Ewing Todacheene, 33, of Bloomfield, N.M., has been charged federally in connection with an incident in which he allegedly fired several rounds near houses and other buildings on the Navajo Nation on April 2.

Todacheene is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.

He allegedly fired several rounds from a rifle while driving a vehicle in and near the community of Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle, southeast of Farmington, N.M.

No one was injured.

The Navajo Police Department arrested Todacheene, with the assistance of the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, New Mexico State Police, and FBI, who all responded to the scene.

The...

NURSE ATTACKED

Gallup, April 2

Gallup Police Officer Timothy Hughte was dispatched to Gallup Indian Medical Center in reference to a male being assaulted.

Hughte made contact with James Hayne, charge nurse of the emergency room, who said he was trying to help a male identified as Ashford Rodriguez, 28, of Gallup, when he was hit in the head with a closed fist. Rodriguez had been transported to the hospital by Medstar Ambulance for a high level of intoxication, where he had to be restrained and eventually sedated due to being combative.

Hughte returned to GIMC later that night after being told Rodriguez was awake and moving. He had no recollection of the incident, nor could he...

Armondo Spencer

March 30, 10:56 pm

Aggravated DWI

Gallup Police Officer Michael Eley was dispatched to the intersection of Clark Street and Aztec Avenue in reference to a possible intoxicated driver.

Eley noticed a gray Ford truck that was parked at a stop sign at the scene when he arrived. He conducted a traffic stop and spotted the driver, Armondo Spencer, 22, of Mentmore, passed out in the driver’s seat. After not being able to wake Spencer, Eley met Officer Timothy Hughte, who used a vehicle lock out kit to open the passenger door. Eley then woke Spencer, noting an empty bottle of Smirnoff Ice in the vehicle.

As Spencer exited the vehicle, Eley noted he had slurred...

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced 72 additional positive tests for COVID-19 April 8.

McKinley County is now listed as one of seven New Mexico counties where the New Mexico Department of Health has detected community spread.

The most recent cases are:

20 new cases in Bernalillo County

1 new case in Chaves County

1 new case in Cibola County

4 new cases in Doña Ana County

2 new cases in Eddy County

15 new cases in McKinley County

1 new case in Rio Arriba County

14 new cases in Sandoval County

9 new cases in San Juan County

2 new cases in Santa Fe County

2 new cases in Socorro County

1 new case in Valencia County

The Department of Health reported three...