The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity in Areas 1 and 2 during the period of Aug. 31 – Sept. 6. 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 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, Justin Damon, 35, of Rio Rico, was arrested for aggravated DUI following a traffic stop on the 2500 block of Navajo Blvd., in Holbrook. Damon was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 10:49 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 1, Lynea Rhodes, 29, of Second Mesa, was arrested for driving on a suspended/revoked/canceled license following a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at milepost 289 in Holbrook. Rhodes was booked into the county jail.
At 9:23 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, Kelley Aragon, 64, of Fresno, Calif., and James Phipps, 61, of Tollhouse, were each arrested for transportation and/or sale of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons, possession and/or use dangerous drugs, possession and/or use of drug paraphernalia and possession of a weapon during a drug offense following a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at milepost 299 in the Goodwater area. Aragon and Tollhouse were both booked into the county jail.
At 11:34 p.m. on Thursday, Jesus Lizarraga, 31, of Tucson and Valenzuela Portillo, 20, of Phoenix, were each arrested for transportation and/or sale of a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug for sale and possession and/or use of a narcotic drug following a traffic stop on Hopi Drive and 9th Avenue in Holbrook. Lizarraga and Portillo were each booked into the county jail.
At 11:19 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 5, Jonah Graham, 24, of Flagstaff, was cited and released for criminal speeding following a traffic stop on State Route 87 at milepost 358 in the Winslow area.
At 11:56 a.m. on Friday, Micala Curtis, 38, of Winslow, was cited and released for criminal speeding following a traffic stop on State Route 87 at milepost 357.5 in the Winslow area.
At 9:31 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, Micah Estrada, 26, of Albuquerque, N.M., and Elisa Merrill, 23, of Albuquerque, N.M. were each arrested for indecent exposure after deputies patrolling Clear Creek in Winslow made contact with the couple. Estrada and Merrill were each booked into the county jail.
At 8:58 p.m. on Saturday, Kevin Lynch, 49, of Sun Valley, was arrested for threatening and intimidating, and disorderly conduct after deputies were dispatched to Sun Valley for a report of a disturbance. Lynch was booked into the county jail.
