Gallup Sun

A Newcomb man has plead guilty in federal court to involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2021 incident in which a man was stabbed to death.

According to court documents, Leighton Spencer, 31, was drinking at his residence with another man when the victim began fighting with his girlfriend. Then Spencer, a member of the Navajo Nation, and the victim got into an argument that soon became physical. At some point after that, the victim pulled out a knife and stabbed Spencer in the forearm multiple times.

Spencer then took the knife from him and stabbed the victim. A stab wound to the neck damaged a vein and artery which caused the victim to bleed to death.

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An officer was called to the I Knead Sugar Bakery on Feb. 25 around 8 pm after someone called Metro Dispatch about a domestic dispute in which a woman, who was identified as Thomasina Long, stabbed her fiancé after an argument.

When Gallup Police Officer Kyle Delgai arrived at the scene, he met with another officer who said Long, 37, left the area heading south on Aztec Avenue. She was allegedly wearing a sweatshirt and blue pants.

Delgai searched the area, including a ditch on the west side of the bakery. He couldn’t find Long, so he headed back to the business to interview the victim.

Medical staff was treating the victim, but he was able to speak to Delgai. He explained that he...

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Nathaniel Able Yazzie

Feb. 16, 11:17 pm

DWI (Third)

New Mexico State Police pulled over a vehicle driving westbound in the eastbound lane and eventually arrested a Ganado, Arizona man, Nathaniel Able, 36, for his third DWI.

Officer Merlin Benally was patrolling on Highway 118 near the onramp to Interstate 40 when he saw a gray passenger car driving in the wrong lane. He turned onto the interstate and began following the vehicle before conducting a traffic stop near mile marker 33.

Benally met the driver, Yazzie, who was unable to provide the requested documentation. Yazzie reportedly showed signs of intoxication including slurred speech, bloodshot eyes...

Staff Reports

TRUTH OR CON­SEQ­UEN­CES, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law legislation that builds on the administration’s work to make healthcare more affordable and accessible for every New Mexican on March 1.

“Delivering quality healthcare to New Mexico’s population requires a tailored approach that takes into account rural communities, New Mexicans benefiting from Medicaid, and the tens of thousands of public employees in our state,” Lujan Grisham said. “These are bills that are going to positively impact a vast swath of New Mexicans.”

The governor signed these important healthcare bills during a ceremony at Sierra Vista Hospital in Truth or...