The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity in Area 4 during the period of Aug. 2-8. 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 10:40 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, Ronald Denee, 71, of Taylor, was cited and released for DUI following a traffic stop on State Route 77 at Shumway Road in Shumway.
At 1:17 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, David Turner, 55, of Snowflake, was arrested for DUI and DUI while driving on a suspended license for DUI, and Bonnie Knecht, 43, of Snowflake, was arrested for tampering with physical evidence, an open container violation and criminal littering following a traffic stop on the 400 block of Main Street in Snowflake. Turner and Knecht were each booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 5:18 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, Valaree Franitti, 42, was arrested for an open container violation after deputies made contact with Franitti in the Snowflake area. Franitti was booked into the county jail.
