The following incidents were among the 168 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of March 16-22. Persons who were cited, charged or arrested by STPD officers are accused of committing a civil violation or of criminal activity, but such accusations should raise no inference of guilt. At 11:16 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, Joshua Lewis, 23, of Snowflake was arrested for assault and disorderly conduct/domestic violence after officers responded to Circle K, located at 615 N. Main St., regarding an alleged domestic violence incident involving Lewis and his girlfriend in the store. Lewis was booked into Navajo County Jail. At 5:11 p.m. on Wednesday, an employee of Walmart, located at 715 N. Main St., reported the theft of items. At 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, Carl Yoder, 68, of Winslow was arrested for DUI, an open container violation and aggravated DUI in violation of an ignition interlock device after officers were dispatched to Roadway Inn, located at 825 N. Main St. in Taylor, regarding a verbal disturbance between two guests. Yoder had left the scene in a vehicle and was located by officers. Yoder was booked into the county jail. At 8:44 a.m. on Friday, March 18, David Feirer, 72, of Holbrook was cited and released for criminal littering after officers responded to Heritage Park on North Main Street regarding tree stumps that had been lit on fire the previous night. Feirer admitted that he had been smoking all night and threw the cigarette butts over the wall where the stumps were located. At 10:47 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, a resident reported a residence on West 7th South Street in Snowflake was egged. At 9:26 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, Kenneth Kelly, 39, of Idaho was arrested for driving on a suspended license, extreme DUI with a blood alcohol content of .20% or more and aggravated DUI after officers responded to Ranch House Saloon & Grill, located at 691 W. Snowflake Blvd., for a subject refusing to pay. After the bill was paid, officers advised Kelly not to drive as he appeared intoxicated. Officers then spotted Kelly driving from the scene in a white Mercedes. Kelly was pulled over and given a field sobriety test. Kelly was booked into the county jail and his vehicle was impounded for 20 days. At 3:17 p.m. on Monday, March 21, a 16-year-old Taylor boy was issued a juvenile referral for shoplifting after an officer responded to Walmart for a report of a juvenile shoplifting alcohol. At 8:48 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, Joseph Solomon, 46, of Snowflake was arrested for violation of an order of protection and a warrant after officers responded to a residence in the 100 block of East Meadowlark Lane in Snowflake where they were informed that Solomon had been in violation of the order. Solomon was located at a different residence and booked into the county jail.
