The following incidents were among the 432 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of Feb. 14-27. 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 4:29 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14, a 15-year-old boy allegedly damaged the windshield of a silver Ford Fusion.
At 1:12 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. l7, an employee of Walmart reported the theft of merchandise.
At 11:26 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18, Byron Begay, 33, of Snowflake, was arrested for unlawful flight from a law enforcement officer following a traffic stop on West Center Street in Snowflake after an officer observed a golf cart with only one headlight, no taillights or license plate, traveling south on Centennial Blvd. in Taylor and Begay, who was driving the cart, refused to stop.
At 10:24 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 19, a 14-year-old boy was issued a juvenile referral for criminal damage at a residence on East Walnut Drive in Snowflake.
At 5:22 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, Sheryl Schinke, 64, of Snowflake, was cited and released for shoplifting after an employee of Walmart, located at 715 N. Main St., reported the theft of groceries valued at $32.83.
At 4:53 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23, a 16-year-old girl was cited and released for shoplifting and trespassed after an employee of Walmart reported the theft of merchandise valued at $18.74.
At 6:03 p.m. on Friday, an employee of Walmart reported an unidentified man made a UPC switch, paying the price of $15.48 for a three-drawer mini refrigerator instead of $174 for the refrigerator that was taken.
At 6:37 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, Brandy Lee, 38, of Snowflake, was arrested for assault, disorderly conduct and domestic violence after an officer was dispatched to Lyon Crest Road in Snowflake for a 911 call that turned into a domestic violence call. Lee was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, a person reported the theft of a phone while at Walmart.
At 12:32 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, Cody Laitem, 42, of Snowflake, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a narcotic drug, and Ashley McGonnell, 29, of Taylor, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop at Concho Highway and Washington Street in Snowflake after an officer observed a Dodge Charger traveling east on Concho Highway crossing over the center line twice within a 15 second time frame. The vehicle was searched and narcotics and drug paraphernalia were found. Both Laitem and McGonnell were booked into the county jail.
At 11:58 a.m. on Monday, Jacob Thomas, 33, of Snowflake, was arrested for criminal damage, and threatening and intimidating after he allegedly broke the window on a front door and threatened physical harm to the resident of a home on North Chelsea Court in Taylor.
At 3:54 p.m. on Monday, a 16-year-old boy was issued a juvenile referral for taking identity of another person, interfering with or disruption of an educational institution and false reporting, after allegedly creating a fake email to frame another 16-year-old boy, stating that he was going to murder someone at the Snowflake High School, located at 220 S. 2nd West St. in Snowflake. The subject also allegedly provided the Federal Bureau of Investigations a false tip of a murder for hire.
