ALBUQUERQUE – Three people, including a man from Yahtahey, are facing time in prison after they reportedly kidnapped and killed a man.

According to the indictment, between Feb. 6 and Feb. 15, 2020, Camille Damon, Ronald Belone,  and Tyran Begay kidnapped a man before killing him in a remote location near Smith Lake, New Mexico. The man was reportedly restrained, beaten, and strangled with a ligature.

Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced Jan. 4 that Damon, 44 of Mexican Springs New Mexico;  Belone, 40, of Yahtahey, New...

A man named Tristan Morgan was caught trying to cash a fraudulent check at a local bank.

On Nov. 10, around 10:15 am, Gallup Police Officer Darius Johnson was dispatched to the Pinnacle Bank at 107 E. Hill Ave. When he arrived at the scene, he met with the bank manager who said that Morgan, 23, walked into the bank on Nov. 6 around 4:45 pm.

According to the bank manager, Morgan gave a teller a check and said he wanted to cash it. But, as it turned out, the amount did not apply to that particular check. The bank confiscated the check.

According to Johnson’s report, the check looked as if it had been washed and written on. The bank manager determined that it had been forged.

After...

Man caught taking packages off porches

A man who was identified as Robert Gorman was caught stealing packages off of porches six days before Christmas.

On Dec. 19, around 11:45 am, Gallup Police Sgt. Matthew Graham was called out to the Mossman neighborhood after multiple people reported that packages had been stolen from their front doors.

The victims said that they’d seen a man driving a white Chevy Hatchback around the neighborhood and stealing packages. One victim’s front door camera caught a man with a shaved head wearing a blue hoodie with the words “RAMPART” in white and orange on the front.

Gallup Police identified the man as Gorman, 42. According to Graham’s...

UPDATE: As of 5:45 pm on Jan. 10, Antonius Elijah Antonio has been found and is safe


The Gallup Police is asking for the public's help in locating Antonius Elijah Antonio, 33.

Antonius is five feet and six inches tall, and weighs about 116 pounds. He has brown eyes and brown hair.

He was last seen on Dec. 29, and was last heard from on Jan. 7. He told his family he was in Gallup.

Antonius was last seen wearing black pants, a black jacket, and a black cap with a Pirates logo on it. He has tattoos on both arms; one arm has stars on it and the other has his middle name "Elijah" tattooed on it.

Anyone with information on Antonius's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Dispatch at (505)...