The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity in Area 4 during the period of Nov. 17-23. 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 12:32 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, Patrick Austin, 51, of Taylor was cited and released for criminal speeding following a traffic stop on Paper Mill Road at milepost 3 in Taylor.
At 12:14 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, Joseph Gibbons, 38, of Snowflake, was arrested for unlawful killing/selling/buying of livestock, killing an animal without owner consent and intentional killing/harm of a service animal after detectives served a search warrant on the 8900 block of Charolais Trail in Snowflake. Gibbons was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
