The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity in Areas 1 and 2 during the period of May 17-23. 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 4:54 a.m. on Monday, May 18, Clifton Sakizzie, 40, of Blanding, Utah, was arrested for criminal speeding and driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop on Obed Road and milepost 1 in the Joseph City area. Sakizzie was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 7:03 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, Wyatt Begay, 22, of Kykotsmovi, was arrested for criminal speeding following a traffic stop on McLaws Road at Obed Road in Joseph City. Begay was booked into the county jail.
At 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Leon Richardson, 47, of El Mirage, was arrested for transportation and/or sale of a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug for sale, manufacturing of a narcotic drug, possession and/or use of a narcotic drug, transportation and/or sale of dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs for sale, possession and/or use of dangerous drugs, manufacturing of a narcotic drug, possession of a weapon by a prohibited possessor, possession and/or use of drug paraphernalia, conspiracy, possession of a weapon in a drug offense, and use of electronic communication for a drug transaction after detectives served a search warrant on the 4000 block of Commuter Drive in Winslow. Richardson was booked into the county jail.
At 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jose Leon-Cota, 43, of Sinaloa, Mexico, and Manuel Valdez-Martinez, 29, of Los Mochis, Mexico, were each arrested for trespassing and theft after deputies were dispatched to the railroad track near I-40 at milepost 274 in the Joseph City area for a report of a burglary. Leon-Cota and Valdez-Martinez were each booked into the county jail.
At 11:27 p.m. on Tuesday, Aretina Yazzie, 39, of Winslow, was arrested for DUI and DUI with a blood alcohol content of .10% or more following a traffic stop on North Park Road at milepost 5 in the Winslow area. Yazzie was booked into the county jail.
At 8:33 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, Myrtis Rockwell, 52, of Indian Wells, was arrested for two counts of failure to comply with a court order following a traffic stop on Iowa Street and Navajo Blvd., in Holbrook. Rockwell was booked into the county jail.
At 5:38 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, Ignacio Diaz, 62, of Winslow, was arrested for failure to appear after deputies made contact with Diaz in the Winslow area. Diaz was booked into the county jail.
At 8:36 p.m. on Friday, May 22, Daniel Willey, 52, was arrested for failure to appear after deputies were dispatched to the 3300 block of Old US Highway 66 in the Joseph City area for a report of trespassing. Willey was booked into the county jail.
At 2:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, Steven Spencer, 33, of Indian Wells, was arrested for failure to appear after deputies made contact with Spencer in the Holbrook area. Spencer was booked into the county jail.
