The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity in Areas 1 and 2 during the period of Dec. 14-20. 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 6:24 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 15, Melvin Lowrey, 73, of New Madrid, Mo., was arrested for DUI after deputies were dispatched to the 1300 block of Territorial Road in Holbrook for a report of a hit and run.
At 1:57 p.m. on Monday, Tyson Benally, 24, of Tsaile, was arrested for driving on a suspended/revoked/canceled license and an open container violation following a traffic stop on State Route 87 at milepost 347 in Winslow. Benally was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 4:28 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, Cera Thomspon, 27, of Joseph City, was arrested for failure to comply with a court order after deputies were dispatched to the 4500 block of North 2nd Avenue in Joseph City for a report of a disorderly subject. Thomspon was booked into the county jail.
At 6:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, Joshua Richards, 39, of Joseph City, was arrested for disorderly conduct and criminal damage after deputies were dispatched to the 8100 block of Trotter Lane in Joseph City for a report of a disorderly subject. Richards was booked into the county jail.
At 11:44 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, Kevin Lynch, 50, of Holbrook, was arrested for failure to appear after deputies were dispatched to Sun Valley for a report of threatening. Lynch was booked into the county jail.
