April Tyra Owens
10.15.17, 7:03 am
DWI, 1st Offense
McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Josie Bowman was dispatched to State Highway 264 near Sagebrush Liquor in reference to a one-vehicle rollover.
At the scene, Deputy Bowman came into contact with the driver 23-year-old Owens. In response to questioning, Owens admitted having her last drink about five hours earlier and readily agreed to a field sobriety test. She claimed that another vehicle had followed her since the turnoff from U.S. Route 491, and then had run her off the road at the accident site, where her car ended up on its roof.
Owens did not pass the FST, but claimed it was because she hadn’t slept all night, or only for an hour, and was just tired.
Deputy Bowman read Owens the NM Implied Consent and she agreed to take a breath test at the Sheriff’s Office, where she tested at 0.12 and 0.10.
Nona Mann
10.13.17, 3:01 pm
Agg. DWI, 1st Offense
Nona Mann, 43, was stopped on Northbound U.S. Route 491 after a complaint was called in to dispatch from the Gas Max station in reference to an intoxicated female driver with a small child in the vehicle parked at the gas pump.
MCSO Deputy Brandon Salazar located the vehicle driving North on U.S. Route 491 and made the stop after observing the vehicle weaving within its lane and driving with the turn signal on. Mann said she had not been drinking that day and was just hungover, but a field sobriety test and a later breath test dispelled that notion quickly.
At the Sheriff’s Office, Mann’s two samples came back at 0.16 and 0,17. Mann was then transported to MCDC and booked.
Mann’s six-year-old niece was turned over to her mother, Elvera Reed, who was also the registered owner of the vehicle Mann had been driving. A charge of Child Abuse was added to the DWI charge.
Felicia A. Herder
10.11.17, 12:02 pm
Agg. DWI, 2nd Offense
Gallup Police Officer Joe Roanhorse answered an Attempt to Locate dispatch by parking his marked patrol car just inside the North city limits and waited for the suspect to show up, which she did.
As he began to follow the vehicle, it turned into the Mesa View Plaza and since he had not observed any traffic infractions, decided to wait until she was parked and then do a welfare check.
The driver, identified as Herder, 31, appeared to be alright but there was an odor of alcohol coming from her person and Officer Roanhose also saw a small child in the front passenger seat, unrestrained.
Herder would only admit to drinking the night before and insisted she was only hungover and had her last drink at around 2 am. Felicia agreed to a portable breath test and blew a 0.228, and then remembered drinking two cans of Budweiser about 9 am. Her field sobriety test did not go well and she was handcuffed and placed under arrest.
Felicia was then read the NM Implied Consent Act and agreed to a more formal breath test, which came out even higher, the first one at 0.24 and the second at 0.23. She was transported to MCDC and booked for abuse of a child as well as the DWI charge and Driving with a Suspended or Revoked license (Revoked for DWI). The 3-year-old child was turned over to his father.
Ian Brown
10.10.17, 4:39 pm
Agg. DWI, 1st Offense
Dispatched to the scene of a one-vehicle accident on the overpass of U.S. Route 491 and State Highway 264, MCSO Deputy Josie Bowman contacted the driver, Brown, 28, on the east side of the highway, facing North. Brown listed his occupation as Hustler but couldn’t get beyond the field sobriety test, failing at every attempt.
Deputy Bowman read the NM Implied Consent Act to Brown and he agreed to take a breath test at the Sheriff’s Office, but the results there were 0.26 and 0.24. Brown was then transported to MCDC and booked on several charges, including No License, No Registration, and No Insurance.
Antoinette Silversmith
10.06.17, 8:45 pm
Agg. DWI, 1st Offense
While on routine patrol, GPD Officer Luke Martin observed a white Dodge van blowing through a red light at Toltec Avenue while traveling westbound on Historic Highway 66. The van did not immediately stop when the flashing emergency lights were turned on but finally pulled over across from Days Inn Suites at 3010 East Highway 66.
The driver was identified as Silversmith, 57, and she agreed to a portable breath test as well as a field sobriety test which included two alternate tests, failing at every turn. Her breath test on the portable machine measured 0.191 and the field testing was a complete bust.
Silversmith was then arrested and read the NM Implied Consent Advisory and agreed to be tested on the GPD intoxilyzer where she blew 0.17 twice. The driver was then transported to Gallup Indian Medical Center for a medical clearance because she required daily prescription medication which she did not have with her.
Following the medical clearance, Silversmith was transported to MCDC and booked.
Michael A. Brown
10.05.17, 2:00 am
Agg. DWI, 1st Offense
Brown, 32, was cooperative and honest when GPD Officer Ransom James pulled him over at the East McDonalds, but he failed badly in the field sobriety test and a pipe for smoking was seen in the cup holder, filled with marijuana. Brown had been spotted driving recklessly and a good citizen called Metro Dispatch to report his erratic driving.
Brown did get upset when informed that he was under arrest and refused to participate in a chemical breath test even after Officer James read him the NM Implied Consent Advisory. As Officer James began to transport Brown to MCDC, Brown mentioned that he was on suicide watch and was supposed to be with his mom, but “I took off so I can have a good time.”
Officer James changed his direction to GIMC for medical clearance before taking Brown to MCDC, where he was booked.
