The following incidents were among the 237 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of May 15-21. 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 12:24 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, Ulises Dominguez Ruiz, 21, of Albuquerque, N.M., was arrested for false reporting to a law enforcement officer following a traffic stop on Main Street in Snowflake. The driver told the officer a false name, but the officer later confirmed the driver’s real name. Ruiz was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, Jonathan Talamantes Vega, 33, of Show Low, was arrested for criminal damage and domestic violence after an officer responded to the 100 block of North Main Street in Snowflake for a report of domestic violence. Vega allegedly broke the front entertainment system screen on a victim’s 2020 Chevrolet Blazer. Vega was booked into the county jail.
At 8:56 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, Billy Obanion, 33, of Snowflake, was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs and Ashley Lann, 35, of Snowflake, was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs and driving with a suspended license, following a traffic stop on North Main Street in Snowflake. After seeing evidence of drugs in the vehicle, a K-9 was called out and received a positive alert. A search of the vehicle was conducted, and multiple small baggies of a white crystal substances were located under the passenger seat and in the female’s bags in the back seat. Both Obannon and Lann were booked into the county jail.
At 10:47 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, Jace Gardner, 25, of Show Low, was arrested for driving on a suspended license and extreme DUI following a traffic stop on 3rd Street and 1st East Street in Snowflake. Gardner was booked into the county jail.
