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Knights Inn imposters jailed

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Duo possessed meth, concealed identity

Two locals remained jailed Aug. 16 after being taken into custody on charges of drug possession; falsely obtaining service accommodations; concealing identity and resisting; and evading and obstruction charges, police officials said.

Nathan Lee, 22, of Gallup, and Delilah Miles, 31, of Church Rock, were jailed Aug. 10 after Gallup Police Department Officer Andrew Thayer responded to a call at the Knights Inn & Suites at 3208 W. Hwy 66 in reference to two individuals occupying a room under false pretenses.

According to Thayer’s report, a hotel desk clerk called police to say the original occupant of Room 223 checked out, but Lee and Miles somehow entered and occupied the room, where they used illegal drugs.

“Lee was knowingly staying in Room 223 when he did not rent the room,” Thayer wrote. “He ran from officers when he was under detention and drug paraphernalia was in the room that he was seen leaving from.”

Lee had an outstanding bench warrant connected to a prior domestic incident. Both Lee and Miles had been drinking, and Miles had a methamphetamine pipe that contained residue in her possession.

Lee lied about his true identity; he called himself “Rocky King” to, apparently, avoid arrest for the warrant, Thayer wrote.

Additionally, Lee was in possession of an identification card that did not belong to him.

Steve Silversmith, jail warden at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center, said Lee and Miles were jailed with $2,200 bail bonds. There were no attorneys listed in jail records for either Lee or Miles.

Recently, the Knights Inn has seen its share of criminal misgivings. The motel was robbed of an undisclosed amount of money a little over a month ago. The suspect in that incident remains at large.

By Bernie Dotson
Sun Correspondent