Two would-be female con artists remained incarcerated June 1 at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center on related fraud and concealing identity charges, according to jail records.

Deputy Josie Bowman of the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office recorded in an incident report that Bridget Ramirez and Savannah Sprunk went into the Fire Rock Navajo Casino on May 27 at about 7:17 pm and tried to cash a third party check. When they got to the casino’s cash counter, it was observed that the check ‘s routing number didn’t match the actual check. That fact alerted security officials.

The check was subsequently declined and authorities were notified of what turned into a “Thelma and...

Faces life in prison

ALBUQUERQUE – Acting U.S. Attorney James D. Tierney and Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division announced May 30 that Jesse Denver Hanes, who allegedly shot and killed Hatch Police Officer Jose Chavez on Aug. 12, 2016, has entered a guilty plea to federal firearms and carjacking offenses arising out of his efforts to evade arrest following the shooting.

Hanes, 39, of Columbus, Ohio, entered the guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Robert C. Brack in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., under a plea agreement that stipulates to a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of release.

Third Judicial District Attorney Mark...

A Gallup man remains in jail at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center on aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charges, according to jail records.

A bond amount of $5,000 remained in place for Nathan Nez on June 1. There was not an attorney listed in jail records for Nez.

Nez, 48, apparently stabbed Emmet Cadman, 41, after a confrontation along South Second Street, according to a police report taken by Gallup police officer Luke Martin. The police report does not say what prompted the stabbing.

In detailing the situation, Martin wrote that at about 8:51 pm on May 29 a call came in regarding a suspect wearing all black who had stabbed somebody on or near South Second. Martin...

Gamerco Meth

5/27, Gamerco

While out on routine patrol deputy Johnson Lee of the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office got a call from dispatch about a male walking the streets of Gamerco and randomly shining a flashlight inside of residences. Lee ultimately confronted the man who gave the name “Ugene” Ramirez who had on him a screwdriver and a meth pipe. A large rock was found in the pocket of Ramirez. When Lee ran the Eugene Ramirez name through McKinley County Metro Dispatch nothing came back.

Ramirez was taken to the McKinley County Adult Detention Center where jail staff definitively identified him as Abel Ramirez. It turned out Abel Ramirez had several outstanding...