The legal limit is .08
Edman H. Touchin
Jan. 1, 11:51 am
4th DWI, Aggravated
Touchin was arrested for his fourth DWI when he pulled in front another vehicle, crashing into it, on U.S. 491 as he left Tohlakai Road and attempted to make a straight shot to the Shell gas station across the highway.
According to McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Salina Brown’s report, the vehicle that he hit sustained heavy damage and a tow truck had to be called to the scene. The driver and two passengers didn’t appear to be injured.
Touchin, 44, had alcohol on his breath, and bloodshot, watery eyes. He failed the field sobriety tests, and blew a .228 at the scene, and .18, twice, at the Sheriff’s station.
Zebulon P. Graves
Dec. 31, 1:57 am
Aggravated DWI
Graves “knowingly drove his vehicle into a house next to 199 Western Skies Rd. #50,” according to Gallup Police Department Officer Andrew Thayer’s report.
Thayer said that Graves, 25, refused to exit the vehicle upon request, and was swearing at officers on scene. When Graves finally exited the vehicle, he refused to engage in field sobriety tests. As an officer was placing him in handcuffs due to his disorderly behavior, he pulled his arm away. Another officer helped subdue him.
Meanwhile, the passenger in Graves’ vehicle, Tyler Hoskie, refused to get out of the car, and was tasered with one “drive stun” to the back. He cooperated moving forward.
In the vehicle there were two open bottles of “99 Bananas” and one open bottle of “99 Cherries.” Hoskie was booked on separate charges, and Graves was booked for a aggravated DWI for refusing to take the breath tests.
Hope Etsitty
Dec. 30, 2:37 am
4th DWI, Aggravated
Etsitty, 26, tried to get out of a DWI by hopping in the back passenger seat, but it didn’t work for her largely due to the keen eye of MCSO Inv. Gabrielle Puhuyesva. She was dealing with one of the passengers when she noticed Etsitty reach up and put the car keys in the center console.
Puhuyesva administered field sobriety tests, which didn’t go well for Etsitty, and she was promptly arrested for DWI. She blew a .19/.20 at the Sheriff’s station.
Robert Sanchez
Sept. 27, 10:48 pm
DWI
GPD Officer John Gonzales was dispatched to the 400 block of Coal Avenue in reference to a reckless driver. He caught up with the likely culprit, Sanchez, whose Ford Explorer was parked halfway on the sidewalk and halfway in the street. The vehicle taillight was smashed, which Gonzales said said was consistent with the damage to the sandstone wall at 402 E. Coal Ave.
Sanchez, 62, failed field sobriety tests and blew a .13 and .14 during the breath tests.
Shayanne A. Richards
Sept. 25, 3:02 am
DWI
As Richards reportedly swerved her way down westbound Hwy 66 she caught the attention of GPD Officer Andrew Thayer. Thayer was on the way to another call, but pulled Richards over instead. She admitted to being intoxicated, according to the report. Richards, 22, engaged in the field sobriety test, but not surprisingly, she failed. She blew a .12 twice.
Leon Unkestine
Sept. 26, 10:59 pm
Aggravated DWI
Unkestine, 56, had no problem admitting to GPD Sgt. Benny Gaona that he ran into a divider on Allison Road. He was interviewed at the Royal Holiday Motel parking lot, 1903 W. Hwy 66.
He also had no problem admitting that he was drunk, and had consumed three six packs of Budweiser beers that day. He blew a .26 during the roadside breath test, and a .20 and .18 at the jail.
Joshua J. Jim
Aug. 20, 2:09 am
Aggravated DWI
Jim was being tailed by an off duty deputy for his sloppy driving. Shortly after turning down Allison Road, Jim got into a collision with his baby and significant other in tow. When GPD Officer Harland Soseeah asked how he got into the crash, he said “an unknown male subject hit him on the face and took off from the scene.”
Soseeah asked Jim how much he had to drink, as he showed the signs of being intoxicated. Jim, 23, said he had one sip of “Crystal Palace.”
Jim refused to take the field sobriety and breath tests. He was also charged with abandonment/abuse of a child (no injury) for putting his child in harms way.
