The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity in Area 4 during the period of May 3-9. Area 4 covers approximately 1,800 square miles, and encompasses the unincorporated areas of Snowflake/Taylor, Shumway, Cedar Hills, White Mountain Lake and Show Low Pines. Persons who were cited, charged or arrested by the officers are accused of committing criminal activity, but such accusations should raise no inference of guilt.
At 4:48 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, Justin Prather, 34, of Snowflake, was arrested for threatening and intimidating, and disorderly conduct after deputies were dispatched to the 4900 block of Saddlehorn Road in Snowflake for a report of a threatening subject. Prather was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 8, a 17-year-old boy was cited and released for assault after deputies were dispatched to the 8600 block of Silver Creek Drive in White Mountain Lake for a report of a disorderly subject.
At 10:59 p.m. on Friday, Robert Towell, 62, of Snowflake, was cited and released for failure to comply with a court order after deputies were dispatched to the 3900 block of Aztec Road in Snowflake for a report of a suspicious individual.