ALBUQUERQUE — Myron Benally, 39, of Shiprock was sentenced to 27 months in prison Jan. 3 for injuring a 13-month-old infant that was in his care.

According to an FBI Albuquerque news release, Benally, a registered member of the Navajo Nation, pled guilty in federal court to assault resulting in serious bodily injury Aug. 18.

On June 27, 2019, Benally assaulted the infant, causing serious bodily injury including a broken arm, court documents state.

Upon his release from prison, Benally will be subject to 3 years of supervised release.

The FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Police Department and Department of Criminal Investigations...

A man is facing assault charges after he threatened to fight police officers when they showed up at his front door.

On Dec. 23 around 1 pm, Gallup Police Officer Darius Johnson was dispatched to 303 Mollica Dr. B. When he arrived at the scene, he found Officer Gabrian Lee speaking with a woman.

The woman said she had called the police department to have someone come check on a man named Jacob Antone.

Lee spoke to Antone, 33, when he answered the residence’s door.

According to Johnson’s report, Antone’s face was very bloody. Lee asked him what happened, but Antone refused to tell him, saying nothing happened.

When the officers asked Antone if anyone else was in the house with...

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Cophen Largo

Dec. 24, 12:53 am

DWI (Third)

A Standing Rock man, Cophen Largo, 25, was stopped for driving without a working taillight and was eventually arrested and charged with his third DWI.

New Mexico State Police Patrolman Joe Roanhorse pulled over a green Ford Bronco at the intersection of Chino Loop and U.S. Highway 491 and conducted a traffic stop. He approached the passenger window and met the driver, Largo. As he explained the reason for the stop, Roanhorse reportedly saw Largo show signs of intoxication including bloodshot eyes, smelling of alcohol, and slurred speech.

Largo stated he did not have a driver’s license and exited the vehicle on...

A car accident on Interstate 40 left one person dead and several other people injured Dec. 23.

New Mexico State Police responded to a one-vehicle rollover crash at milepost 68 near Thoreau around 7 am.

According to a NMSP press release, a 25-year-old woman named Ruth Cisneros was traveling westbound in her black Volvo when she allegedly swerved onto the left shoulder and back onto the road before the car flipped and rolled several times. Cisneros was ejected from the car, and the Office of Medical Investigator pronounced her dead at the scene.

Four other passengers, all children ranging from the age of 2 to 7 years old, sustained unspecified injuries and were transported to a hospital...