On Thursday, Feb. 17, the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of someone being threatening at a residence off Highway 180 near Milepost 319, east of Holbrook.
When deputies arrived along with the Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers, they made contact with a 25-year-old woman who advised that the suspect, Gregory Tafoya, 48, of Holbrook, had left the property. A search warrant was obtained to search the property. Deputies, the NCSO Criminal Investigations Unit, Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT), troopers, air rescue, Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission, and the Multi-Agency Special Response Team (SRT) located Tafoya hiding under a rail car. Tafoya was taken into custody without further incident.
Tafoya was arrested for theft of a means of transportation, parole violations and other active arrests warrants. He was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
