PLAYGROUND OF NIGHMARES

11/25, GALLUP

A night and morning of arguing for Crystal Dickman, 32, landed her in jail for triple charges – battery on a household member, drug paraphernalia, and abandonment of child.

GPD Officer Ransom James was dispatched to 600 E. Wilson, the location of the Playground of Dreams park, Sgt. Francie Martinez was already on scene, with Dickman, who had her “lightly bundled” baby in a stroller, according to the police report. And this wasn’t appropriate attire for the cool, windy 49 degree weather.

As James interviewed Dickman back at the residence, she “threw punches in the air, hit the window of the residence, yelling out her statements...

The FBI has arrested Larry June, 57, of Shiprock, New Mexico, who is charged in a federal criminal complaint with murder and crimes occurring in Indian Country.

June was taken into custody Tuesday. He is expected to have an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge B. Paul Briones in Farmington on Wednesday.

The charges are in connection with an investigation by the FBI and Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety into the death of a Navajo woman that occurred in Sheep Springs, New Mexico, on Friday.

The federal criminal complaint is expected to be posted in PACER shortly after June’s court appearance.

Staff Reports

Nov. 28

Charley Sampson

Jerry Buffington

Luis Sanchez

Ernie Ornelas

Lisa Nunez

Jason Teller

Dannesa Etsitty

Arnold Shorty

Nov. 27

Kevin L. Tom

Clinton Johnson

Bryan Lee Begay

Nov. 26

Rudy Kinsel

Tammy L. Latham

Nov. 23

Julius Johnson

Wilenger B. Charlie

Esmerelda Tapaha

Jordan A. Strain

Nov. 22

Larry Francisco, Jr.

Thomas J. Yazzie-Joe

Nov. 21

Marcelino M. Angeles

Richard Caballero

Derrick W. Mitchell

Harold E. Pahe, Jr.

Frank M. Morales

Ronald Ray Yazzie

Nov. 20

Edwin Gruber

Montano J. Claw

Nov. 19

Darnell Owens Smith

Harold Edmond Pahe

Robby Emerson

One Gallup man remains incarcerated on a $100,000 bond after a reported rape at the EconoLodge at 3101 W. Historic Highway 66, officials said.

Major Singh, 47, who goes by several aliases, was arrested on a warrant, according to jail records. Singh works as a cook at Gallup’s Bombay Grill along West Historic Highway 66. The rape took place during the early morning hours of Nov. 16.

In detailing the incident, Lt. Rosanne Morrissette of the Gallup Police Department said that co-workers from the Bombay Grill, 3405 W. Historic Highway 66, went out drinking after work and reserved a room at the EconoLodge. There was a female in the group and she said she woke up to find one of the males...