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Warrant Arrests

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Nov. 28

Charley Sampson

Jerry Buffington

Luis Sanchez

Ernie Ornelas

Lisa Nunez

Jason Teller

Dannesa Etsitty

Arnold Shorty

Nov. 27

Kevin L. Tom

Clinton Johnson

Bryan Lee Begay

Nov. 26

Rudy Kinsel

Tammy L. Latham

Nov. 23

Julius Johnson

Wilenger B. Charlie

Esmerelda Tapaha

Jordan A. Strain

Nov. 22

Larry...

Arrest made in alleged rape at EconoLodge

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One Gallup man remains incarcerated on a $100,000 bond after a reported rape at the EconoLodge at 3101 W. Historic Highway 66, officials said.

Major Singh, 47, who goes by several aliases, was arrested on a warrant, according to jail records. Singh works as a cook at Gallup’s Bombay Grill along West Historic Highway 66. The rape took place during the early morning hours of Nov. 16.

In detailing the incident, Lt. Rosanne Morrissette of the Gallup Police Department said that co-workers from the Bombay Grill, 3405 W. Historic Highway 66, went out drinking after work and reserved a room at the EconoLodge. There was a female in the group and she said she woke up to find one of the males...

WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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The legal limit is .08

Lolisha Jim

Nov. 2, 9:41 pm

DWI, aggravated

McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tammy Houghtaling was dispatched to the scene of an automobile crash on Hwy 564, west of Orleans Manor, at 9:41 pm.

According to the police report, Houghtaling discovered a red Ford Mustang on the north side of the road way. The driver, Lolisha Jim, 21, stated that she had been driving to Zuni when the vehicle in front of her reportedly slowed down abruptly. In an attempt to avoid collision, the report states, Jim swerved onto the shoulder and ended up in the ditch.

At the scene, Houghtaling noted that Jim had slurred speech and bloodshot, watery eyes. She also...

West Side Conoco Robbed

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In the early morning of Nov. 21, two unidentified females brandished a black handgun and robbed the West Conoco in Gallup of an undisclosed amount of money, Lt. Rosanne Morrissette of the Gallup Police Department said.

Morrissette said at about 4:56 am, the suspects walked in and demanded money from a clerk on duty. No one was injured during the heist.

A frequent target

The west side Conoco has been the site of multiple criminal acts in 2016. Among the incidents was an instance in May when two males walked in to the convenience store and demanded beer and alcohol after the business had closed.

A clerk on duty told the pair it was after hours, so the two picked up some display beer...

North Side man busted for possession, parole violation

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A Gallup man remained incarcerated Nov. 16 on possession of marijuana and violation of probation charges after a drug arrest by the Gallup Police Department. A $7,000 bond amount was set at the McKinley County Adult Detention Center on Carlos Valdenegro.

In a police report on the matter, Gallup police officer Luke Martin wrote that he and Officer Cindy Romancito responded to a domestic dispute call on North Second Street. Upon arrival, a witness told Martin that Valdenegro and his mother, Patricia Valdenegro, were arguing inside the residence.

“The conflict was not physical,” Martin recorded in the report.

Martin looked under a bed used by Valdenegro and discovered a 12-pack of...

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