The following incidents were among the 455 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of Sept. 3-16. 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 6:09 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, Skyler Lavender, 20, of Snowflake, was arrested for DUI and aggravated DUI following a traffic stop for signs of impaired driving on West Garden Lane in Snowflake. Lavender was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 3:26 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5, Edward Wilson, 54, of Show Low, was arrested for endangerment, disorderly conduct involving weapons and aggravated assault after officers responded to an incident that occurred on Freeman Hollow Road and West Snowflake Blvd. in Snowflake. Wilson was booked into the county jail.
At 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, Leesa Traughber, 31, of Snowflake, was cited and released for assault/domestic violence after officers responded to a residence on West 1st Street North for a reported domestic incident.
At 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, Dustin Ethelbaugh, 36, of Whiteriver, was arrested on two warrants after officers responded to a report of a subject behaving erratically on North Main Street in Taylor.
At 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, a 14-year-old juvenile was issued a juvenile referral for disorderly conduct after officers responded to Snowflake Intermediate School, located at 1300 N. Centennial Blvd. in Snowflake, after a student poured toothpaste on another student and kicked desks over in the principal’s officer.
At 5:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Brady Marshall, 28, of Taylor, was cited and released for shoplifting after an officer initiated activity at Papermill Road in Taylor.
At 4:10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, a 13-year-old juvenile was issued a juvenile referral for incorrigible after an officer responded to a residence on South 2nd East Street.
At 4:41 p.m. on Friday, an 11-year-old juvenile was issued a juvenile referral for disorderly conduct and incorrigible behavior after an officer responded to Walmart, located at 715 N. Main St., for a report of an incorrigible juvenile.
At 5:25 p.m. on Friday, Stefan Pirvu, 30, of Tonopah, was arrested for possession of a narcotic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a weapon by a prohibited possessor, and Jessica St. Pierre, 31, of St. Johns, was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a weapon by a prohibited possessor after officers responded to a residence on East Eager Avenue in Snowflake, for a report of domestic violence. Both suspects were booked into the county jail.
At 2:37 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, Kevin McConnaughy, 45, of Snowflake, was arrested for aggravated assault on a health care worker after officers responded to a report of an incident on West McLaws Avenue in Snowflake.
At 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, Melanie Dillaha, 25, of Snowflake, was arrested for driving on a suspended license, failure to obey a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest following a traffic stop on Highway 77 and Airport Loop in Taylor. Dillaha was booked into the county jail.
At 2:25 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16, an employee of Circle K, located at 110 S. Main St. in Snowflake, reported the theft of beer.
At 6:27 a.m. on Tuesday, Cody Hancock, 50, of Taylor, was arrested for driving on a suspended license and knowingly displaying a suspended license following a traffic stop on North Main Street in Taylor. Hancock was booked into the county jail.
