The legal limit is .08
Matthew Ramone
July 8, 1:08 pm
DWI, Aggravated
Gallup Police Department Officer Terrance Peyketewa was dispatched to 1000 E. Hwy 66 in reference to a driver slumped over the wheel of a GMC pickup.
At the scene, Peyketewa found an open can of beer under Ramone’s feet. Ramone, 28, picked the can up and spilled it on his lap. His breath smelled of alcohol and he had bloodshot eyes. He failed field sobriety tests and refused breath testing.
Brian Uentillie
July 7, 12:07 am
DWI, Aggravated
GPD Officer John Gonzales was on patrol at East Highway 66 and Will Street, when he noticed a black Kia four-door with Arizona plates swerving and unable to maintain its lane.
Gonzales pulled Uentillie, 32, over in the parking lot of the El Capitan Motel at 1300 E. Hwy 66. Uentillie smelled of alcohol and said, “I am all f----ed up.” He was unable to perform field sobriety tests and refused chemical testing.
Dewayne H. Yazza
July 6, 2:06 am
DWI, Aggravated
GPD Officer Chris Molina was dispatched to Safeway at 980 U.S. 491 in reference to a possible drunk driver in a silver Ford Focus. On arrival, Molina was told by Safeway employees the driver had already left.
Molina found the car speeding on U.S. 491 with its headlights out. Yazza, 26, stopped in the far right lane at a stoplight on Third Street, but continued straight through the light. Molina pulled Yazza over at Third Street and Aztec Avenue. Yazza had bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred his speech, and smelled of alcohol. He failed field sobriety tests and blew .19 twice during breath testing.
Lawrence Gishie
July 5, 3:06 am
2nd DWI, Aggravated
GPD Officer Chaz Troncoso was dispatched to the site of a crash with injuries at the intersection of Clark Street and Aztec Avenue. He was told a man from one of the vehicles was running south and possible intoxicated.
Troncoso found the suspect north of 602 S. Dani Dr. Gishie was sitting on top of the hill, and claimed he was not involved in the crash. Gishie had bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred his speech, and smelled of alcohol. Troncoso transported Gishie back to the scene of the crash where he was identified by a victim. Gishie blew .33 and .31 during breath testing and had three warrants out for his arrest.
Brian Billie
July 2, 7:57 pm
DWI, Aggravated
GPD Officer John Gonzales was working a DWI checkpoint at Aztec Avenue and Eleventh Street when he asked Billie, 34, for his insurance card. Billie could not find the card and there was a beer can on the floor. Billie failed field sobriety tests and blew .19 on the portable breath test.
Bryan Begay, Jr.
June 29, 5:47 pm
2nd DWI, Aggravated
GPD Officer Steven Peshlakai was advised of a possible drunk driver in a gray Ford Explorer in the El Sobrero area. Peshlakai found the vehicle swerving near Park Avenue and Hwy 602. On Dani Drive, the vehicle drove in the opposite lane of traffic. Peshlakai stopped Begay, 26, in the parking lot of Cliffside Apartments, 601 Dani Dr.
Begay did not have his license or registration, smelled of alcohol, drooled, slurred his speech, and had bloodshot, watery eyes. Begay refused field sobriety tests and blew .26 and .27 during breath testing.
Nathan Randall Kee
June 29, 9:34 pm
2nd DWI, Aggravated
MCSO Deputy Ivan Tsethlikai, Jr. was advised that the driver of a maroon Pontiac SUV left Sage Brush Liquor after being refused alcohol sales due to intoxication. The driver was pulled over by MCSO Deputy Shane Bennett at the T & R Feed and Rope parking lot at 671 U.S. 491.
Kee, 38, smelled of alcohol but claimed he had not been drinking. He failed field sobriety tests and blew .14 during the portable breath test. He refused chemical testing.
