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Continental Divide man jailed on domestic abuse charge

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Suspect out on $1,000 cash surety bond

A Continental Divide man sent to jail June 22 on an aggravated battery on a household member charge was jailed and immediately bonded out the same day, officials said.

Delray Largo, 31, was taken into custody after McKinley County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call about a female thrown down some stairs, according to a police report by Christopher Tsosie. The assailant refused to cooperate with deputies when it came time for explanations, according to a police report on the matter. The incident took place in Continental Divide at 1:25 am.

“…I saw a female approach me crying and holding her right arm,” Tsosie wrote. “I recognized the voice and upon close contact identified the female … ”

The police report states that Yazzie and the victim got into a physical altercation after they returned from an evening at dinner. The victim, according to the police report, stated that she wanted to go back home to Crownpoint, but Largo apparently didn’t want her to and took her car keys. That apparently fueled Largo’s bad attitude, the report suggests.

“[The victim] stated that Delray just took her car keys and threw her the key ring,” Tsosie wrote. “I asked [her] if she was OK and what happened.”

The victim stated that she “begged” Largo to return her car keys. Largo accused her of damaging the windshield of his vehicle, the report states. The police report states that Largo pushed the victim at one point during the altercation, causing her to fall down some steps.

The two continued arguing, and at one juncture, Largo yelled at the victim, “Look what you done to my car.”

Tsosie reiterated that Largo refused to cooperate with deputies and answer questions.

Largo bonded out on a $1,000 cash surety bond within hours, Steve Silversmith, jail warden at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center, said.

By Bernie Dotson
Sun Correspondent