On Tuesday, June 8, as part of Operation Clean Communities, MCAT (Major Crimes and Apprehension Team) detectives observed a hand-to-hand drug deal in the City of Winslow resulting in a traffic stop and subsequently a search warrant for an address in the 200 block of Third Street. The search resulted in the seizure of 1.17 pounds of methamphetamine, 56 M30 (fentanyl) pills and one firearm. Joseph Michael Lomeli, 59, and Marisa L. King, 36, both of Winslow were each arrested for transportation of dangerous drugs for sale, transportation of a narcotic drug for sale, child abuse, sale of dangerous drugs, sale of a narcotic drug, possession of dangerous drugs, possession of a narcotic drug, possession and/or use of a weapon in a drug offense and use of a minor in a drug offense. Marisa King and Lomeli were charged with child endangerment, as there was a 6-year-old boy in the home where the drugs were within reach of the child. Tyro Vernon King, 40, and Bernice Yolanda Jaramillo, 53, both of Winslow have felony charges pending. Lomeli and Melissa King were booked into the Navajo County Jail.
