Report from the Navajo Co. Sheriff’s April 18-24
HOLBROOK
The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity April 18-24. On April 20, MPs noticed a yellow Chevy Astro van and a two-tone Dodge Charger. The charger drove around the block many times. A search of the van was carried out after a K9 drew attention to the vehicle.
A methamphetamine pipe was found. Danae Fish, 35, from Joseph City and Christopher Rodgers, 47, from Prescott Valley were arrested for possession of dangerous drug paraphernalia. On April 20, MPs stopped a vehicle because it did not stop at a stop sign.
The driver Ryan Points (37) from Holbrook was quoted and cleared for alcohol in the passenger compartment.
On April 21, Navajo County MPs arrested Honwunu Polequaptewa, 21, from Pinetop on an arrest warrant. He was transported and posted to the Navajo County Jail Building on Show Low.
On April 23, Navajo County MPs arrested Josiah Malone, 29, of Whiteriver for DUI and DUI with blood alcohol levels above 0.08. Josiah was quoted and released.
On April 23, MPs responded to the State Route 87 area about half a mile north of Interstate 40 after multiple reports of a plane crash. Fire and Rescue were already on the scene when MPs arrived. They had put out most of the fire caused by the plane crash. DPS announced that two deceased people were near the crash site. The crash is being investigated.
On April 24, Navajo County MPs arrested Show Low, 30-year-old Holley Stuart, for driving under the influence of alcohol. She was transported and posted to the Navajo County Jail Building on Show Low for having an aggravated DUI with a passenger under the age of 15 driving extremely under the influence, exposure and the open alcohol container.
Man gets 3 years in baseball bat attack
By Bill Donovan
Especially for the time
LOS ANGELES – A man from Smith Lake, New Mexico was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to attacking his brother with a baseball bat.
Supervised parole has also been ordered for Mark Anthony Hill, 34, for three years after serving his sentence. According to court records, Hill and his brother, identified as John Doe in court records, spent part of August 2020 drinking after 23-year-old Doe brought several liquor miniatures to the shared house.
Doe later told FBI agents that Hill got angry and pushed him around after going through several bottles. Doe said he pushed back and was pushed to the ground. While on the ground, he said Hill hit him with his fists.
Doe said his brother left the house but returned a short time later with a baseball bat and hit him all over. Doe said he remembered using his arms to protect his head. He said he also remembered being unable to move.
The next thing he remembered was seeing his sister and medical staff in his home. When tribal police arrived on site, they said Doe could not speak because of his injuries. He was taken to the Gallup Indian Medical Center and flown from there to the University of New Mexico Hospital. Police reported finding the bloody bat in the bed of a pickup truck parked next to the house. According to court records, Doe was treated for a broken jaw, broken skull, broken nasal passage, dislocated shoulder and various cuts on his face.
He had an operation that day to repair the injuries. Hill was arrested by tribal police the following day and has been in federal detention since his arrest. On his sentencing record, Hill asked for alcohol counseling for a history of alcohol abuse. He also asked for advice on anger management.
He said he would also like to serve his sentence in Tucson Federal Prison to facilitate the visit for family members. Prosecutors also highlighted Hill’s previous problems with alcohol abuse in their verdict, saying this has resulted in numerous interactions with tribal and other law enforcement agencies in New Mexico.
Her report also mentions that Hill was attacked just two weeks before the incident. “It is a criminal axiom that today’s victim is tomorrow’s accused,” the memo reads. His prison assignment is made by the Bureau of Prisons based on the charges for which he was convicted. This decision is usually made two or three weeks after the office is detained.
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