The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity in Areas 1 and 2 during the period of Jan. 16-22. Areas 1 and 2 include Joseph City, Woodruff, Sun Valley, Goodwater, Adamana, unincorporated areas of Winslow and Holbrook, and parts of the Navajo and Hopi reservations that are located within the boundaries of Navajo County. Persons who were cited, charged or arrested by deputies are accused of committing criminal activity, but such accusations should raise no inference of guilt. On Sunday, Jan. 16, Kenneth White, 63, and Kenneth Yamada, 60, both of San Diego, Calif., were each arrested for possession of dangerous drugs following a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near Milepost 294 in Sun Valley. A search of the vehicle revealed both individuals were in possession of a personal use amount of methamphetamine. Both White and Yamada were booked into Navajo County Jail. On Tuesday, Jan. 18, Jeuz Abdiel Avilez Teran, 32, and Aurelio Orozco Munoz, 33, both of California, were arrested for two counts each of transportation of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of a narcotic drug for sale and possession of a narcotic drug following a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near Milepost 257 in Winslow where a search of the vehicle revealed illegal drugs. On Tuesday, Spencer Larsen, 28, of Utah was arrested for threatening and intimidating, resisting arrest and failure to obey a law enforcement officer after deputies responded to the Hopi Travel Plaza, located at 1851 State Highway 77 in Holbrook for a report of threatening and intimidating. According to the report, the reporting party Larsen had run into his semi-truck and threatened him. Spencer was booked into the county jail. On Friday, Jan. 21, Abigail Morris, 23, of Winslow, was arrested for DUI following a traffic stop on a vehicle that nearly collided with deputies and Arizona Department of Transportation workers on State Route 87 near Milepost 359 in Winslow. Morris was booked into the county jail.
Sheriff’s Areas 1 and 2 Report Jan. 16-22, 2022
Printed in the February 2, 2022 edition
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