
Suspect jailed on $56k bond
A Gallup man remained jailed June 29 after an early morning raid by sheriff’s deputies of the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office.
Lt. Pat Salazar of the MCSO said Brandon Yazzie of 307 E. Persching Ave. was taken into custody June 24 on five counts of child abuse, one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and a count of the possession, delivery or manufacturing of drug paraphernalia.
Steve Silversmith, warden at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center, said Yazzie, 36, is behind bars on a $56,000 bail bond. There are no attorneys listed in jail records for Yazzie.
“This was the result of months of investigative work,” Salazar...