Featured DWI
Jerome Frank
Feb. 7, 5:14 am
Aggravated DWI (Third)
A traffic stop for a potential stolen vehicle led to Jerome Frank, 29, of Yatahey, being hit with his third DWI charge.
Gallup Police Sgt. Terrance Peyketewa pulled over a dark gray Jeep Patriot with no headlights on near 500 N. Ninth St. Officer Norman Bowman arrived and took command of the scene.
The officer asked Frank to exit the vehicle, and he did so from the passenger door as the driver door appeared “nonfunctional,” according to the police report.
Frank told officers he had woken up and his brother had taken his vehicle. He explained that he went to his mother’s house where the vehicle was taken, but said his brother was not at the scene.
Bowman noticed the smell of alcohol wafting from Frank as he spoke, so Bowman asked him if he would perform the Standard Field Sobriety Tests. Frank swayed in place as he performed the tests.
After the tests concluded, Frank admitted that he consumed eight, 16-oz. containers of beer, and other alcoholic beverages.
Frank was placed under arrest for his performance on the sobriety tests. A search of his vehicle revealed a nearly full bottle of vodka under the driver’s seat.
Bowman transported Frank to Gallup Police Department for the breath test. The officer advised Frank that he had two active arrest warrants out of Gallup Municipal Court.
Two breath samples of .24 and .22 were obtained from Frank before he was taken to McKinley County Adult Detention Center and booked on the warrants and the charges of aggravated DWI, no headlamps on a vehicle, no license, and having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle.
Frank is currently awaiting a pre-trial hearing set for March 1.
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