The name of the Native American male found deceased Feb. 2 by BNSF workers has been identified as Darrell Barney, 59, officials said.

Marinda Spencer, public information officer with the Gallup Police Department, released the information last week.

“The case is still under investigation,” Spencer said. “We’re making progress.”

Spencer said an official cause of death has not definitively been determined. She said attempts to contact Barney’s next-of-kin have been made.

How Was The Body Found?

The Gallup Police Department was called to an area near 811 Roundhouse Road at about 10:25 am to investigate the incident, Spencer said. The discovery location is near the Muñoz...

WOMAN BEATER

2/6, GALLUP

Crandall Lewis of Mentmore is charged with Battery of a Household Member. According to the report by Gallup Police Department Officer Steven Peshlakai, he responded to a dispatched call on Feb. 6 at approximately 10:30 am.

Peshlakai arrived and made contact with Lewis and a female victim. The victim in this crime was still on scene and “was crying and bleeding from the face.”  The report states the victim complained that Crandall was acting “crazy” and yelling. Further, the report states “Crandall followed her and hit her on her face.”

Peshlakai documented the complaint and took photos of the victim’s injuries. The officer’s report...

The legal limit is .08

Garrick Tsosie

Feb. 3rd, 4:10 am

2nd DWI

Gallup Police Department Officer Francis Collins arrested Garrick A. Tososie, of St Michaels, AZ. Garrick A. Tsosie  is charged with DWI, second offense. GPD Officer Collins encountered Tsosie at 4:10 am on County Road #1.

Collins reported that Garrick was sleeping in the driver’s seat with his right foot on the brake peddle with the engine running. Collins further reports, “Garrick woke up and drove a couple of feet” before stopping for the officer. Tsosie complied with commands to put the vehicle in park. He exited the vehicle and submitted to standardized field sobriety tests.

Further, Collins...

A Gallup man remained jailed Feb. 2 at the McKinley County Detention Center on a $22,500 bond amount after being arrested by the Gallup Police Department on two outstanding warrants. The arrest ends a months-long search.

An arrest warrant indicates that John Paradise, 26, was taken into custody Jan. 31 on shooting at or from a motor vehicle, criminal damage to property over $1,000 and negligent use of a deadly weapon charges.

“Mr. Paradise was arrested,” Marinda Spencer, public information officer with the GPD, said. He is still in custody.”

Spencer said the GPD and the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office have been searching for Paradise for months. She said GPD believes Paradise...