A Gallup man has been charged with aggravated assault after he choked a woman dur-ing an argument.

On June 24, around 10:45 pm, Gallup Police Officer Christopher Dawes was dispatched to the Chuska Apartments at 2534 E. Aztec Ave. after two people got into an argument that turned physical.

When Dawes arrived at the scene he met with a woman. The woman explained that when Ricardo Chee, 22, had come home that night, she had thought something was go-ing on with him, so she asked him if he’d been drinking. He reportedly became upset and began arguing with her.

He then grabbed some car keys and said he was going to take the trash out. The woman said she knew Chee was going to take off...

Gallup Police located and arrested a Yatahey man, Jason Frank, 43, for allegedly attacking a man and taking several of his belongings.

Around 6:15 pm on June 18, Officers Patrick Largo and Francesica Henry were dispatched to Safeway at 900 U.S. Hwy. 491 in reference to a weapons call. Largo searched on the east side of the Heritage Plaza and was advised by a nearby security officer when he was waved down by the alleged victim.

The male stated the suspect, Frank, was walking nearby and approached him. Frank had reportedly asked the victim for a lighter, and he soon pulled an “exacto knife” and began to threaten him, demanding his phone. The incident occurred across the street from...

SMOKING FENTANYL AT TACO BELL

Gallup, June 5

Gallup Police Officer Kyle Delgai was dispatched to the Taco Bell North at 838 U.S. Hwy. 491 around 10 pm for a welfare check after a man who was eventually identified as Michael Gruber, appeared to be extremely intoxicated. Gruber, 35, was reportedly hitting himself in the head.

The caller said Gruber had also taken an uknown substance. When officers arrived at the scene, public safety officers told them they’d found four fentanyl pills inside Gruber’s pants pocket and 10 pills inside his shirt pocket.

The public safety officers had handcuffed Gruber, and when Delgai arrived at the scene he was slumped over in a chair. An officer...

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Christopher Scholten

June 16, 9:06 am

Aggravated DWI 3rd

McKinley County Sheriff’s deputies tracked down a Gamerco man, Christopher Scholten, 59, for his involvement in a domestic dispute and eventually arrested and charged him with his third DWI.

Deputy Caleb Kleeberger was patrolling near U.S. Highway 491 and Juniper Ridge Road when he saw a vehicle matching the description from a call near Thunder Ridge Road. Kleeberger followed the vehicle, a black Ford F250 with New Mexico plates, and pulled it over.

He met the driver, Scholten, while Deputy Jacob Valle met the calling party and confirmed his identity to Kleeberger. Scholten stated he was coming...