The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity in Areas 1 and 2 during the period of Oct. 18-24. 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 1:02 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, a 16-year-old Lakeside boy was issued a juvenile referral for criminal damage after deputies were dispatched to Navajo County Juvenile Detention Center in Holbrook in reference to criminal damage.
At 8:24 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, Jade Lantz, 32, of Scottsdale was arrested for transportation and/or sale of a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession and/or use of a narcotic drug, transportation and/or sale of dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs for sale and possession and/or use of dangerous drugs; Adib Tahghighi, 25, of Phoenix was arrested for transportation and/or sale of a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of a narcotic drug, possession of dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs for sale and possession of dangerous drugs; and Christian Lanza, 29, of Hesperia was arrested for possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession and/or use of a narcotic drug, transportation and/or sale of a narcotic drug, transportation and/or sale of dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs for sale, possession and/or use of dangerous drugs for sale, possession and/or use of a weapon during a drug offense and possession of a weapon by a prohibited possessor following a traffic stop in the area of the 100 block of West Hopi Drive in Holbrook. Lantz, Tahghighi and Lanza were each booked into the county jail.