The case of a rape kit not being submitted to the state on time appears to be a big misunderstanding, officials said.

As such, the charges in the case are expected to be refiled in the near future and the case re-opened, Capt. Marinda Spencer, public information officer with the Gallup Police Department, said. Spencer did not give a date in the situation.

“The deadlines were originally met. Everything on our part was properly filed,” Spencer said. “We don’t anticipate a problem going forward.”

The situation relates to a reported rape at the EconoLodge, 3101 W. Historic Highway 66, on Nov. 20, 2016. Major Singh, 47, of Bakersville, Calif., and a cook at the Bombay Restaurant...

Official: DEADLINE not met

The case against a Gallup man charged with criminal sexual penetration in the second degree was dismissed May 5 due to a city police detective not submitting a rape test to the state by a prescribed deadline, court documents show.

Major Singh, 47, of Bakersville, Calif., and working in Gallup as a cook at the Bombay Restaurant and Buffet, 3404 W. Historic Highway 66, was released from the McKinley County Adult Detention Center on May 5 after the deadline mishap.

The deadline matter was disputed by the Gallup detective who said in court papers that the information was sent.

Eleventh District Judicial Court judge Robert Aragon gave the McKinley County...

DOMESTIC ABUSE

5/8, Gallup

A resident living in the area of State Highway 118 and Williams Acres witnessed a man beating on a woman. The caller was on the phone, giving Metro Dispatch updates of what was occurring before their eyes.

According to MCSO Deputy Johnson Lee’s report, the calling party said that the man, identified as Adrian Wilson of Ganado, Ariz., was threatening to kill his significant other. When Lee arrived on scene, he found the couple standing west of where their vehicles were parked.

Lee asked Wilson, 23, to get on the ground, but he refused to comply. At that point the deputy walked up to him and placed handcuffs on him and detained him in his patrol unit so...

SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico Department of Transportation announced that one of the state’s top 10 DWI fugitives, Pablo Salazar, was recently captured by the Espanola Police Department. He is back behind bars on a probation violation. Salazar has been on the run since September 2016. This was the third time he fled supervision.

“I am very grateful to law enforcement for getting this dangerous offender off our streets,” said NMDOT Secretary Tom Church. “Everyone needs to make the responsible choice not to drink and drive. New Mexicans deserve to get home to their families safe at the end of the day.”

The “Top 10 List” of DWI absconders in the state is part of an...