1603 W. Hwy 66, and observed a vehicle traveling eastbound with a headlight out. It then turned onto Arnold Street without a turn signal.

Tsosie, 27, the driver, smelled of alcohol, slurred her speech, and had bloodshot, watery eyes. She failed field sobriety tests and blew .09 twice during the breath tests.

Reyes Gonzalez

June 18, 2:22 am

DWI, Aggravated

GPD Officer Dominic Molina noticed a silver car parked in the alley between Chainsaw City and Taco Bell. As Molina turned his vehicle around to go check on the vehicle, it began to leave the parking lot of Chainsaw City, driving off the curb and scratching its exhaust pipes as it did so. It traveled eastbound on Highway 66, holding up traffic as it swerved, driving far below the speed limit.

Molina stopped the vehicle in the parking lot of Giant Central, 1223 E. Hwy 66. Gonzalez, 41, smelled of alcohol, slurred his speech, and had bloodshot and watery eyes. He said he’d been drinking at the Shalimar. He refused field tests and breath testing. There were three open containers in the car.

Gonzalez and his girlfriend, Jocelyn S. Keeswood, had left three children, ages 2, 8, and 14 in a motel room. Keeswood, 35, was charged with three counts of child abandonment. Gonzalez was also charged with three-counts child abandonment.

Harrison Yazzie

May 29, 10:30 pm

DWI, Aggravated

GPD Officer Chris Molina was forced to stop his vehicle in order to avoid hitting a Chevy truck trying to pull out of Louis Lane. Molina pulled Yazzie, 58, over in the parking lot of the Arrowhead Lodge, 1115 E. Hwy 66. Yazzie slurred his speech and smelled of alcohol. He failed field sobriety tests and refused breath testing.

Harold Gray

May 16, 8:04 am

3rd DWI, Aggravated

GPD Officer Daniel Brown was dispatched to the intersection of North Third Street and West Maloney Avenue regarding a crash with injuries. At the scene, Brown found a silver Chevy Camaro with Arizona plates and front-end damage, and a blue Nissan pickup with rear-end damage.

The Nissan driver said he was rear-ended at a red light, “then he seen stars,” according to the report.

Gray, 44, was sitting on the curb after getting medical attention. There were two open beer cans in the car. He smelled of alcohol and claimed “those guys” were driving. A witness said it did not appear that Gray climbed from the back of the car, as Gray had claimed. The witness said two other people also exited the vehicle.

Gray was transported to the Gallup Indian Medical Center on a gurney. He refused testing. Witness statements lead Brown to believe Gray was indeed the driver.

Sherwin Begay

May 27, 12:40 am

5th DWI, Aggravated

GPD Officer Dominic Molina was dispatched to Highway 602 and Aztec Avenue in reference to a crash with injuries. At the scene, Molina found a black Nissan with its front end in the back of a silver Dodge Ram. Begay, the driver of the Nissan, was standing outside.

Begay, 65, smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot, watery eyes. He was speaking slowly and slurring. When asked if he had been drinking, he said he had a few beers. When asked how many, he said “a half a pint of Whiskey.”

Begay failed field sobriety tests and blew .25 and .26 during breath tests.

Leanderson Gaddy

May 27, 6:29 pm

DWI

GPD Officer Terrance Peyketewa was dispatched to Giant on Second Street in reference to a fight involving thrown rocks and a grey sedan. While in that area, he was dispatched to Allsup’s in reference to an intoxicated driver at a gas pump in a gray sedan. On arriving, Peketewa saw a grey Ford Taurus with Arizona plates heading away from Allsup’s and into the driveway of 222 Nizhoni Blvd. The car’s rear stoplight was out.

The passenger had a bleeding laceration on his forehead. The driver, Gaddy, 24, had red bloodshot eyes, slurred his speech, and smelled of alcohol. He failed field sobriety tests and blew .13 twice during breath testing.