By Bill Donovan
Especially for the time
THE ANGEL
A man from Pinedale, New Mexico faces a 30-year prison sentence after being repeatedly accused of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 12.
Manison Largo, 41, admitted to federal agents after his arrest that he inappropriately touched the girl in his apartment for more than a year.
Largo has three children, but according to court documents none of the allegations concern his children.
According to his arrest report, Navajo police became aware of the situation when the victim called 911 and said she had been sexually assaulted by Largo. She later told FBI investigators that she tried to report the attacks to her parents, but it went nowhere.
According to court records, the underage girl was interviewed by a child forensic expert on February 4. In this interview, she claimed that Largo not only touched her inappropriately several times, but also sexually assaulted her.
She said she did not know that another child was being molested by Largo. She added that she was eventually placed in a position where Largo was out of contact with her.
FBI investigators said they interviewed Largo at his apartment on Feb.21.
He said sexual contact with the victim began after she sat on his lap after bathing. He said this ended up with inappropriately touching her under her clothes. He denied attacking her at any time.
During the interview, according to court records, he expressed “remorse for his actions” and said he wanted to apologize to the victim because he knew that his actions were “inappropriate and hurtful”.
He added that his actions made him feel like a sexual predator.
Largo is currently in custody at the US Marshall’s Office in Albuquerque. Court documents said he will be moved to an intermediate house at some point once an opening occurs.
Police report
K-9 Zolton’s sniff results in 2 drug attacks
HOLBROOK – K-9 dog Zolton is credited with seizing $ 2.7 million of street value drugs at two traffic stops, the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reports.
At about 10:55 am on March 3, an outdoor sniffing at Zolton resulted in the arrest of Efren E. Bencoma, 33, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, who had 57.1 pounds of methamphetamine.
At around 1:53 p.m. Zolton alerted again and led to the arrest of 24-year-old Jorge Luis Lopez from San Diego for hiding 45.3 pounds of methamphetamine in a table in the bed of the truck.
Bencoma was arrested during a traffic obstruction on Interstate 40 heading west near milestone 297.
He has been booked for transportation of a dangerous drug, possession of a dangerous drug for sale, possession of a dangerous drug, and possession of a narcotic drug.
Lopez was arrested during a westbound traffic obstruction near North Park Road and Interstate 40.
He has been booked for transportation of dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drug for sale, and possession of dangerous drug.
Navajo Co. Activity Report
HOLBROOK – The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office is reporting on the following activity from February 21-27.
On February 25, 20-year-old Jerrick Bahe was arrested by Keams Canyon for driving under the influence of alcohol. MPs had carried out a traffic disruption on Interstate 40 at milestone 292 entering the Holbrook area.
On February 27, MPs responded to a bushfire south of the BNSF railroad off Interstate 40 at approximately 262.5 miles. The cause is currently unknown and no travel hazards for vehicle or train traffic have been caused.
Reward offered for information about the Shiprock Man’s death
ALBUQUERQUE The FBI is offering up to $ 5,000 in rewards for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person (s) responsible for Isiah Terrell Billy’s death.
On October 5, 2020, Billy’s body was found in a car wash east of the Sinclair gas station near mile 23 on US Highway 64 in Shiprock.
The cause of death is still pending but is considered suspicious.
Billy, then 30, lived in Shiprock.
The FBI and the Navajo Nation Public Safety Department are investigating.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the FBI at 505-889-1300 or go online at tips.fbi.gov.
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