A man from Sanostee, New Mexico is facing criminal charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman.

According to the indictment, between Dec. 2 and Dec. 3, 2023, Nathan Mescale made a woman engage in a sexual act by using force.

Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced on Jan. 30 that 34-year-old Mescale, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, appeared in federal court on an indictment charging him with aggravated sexual abuse. Mescale will remain in custody pending trial.

An indictment is only an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless...

A man from Tohatchi is facing 37 months in prison after he allegedly tried to strangle his girlfriend.

According to court records, on Aug. 13, 2022, Anthony Joe, 38, assaulted the victim as she was trying to leave his residence. Joe, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, punched the woman with a closed fist in the back of her head and in her side while she was holding their child, then kicked her in the back and pulled her away from the door by her hair. The victim eventually escaped from the residence without her child and ran to a nearby gas station where she called law enforcement.

When the victim was later interviewed by the FBI regarding the incident, she reported that Joe used...

UPDATE: Stancy has been found and is safe.

The Gallup Police is asking for the public's help in locating Stancy Antonio, 38.

Stancy is five feet and nine inches tall and weighs about 260 pounds. He has brown eyes and short black hair.

He was last seen on Jan. 7 around 6 am at the local Goodwill. He was last seen wearing western-style boots, blue jeans, a black pullover, a black Carhart jacket, and a black baseball cap. He has a burn mark on his right hand and scars on his upper lip on the lefthand side and his left eye.

Anyone with information on Stancy's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002.

The Gallup Police is asking for the public's help in locating Kerianne Marie Lee, 27.

Kerianne is five feet and six inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds. She has shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes.

She was last seen on Jan. 1 at her residence in Gallup around 3 pm. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie, blue jeans, and maroon Vans.

According to a GPD Facebook post, Kerianne is possibly in the Gallup area either at the Red Hills Trailer Park or the Colonial Motel.

Anyone with information on Kerianne's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002.