Police Blotter: Team seizes half-pound of meth

EAGAR, Ariz. — On Oct. 6, the Apache County Cooperative Enforcement Narcotics Team, in partnership with the Apache County Sheriff’s Office, the Eagar Police Department and the Springerville Police Department served a search warrant on a residence on Renee St. in Eagar, Ariz., after receiving a tip that there was currently one half pound of methamphetamine at the residence, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

During the search of the residence, detectives located one half pound of methamphetamine, one handgun, and drug paraphernalia, numerous false identification cards, drivers licenses, and numerous altered credit cards. Seven people were taken into custody. In addition to the evidence seized and the seven arrests, three young children, ranging in age from 7 years of age to 1 month old were removed from the home by the Arizona Department of Child Safety.

The seven adults arrested at the residence were identified as Shala Chavez, 27, of Eagar; Britney Langham, 28, of Glendale, Ariz.; Stephanie Yates, 30, of Eagar; Kimberly Henderson, 43, of Peoria, Ariz.; Dustin Obrochta, 34, of Phoenix; Daniel Samarripa, 41, of Peoria; and Waylon Oneal, 26, of Eagar.

All of the arrested were booked into the Apache County Jail in Saint Johns, Ariz., on charges ranging from possession of dangerous drugs for sale, transportation of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, possession or use of prescription drugs, child abuse, endangerment, possession of a weapon during the commission of a drug offense, possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited possessor, identity theft, possession of a forgery instrument, theft of a credit, forgery of credit cards, aggravated identify theft, criminal impersonation, criminal simulation, forgery, and conspiracy to facilitation.

All of the suspects are awaiting their initial appearance to determine bond and/or release conditions. The street value of the seized methamphetamine is approximately $25,000.

Laguna woman sentenced for assault

ALBUQUERQUE – Allie P. Sarracino, 26, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo who resides in Casa Blanca, N.M., was sentenced Oct. 8 in Santa Fe, to one year in prison followed by one year of supervised release for her misdemeanor assault conviction, according to a news release from the attorney’s office.

Sarracino was arrested on Dec. 8, 2014, on a criminal complaint charging her with assaulting an intimate partner by strangulation. According to the complaint, on Dec. 4, 2014, the Pueblo of Laguna Tribal Police Department responded to a report of assault on Laguna Pueblo in Cibola County, N.M. The complaint stated that Sarracino assaulted the victim, a Laguna woman, by striking her in the face and strangling her. Sarracino was subsequently indicted on Jan. 8, 2015, and charged with assaulting an intimate partner by strangulation.

On June 15, 2015, Sarracino entered a guilty plea to a misdemeanor and admitted assaulting the victim by using her hands to strike the victim’s face. Sarracino also admitted holding the victim down by pressing on her shoulders and neck area. As a result of the assault, the victim suffered bruises, contusions and other wounds on her face and head.

This case was investigated by the Laguna/Acoma Agency of the BIA’s Office of Justice Services and the Pueblo of Laguna Tribal Police Department.

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