Public Safety
A Yatahey man is dead after an apparent suicide last week at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center, records show.
Sgt. Elreno Henio of the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a police report that on Dec. 9 Thomas Yazzie-Joe, 28, was discovered dead by a jail booking officer who was making routine rounds.
Henio...
Public Safety
Dead Horse Giant dead body identified
The body of a man found deceased near the Dead Horse Giant along New Mexico 566 has been identified as Jones Irving, 61, according to a police report.
Deputy Garylle James of the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office recorded that passersby and some people hanging around the area reported that the body was motionless in the early morning of Dec. 8.
“I arrived on the scene and saw a male standing near the entrance of the Dead Horse Giant,” James recorded in the report. “I saw four people standing around what appeared to be a body laying on the ground.” The deceased was a relative of someone who happened to be frequenting the gas station at the time of the discovery, the police...
Deputy Garylle James of the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office recorded that passersby and some people hanging around the area reported that the body was motionless in the early morning of Dec. 8.
“I arrived on the scene and saw a male standing near the entrance of the Dead Horse Giant,” James recorded in the report. “I saw four people standing around what appeared to be a body laying on the ground.” The deceased was a relative of someone who happened to be frequenting the gas station at the time of the discovery, the police...
Judge: Hooper must serve probationary term
The former corrections officer who was charged in April 2016 with smuggling contraband into the McKinley County Adult Detention Center received an 18-month prison sentence Nov. 21. A judge ordered that part of the sentence suspended, and Terrance Hooper must serve that same amount of time on supervised probation.That was the sentence handed down by Eleventh Judicial District Court Judge Robert Aragon regarding the Hooper case.
“You did take an oath and in a very real sense, you swore to protect us and the U.S. Constitution,” Aragon told Hooper during proceedings. “If we can’t trust the people who wear a badge, then you can’t trust anyone.”
Hooper, 24, was employed as a...
Weekly Crime Blotter
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER ASSAULTS12/9, 12/12, GALLUP
12/9: Alejandro Bustillos, a 15-year-old inmate at the JDC allegedly hit correction officer Jasper Willie in the face. According to McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Christopher Tsosie’s report, the assault occurred while Willie escorted 13 inmates indoors after some recreational time in the yard.
Bustillos reportedly started arguing with inmate Christopher Jim. When he got between the two, Bustillos hit Willie in the right ear. The report has been sent to the District Attorney’s office for review.
12/12: MCSO Deputy Jeff Barnhurst was dispatched to the JDC shortly before 2 pm to take a report on two inmates that...
WEEKLY DWI REPORT
Staff ReportsLegal Limit is .08
Matthew Smiley
Dec. 13, 1:14 am
Aggravated DWI
Smiley had reportedly hit another vehicle at Goodfella’s and fled the scene, according to McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Arnold J. Noriega’s report. But, the calling party wasn’t about to let him get away and proceeded to follow Smiley on to I-40 westbound.
The calling party was trailing the suspect in a white Buick with its hazard lights turned on, making it easy for Noriega to catch up with Smiley who was driving a gold Ford F-150. When he caught up with Smiley, the deputy noted the strong smell of alcohol wafting from the vehicle. Smiley, 31, showed the classic signs of...
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