Featured DWI
Elton Kaamasee
July 4, 10:10 pm
DWI (Third)
A Window Rock man, Elton Kaamasee, 55, was pulled over after turning without signaling and was eventually arrested and charged with his third DWI.
McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Villa Jr. was patrolling eastbound on Maloney Avenue when he saw a white pickup truck turn out of the parking lot of Applebee’s at 1560 W. Maloney Ave. The truck turned without using its signal and Villa activated his unit’s emergency lights to conduct a traffic stop.
The truck pulled over at Rio West Mall at 1300 W. Maloney Ave. The driver, Kaamasee, and a female passenger both stepped out of the truck. Villa began to question Kaamasee about him exiting his vehicle. Kaamasee reportedly said he did not know why he got out. The passenger said that Kaamasee was taking her home.
Villa noted signs of intoxication from Kaamasee as he spoke to him, including bloodshot eyes and a smell of alcohol on his person. Kaamasee reportedly said he drank one beer earlier at Applebee’s and declined to take the Standard Field Sobriety Tests. Villa placed him under arrest for his refusal and conducted a body search, during which he found a partly empty bottle of Peppermint Schnapps.
Kaamasee agreed to give a breath sample. He was taken to the sheriff’s office for the test, where he posted two samples of .12. He was then transported and booked into the McKinley County Adult Detention Center for DWI (third), driving with revoked license, and required signals. His pretrial hearing is set for July 23.
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