The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity in Areas 1 and 2 during the period of June 10-15. 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 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, Britani Howard, 33, of Show Low, was arrested for violation of probation after deputies made contact with Howard in the Holbrook area. Howard was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 4:52 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, Erik Vargas, 41, of Winslow, was arrested for failure to appear after deputies made contact with Vargas in the Winslow area. Vargas was booked into the county jail.
At 12:24 p.m. on Thursday, Richard Steinmetz, 48, of Show Low, was arrested for obstruction of a public thoroughfare after deputies were dispatched to State Route 77 at milepost 384 in the Holbrook area for a report of a suspicious person in the roadway. Steinmetz was booked into the county jail.
At 5:11 p.m. on Thursday, Dnani Begay, 24, of Winslow, was arrested for possession and/or use of drug paraphernalia, possession and/or use of dangerous drugs, promoting prison contraband and violation of probation after deputies made contact with Begay in the Winslow area. Begay was booked into the county jail.
At 8:36 a.m. on Friday, June 14, Patricia Castillo, 64, of Holbrook, was arrested for transportation and/or sale of dangerous drugs and failure to appear after deputies made contact with Castillo in the Holbrook area. Castillo was booked into the county jail.
At 12:24 p.m. on Friday, Joseph Opdahl, 65, of Visalia, Calif., was arrested for criminal damage after deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of Hermosa Drive in Holbrook for a report of a domestic incident. Opdahl was booked into the county jail.
At 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, Michael Gatlin, 43, of Sun Valley was arrested for discharging a firearm at a non-residential building and possession of a weapon by a prohibited possessor after deputies were dispatched to the 7800 block of Sundance Road in Sun Valley for a weapons offense. Gatlin was booked into the county jail.
