Trailer park party ends in violence

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Gallup man in a stabbing that took place May 20 at the Hillcrest Mobile Home Park along east Aztec Avenue and that ended at the Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital.

According to the arrest warrant, Quentin “Q” White, 19, was at a party at the trailer park with Levi Dawes and other people. The party was at the residence of David Turner, the warrant says.

Dawes and White fought over something and had to be separated by some other people attending the function, the arrest warrant states. Dawes eventually left the party and got into a car driven by his sister, Desiree Dawes. That’s when he noticed that he...

The legal limit is .08

Bennie McDonald

5/6/17, 8:58 pm

3rd DWI, aggravated

McDonald, 46, was found by McKinley County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Lorenzo Guerrero when dispatched to County Road One at the Mentmore Rock Climbing area near the railroad tracks. MCSO Deputy Guerrero spotted the crashed vehicle stuck between two fence posts and observed a male subject sitting in the driver’s seat, apparently passed out or sleeping.

When Guerrero woke the driver, he seemed impaired and did not know where he was. At this time, Guerrero also noticed an open bottle of Imports alcohol on the floorboard under the driver’s legs. The bottle’s seals were all broken and the...

GRANTS – Cibola County law enforcement agencies added three new officers or deputies this week. All three graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe May 18.

Grants Police department gained Grants native Officer Katelyn Duran, formerly Detective Secretary for the department, and Officer Daniel Martinez. Martinez comes in as a new officer after spending time in the field with currently-serving GPD officers.

Cibola County Sheriff’s Office brings on Deputy Kimery Ward, 35. Ward served the CCSO as Court Security Officer. beginning in December 2016, before passing the test for the position of deputy and later attending the Basic Police Academy. Cibola County Sheriff...

The remains of a man found on Gallup’s west side May 15 have been identified as Michael Lewis, 55, of Sanders, Ariz.

On May 8, the family of Lewis had circulated flyers in the area, saying that they had last seen him at the hair salon in the Gallup Walmart at about 3 - 4 pm on March 27.

Capt. Marinda Spencer, public information officer with the Gallup Police Department, said on May 15 that a call came into dispatch at about 10:26 am regarding the found body.

“We got a call from the workers that were working that area,” Spencer said.

However, she said that police don’t suspect foul play in this case.

Spencer said the Lewis was found north of United Rentals at 2323 W...