Fight between brothers ends in blood

(Special to the Times - Donovan Quintero)

Firefighters and paramedics carry a New Mexico Department of Transportation snowplow driver to an ambulance. He was involved in a fatal two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on State Highway 264 about 4 miles east of Window Rock. According to Navajo Police Sgt. Louie Anderson, a white SUV with four occupants collided with the snowplow after losing control, killing an unidentified woman and seriously injuring a 2-year-old girl. The girl was flown to the Children's Hospital in Phoenix. The driver of the SUV, who was pregnant, was flown to University Hospital in Albuquerque. No alcohol was involved. Icy roads were a contributing factor. The investigation is ongoing.

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A fight between Window Rock brothers sent one to the hospital with stab wounds and the other to jail.

Police said the incident occurred at 1:02 a.m. on Dec. 6, and they got a call saying Adrian King, 32, had stabbed Michael King. 26.

By the time police arrived, Michael King had been transported to the hospital by his mother and sister and Adrian King had locked himself in the family home. Police waited until the family members had returned and went into the house looking for the suspect.

They found him in his bedroom with dried blood on his face. His right cheek also appeared to be swollen. Upon being arrested for aggravated battery, he was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries.

Big marijuana bust on I-40

Navajo Nation Police seized more than $250,000 worth of marijuana during a routine traffic stop Dec. 2 on Interstate 40 near Sanders, Ariz.

This was the fourth such seizure in the past 30 days, police said.

The driver of the vehicle, Shawn Vasquez, 32, of Houston, began displaying indications of criminal activity when stopped and agreed to allow a search of his vehicle.

Police found five suitcases containing 56 pounds of hydroponic marijuana, which had a value of between $5,000 and $7,000 a pound.

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Officer injured in freak accident

A Navajo police officer was injured and his vehicle sustained extensive damage in an incident that took place Dec. 5 on U.S. 89 near Page, Ariz.

The officer, whose name was not released, had responded to a report of a semi-trailer rollover. Upon arriving at the scene, he parked his car near a 40- to 45-foot deep hole.

Before he could unstrap his safety belt and exit his vehicle, however, its weight caused the pavement to give way and the whole thing slid into the hole.

The officer received sprains to his neck and back while the vehicle received damage to its hood and body.

Brothers' fight draws blood

The first report that came into police Nov. 24 was that a series of windows had been broken in White Cone, Ariz.

As a police officer was on his way to investigate, a second report came in of a man carrying a knife near Nelson Jackson's home. At that point, backup was requested.

When police officers arrived at the scene, they found bloodstains on a car parked in Jackson's driveway and on the screen door into his house. When they went inside, they discovered Ervin Steven Jackson, 40, in his bedroom, covered in blood.

Jackson was told to put his bands behind his back so he could be cuffed but refused to cooperate. An officer finally had to use a Taser to get him to comply.

An investigation revealed that Ervin Jackson had gotten into a fight with his brother, Reginald Jackson, 20, of Dilkon, Ariz., and Tyson Atakai, no age given, also of Dilkon. Ervin Jackson received a large laceration on the front of his head during the fight.

Crownpoint fight injures three

Police responded to a report of shots fired in the Crownpoint area about 2 a.m. on Nov. 28.

By the time they arrived, the suspects had fled the scene. Listed as suspects were Jarod Martin, 22; Troy Sherman Cook, 19; Martin Cook, 22; and Cassandra Jimmie, 29. There was also a 17 year-old juvenile listed as a suspect. All are from Crownpoint.

Then police responded to a call about a fight in the Red Mesa Housing units in Crownpoint, and learned that everyone involved, suspects and victims, had been taken to the Crownpoint hospital with injuries suffered in the fight.

The victims were listed as Randy Holyan, 22; Arnold Holyan, 35; and Melaina Perry, 18. All are from Crownpoint.

When police interviewed the victims, they identified Jarod Martin, aka "J-Rock," as the person who fired the shots reported earlier. He had fled the scene and at the time of the report, police were still searching for him.

When police examined the scene of the fight, they found several broken windows and bullet holes to cars and houses. There were no shooting injuries reported, however, just injuries from being hit on the head and arms with blunt objects.

Chinle man gets 4 years for assaults

PHOENIX  - Faron Brown, 27, of Chinle, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty Aug. 26 to assault resulting in serious bodily injury, according to the U.S. attorney's office.

Brown assaulted a woman in April, causing serious injury for which she required surgery.

McNary man sentenced in fatal rollover

PHOENIX - Brandon Max Fischer, 22, of McNary, Ariz., has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his role in a fatal rollover on the White Mountain Apache Reservation, according to the U.S. attorney's office.

The prison time is to be followed by six months in an inpatient alcohol rehabilitation program and three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. attorney's office.

Fischer pleaded guilty Aug. 18 to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the May 30, 2007, accident. He had been driving a van while intoxicated on State Route 73 on the reservation, and a number of his friends were riding without seatbelts when he rolled it.

One occupant was critically injured in the crash and later died after being airlifted to a hospital in Scottsdale, Ariz. Fischer was also seriously injured and required hospitalization in Phoenix.

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