The following incidents were among the 321 handled by the Snowflake-Taylor Police Department (STPD) during the period of Jan. 25-31. Persons who were cited, charged or arrested by STPD officers are accused of committing a civil violation or of criminal activity, but such accusations should raise no inference of guilt. At 12:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25, Amanda Tso, 24, of Keams Canyon was arrested for DUI, an open container violation and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer after officers pulled over Tso in the Walmart parking, located at 715 N. Main St., in Taylor in response to a report by Show Low Police Department of a domestic incident that occurred in Show Low but the suspect had fled the scene. Tso was booked into the Navajo County Jail. At 2:13 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, Stephen Fish, 79, of Snowflake was arrested for unlawful discharge of a firearm within city limits in the 2200 block of West Lyons Crest Road in Snowflake after allegedly firing a .22 caliber revolver at his dog as his way of stopping the dog from suffering. At 2:23 p.m. on Thursday, Markus Perrino, 18, of Snowflake was cited and released for possession of a vaping device on a school campus at Northern Arizona Academy on Centennial Blvd. At 1:45 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, Cody Laitem, 41, of Snowflake was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving on a suspended license, and Brianna Lindsey, 30, of Lakeside was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and refusing to provide a truthful name to a law enforcement officer following a traffic stop on 2nd Street South and Main Street in Snowflake. Laitem and Lindsey were both booked into the county jail. At 6:41 p.m. on Friday, Tyler Mendenhall, 30, of Snowflake was arrested for criminal damage and domestic violence after officers responded to a report of domestic violence in the 600 block of South 7th West Street in Snowflake. According to the report, Mendenhall kicked his girlfriend’s apartment door, breaking the door jam. Mendenhall was booked into the county jail. At 12:35 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, Shelley Amundson, 30, of Camp Verde was cited and released for criminal speeding following a traffic stop at Main Street and 2nd South in Snowflake. At 6:25 p.m. on Saturday, Louis Mcintosh, 33, of Globe was arrested for DUI, possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia on 1/2 North and 1st Street in Snowflake, following a report of a reckless driver. McIntosh was booked into the county jail. At 11:01 p.m. on Saturday, a 17-year-old girl, 14-year-old girl and two 16-year-old girls all of Snowflake were each cited and released for underage drinking after an officer found the girls in a vehicle parked at Fredrickson skate park allegedly drinking alcohol. The girls were released to their parents. At 7:43 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, Jada Bia, 24, of Pinetop was arrested for assault/domestic violence after officers responded to the Best Western, located at 2055 S. Main Street in Snowflake for a domestic violence incident after Bia allegedly slapped and placed her boyfriend in a choke hold while arguing over him cheating on her. Bia was booked into the county jail. At 3:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, Brandon Pagan, 29, of Holbrook was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia in the 400 block of South Main Street. Pagan was booked into the county jail. At 5:36 p.m. on Tuesday, Gina Simmons, 46, of Show Low was cited and released for shoplifting after an employee of Alvarez Auto, located at 81 N. Main St. in Snowflake, reported the theft of miscellaneous items.
