The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity in Areas 1 and 2 during the period of Dec. 29 – Jan. 4. 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 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, Yana Cleveland, 50, of Chinle, was arrested for driving on a suspended/revoked/canceled license following a traffic stop on Navajo Blvd., and Delaware Street in Holbrook. Cleveland was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, Edwin Dean, 30, of Taylor, was cited and released for driving on a suspended/revoked/canceled license following a traffic stop in the 2200 block of Navajo Blvd.
At 2:23 p.m. on Wednesday, Elroy Tall Jr., 44, of Indian Wells, was arrested for trespassing after deputies made contact with Tall in the Holbrook area. Tall was booked into the county jail.
At 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, Brian Begay, 43, of Phoenix, was arrested for obstruction of a public thoroughfare and refusing to provide a truthful name after deputies made contact with Begay on State Route 77 at milepost 387 in Holbrook. Begay was booked into the county jail.
At 8:32 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, Hassan Kanu, 42, of Vernon, was arrested for failure to appear after deputies made contact with Kanu in the Holbrook area. Kanu was booked into the county jail.
At 1:41 p.m. on Friday, Violet Lewis, 54, of Indian Wells, was arrested for failure to comply after deputies made contact with Lewis in the Holbrook area. Lewis was booked into the county jail.
At 1:34 p.m. on Friday, Earl Tsosie Sr., 57, of Indian Wells, was arrested for failure to comply after deputies made contact with Tsosie in the Holbrook area. Tsosie was booked into the county jail.
At 7:14 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, Laquan Johnson, 31, of Colorado Springs, was cited and released for criminal speeding following a traffic stop on State Route 180 at milepost 308 in Holbrook.
