New Mexico election workers will have the support of the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office if they become the target of threats.

In an announcement Oct. 21, FBI Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda of the Albuquerque FBI Division said the bureau wants to make it clear that threats against any federal, state or local election workers trying to do their jobs will not be tolerated.

“Protecting our democratic process is vital to our nation’s security,” he announced.

The Department of Justice declared the creation of a law enforcement task force in July that would address the rise in threats against election workers, administrators, officials and others associated with the election...

STOLEN MASK MATERIALS



Tseyatoh, Oct. 18

A resident on Pittsburgh Loop left for Gallup and returned later in the day to find her screen door was broken and someone had gotten into her home.

The victim informed McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Villa that the suspect may be her adult son, as one of the neighbors saw him earlier in the day around the house. The witness told Villa, but also said he did not see the suspect break into the house. The report did not state if the suspect was contacted.

About $200 worth of materials used to make face masks appeared to have been taken from the house, and the damage to the screen door was estimated to be approximately  $100.

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Staff Reports

ALBUQUERQUE — A Navajo man accused of attacking a man with an axe in McKinley County, made an initial appearance in federal court Oct. 15.

Shilo Aaron Oldrock, 28, of Fargo, N.D. is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.

According to a criminal complaint Oct. 10, he allegedly murdered John Doe on the Navajo Nation when he attacked Doe with an axe and cut off his head. Oldrock allegedly burned Doe’s head in a wood stove and fled the scene.

If he is convicted of the offense, he faces up to life in prison.

The Gallup Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department, the McKinley County...

The Navajo Police Department Window Rock District received a call on Oct. 30 about 1 pm reporting a disturbance at a Navajo Nation employee housing located on Tribal Hill Drive, which was confirmed to be the residence of Navajo Nation Council Speaker, Seth Damon.



Responding officers observed property damage to the residence and apparent blood from the door entrance, prompting officers to secure the area and enter the residence to search for any injured persons. During the walkthrough of the residence, officers did meet a small child and found an intoxicated woman sleeping next to the child.



Emergency medical services were contacted for the woman, however, she refused medical...