A Gallup man, jailed since March at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center, was given an October 24 trial date after a run-in with a McKinley County sheriff’s deputy, records show.

Patrick Barbone, 21, went before 11th Judicial Court Judge Lindy Bennett May 11 to give his side on an incident involving aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, negligent use of a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed deadly weapon charges, according to jail records.

Deputy Lorenzo Guerrero of the MCSO held Barbone at gunpoint after Barbone threatened a security guard at the Flying J Truck Stop in Jamestown. The report states that Guerrero encountered an intoxicated Barbone who refused to put his...

Trailer park party ends in violence

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Gallup man in a stabbing that took place May 20 at the Hillcrest Mobile Home Park along east Aztec Avenue and that ended at the Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital.

According to the arrest warrant, Quentin “Q” White, 19, was at a party at the trailer park with Levi Dawes and other people. The party was at the residence of David Turner, the warrant says.

Dawes and White fought over something and had to be separated by some other people attending the function, the arrest warrant states. Dawes eventually left the party and got into a car driven by his sister, Desiree Dawes. That’s when he noticed that he...

The legal limit is .08

Bennie McDonald

5/6/17, 8:58 pm

3rd DWI, aggravated

McDonald, 46, was found by McKinley County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Lorenzo Guerrero when dispatched to County Road One at the Mentmore Rock Climbing area near the railroad tracks. MCSO Deputy Guerrero spotted the crashed vehicle stuck between two fence posts and observed a male subject sitting in the driver’s seat, apparently passed out or sleeping.

When Guerrero woke the driver, he seemed impaired and did not know where he was. At this time, Guerrero also noticed an open bottle of Imports alcohol on the floorboard under the driver’s legs. The bottle’s seals were all broken and the...

GRANTS – Cibola County law enforcement agencies added three new officers or deputies this week. All three graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe May 18.

Grants Police department gained Grants native Officer Katelyn Duran, formerly Detective Secretary for the department, and Officer Daniel Martinez. Martinez comes in as a new officer after spending time in the field with currently-serving GPD officers.

Cibola County Sheriff’s Office brings on Deputy Kimery Ward, 35. Ward served the CCSO as Court Security Officer. beginning in December 2016, before passing the test for the position of deputy and later attending the Basic Police Academy. Cibola County Sheriff...