The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity in Areas 1 and 2 during the period of March 17-23. 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.
At 12:59 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19, Karen Reyes-Lopez, 34, of Phoenix, was arrested for transportation and/or sale of dangerous drugs, possession and/or use of dangerous drugs for sale following a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at milepost 255 in the Winslow area. Reyes-Lopez was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 8:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Cory Joyner, 38, of Payson, was arrested for destruction of a public jail after deputies were dispatched to the Navajo County Jail in Holbrook for a report of criminal damage. Joyner was re-booked into the county jail.
At 2:01 p.m. on Friday, March 22, Melisha Allison, 34, of Holbrook, was cited and released for shoplifting after deputies were dispatched to the 600 block of West Hopi Drive in Holbrook for a report of theft.
At 4 p.m. on Friday, Rulon Tungovia, 28, of Holbrook, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and shoplifting after deputies were dispatched to the 600 block of West Hopi Drive in Holbrook for a report of theft. Tungovia was booked into the county jail.
At 11:41 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, Carlos Sacatero, of Keams Canyon, was arrested for shoplifting and failure to comply, after deputies were dispatched to the 700 block of West Hopi Drive in Holbrook for a report of theft. Sacatero was booked into the county jail.