The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity in Areas 1 and 2 during the period of Feb. 16-22. 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 4:50 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, Robert Lopez Jr., 47, of Joseph City, was arrested for aggravated domestic violence after deputies were dispatched to the 4500 block of 4th North Avenue in Joseph City for a report of an individual threatening. Lopez was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 6:26 p.m. on Sunday, Bryant Nehoitewa, 43, of Glendale, was arrested for resisting arrest and eight counts of aggravated DUI, following a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at milepost 255 in the Winslow area. Nehoitewa was booked into the county jail.
At 11:26 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, Brody Penrod, 19, of Joseph City and a 17-year-old Joseph City boy, were each cited and released for underage drinking following a traffic stop on the 4700 block of Main Street in Joseph City.
At 8:53 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, Emily Martinez, 30, of Holbrook, was arrested for failure to appear after deputies made contact with Martinez in the Holbrook area. Martinez was booked into the county jail.
