ALBUQUERQUE – Patrick Begay, 35, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Ramah, N.M., pled guilty March 22, in federal court in Albuquerque to assault charges.

Begay was arrested on Jan. 23, on a three-count indictment charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon, a baseball bat, with intent to do bodily harm; assault with a dangerous weapon, a knife, with intent to do bodily harm; and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.  According to the indictment, Begay committed the offenses on May 12, 2017, on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Cibola County, N.M.

During the March 22 hearing, Begay pled guilty to the indictment without the benefit of a plea agreement. ...

A 14-year-old Gallup boy was in critical condition at a Gallup hospital March 12 after being shot in the stomach in what police say is connected to the theft of a crossbow on March 7.

The name of the juvenile has not been released, since he is a suspect in the theft of the crossbow. The name of the suspect in the shooting also has not been released because he had not been charged as of March 14.

Gallup Police Department Capt. Marinda Spencer did say, however, that the shooting and the burglary are connected.

What is known at this time is that police were dispatched to a house on Parmelee Street around 7 pm on March 7 in connection to a report of a stolen crossbow.

Officers spoke with...

Thwarted Escape

3/12, Gallup

McKinley County Sheriff’s Dep. Nocona Clark was dispatched to Coal Basin Road over reports of a domestic disturbance, leading her to a woman and a “highly intoxicated” man. The man, Gerreitt S. Lansing, 29, claimed that his wife “was crazy and tried to run him over,” according to the police report. The man had bloodshot, glassy eyes and slurred speech, and smelled strongly of alcohol, according to Clark’s report.

Lansing’s wife told the other officer at the scene that she had become scared of Lansing, and told her children they were leaving. Lansing became increasingly angry while she was packing a bag to leave, he braced himself...

Lisa C. Nunoz, 47, of Gamerco is facing charges for aggravated battery against a household member after getting into a domestic dispute with her boyfriend.

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Anthony Morales said he was dispatched to Ray Avenue in Gamerco around 7 pm March 13 in connection to a domestic dispute. When he got there, he found Clifford McAdams, 45, of Gamerco outside the building picking up items on the ground.

McAdams told Morales he and Nunoz had gotten in an argument after she claimed he was messing around on her using the Facebook messenger app. As he was attempting to leave, McAdams said Nunoz maced him, threw coffee in his face, hit his right arm with a fire place...