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Garrick Tsosie

Feb. 3rd, 4:10 am

2nd DWI

Gallup Police Department Officer Francis Collins arrested Garrick A. Tososie, of St Michaels, AZ. Garrick A. Tsosie  is charged with DWI, second offense. GPD Officer Collins encountered Tsosie at 4:10 am on County Road #1.

Collins reported that Garrick was sleeping in the driver’s seat with his right foot on the brake peddle with the engine running. Collins further reports, “Garrick woke up and drove a couple of feet” before stopping for the officer. Tsosie complied with commands to put the vehicle in park. He exited the vehicle and submitted to standardized field sobriety tests.

Further, Collins...

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