T uba City police are looking for a man dressed in black who robbed the Subway West on Nov. 23.
Clerks at the store called police at 8:05 p.m. to report that the man, dressed in a black jacket and beanie and wearing blue latex gloves, walked into the restaurant and robbed it at gunpoint.
Police searched the area but could find no one matching that description.
Battering victim in Tonalea
A Tonalea, Ariz., man was flown to Flagstaff Medical Center on Nov. 21 after being struck by a bat.
Raylando Peterson, 21, was transported to Tuba City Medical Center by Trela Maize.
Peterson identified Bronco Jay Maize, 31, of Tuba City, as his assailant.
The case is still under investigation.
Two injured in Tuba City attack
An aggravated battery occurred in Tuba City on Nov. 13.
Police were called to the residence of Belinda Jim about 5:17 p.m. When they got there, they found Justin Hurley, 30, of Tuba City, lying on the ground in front of the residence and Jaydine Brown, 24, also of Tuba City, sitting on a chair.
Hurley had a stab wound to his right side and Brown had a large hole in the lower area of her right hand. Both identified Quindale K. Jim. 24, of Tuba City as the assailant.
By the time police had arrived, Jim had fled the area but he was found a short time later and was arrested on two counts of aggravated battery.
Sanders woman dies in accident
A 52-year-old Sanders, Ariz., woman died in a car accident Nov. 21 on State Route 264.
The woman, identified as Rosalina Ann Logg, had been ejected from the vehicle. Another woman, identified only as Lucinda, was also ejected and she was transported to the Flagstaff Medical Center for treatment.
No details of the accident were provided in the police report.
Burnside pedestrian hit by car
The call came in as a car hitting an animal but when police arrived at the scene, they discovered that the victim was Thomas Nez Jr., 28, of Burnside, Ariz.
He was struck by a car driven by Kara Tilden, 41, of White Cone, Ariz.
No details were provided about what caused the accident or how severely Nez was injured. The case is still under investigation.
Wide Ruins man faces multiple charges
A Wide Ruins, Ariz., man faces numerous charges in connection with an incident that occurred in Wide Ruins on Nov. 16.
The incident began with Eugenia McCray approaching a tribal officer near Lee's Liquor in Chambers, Ariz., and reporting that her son, Ronnie Lee, no age given, had taken her car.
She said she had just seen him come out of the liquor store and drive away. The officer saw a car a short time later drive onto a dirt road and attempted several times to get the driver to stop without any success.
During this period, Lee backed into the police vehicle twice before police were able to get him to stop. Several passengers in the vehicle fled the area but police were able to capture Jim, who continued to resist being arrested.
He was finally handcuffed and charged with a number of crimes, including DWI, reckless driving, unlawful flight, resisting arrest and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
White Cone High vandalized
Police report that White Cone High School in White Cone, Ariz., has been vandalized again.
The latest break-in occurred Nov. 25 and police said this was the fourth break-in at the school since Halloween.
Extensive property damage was done and computers and portable police scanners were taken.
Police are asking for public assistance to track down those responsible. Anyone with information is being asked to call the Dilkon Police District at 928-657-8075.
Two dead in suspected DWI
Two women died in a Nov. 23 car accident two miles west of the Graymountain Trading Post.
Police were called to the scene about 12:45 a.m. by passing motorists who saw a car off the road with its light blinking.
Glennora Seweingyawma, no age given, of Tuba City, and Melvina Sloan, 18, of Tonalea, Ariz., had been ejected from the vehicle and police said they both were found with no pulse.
An investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle, Seweingyawma, had been traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of the accident. She lost control of the vehicle, drove off the road and the car rolled several times.
There was no alcohol found at the scene but a police investigation came up with a clerk at the trading post who said Seweingyawma appeared to be intoxicated when she was at the store shortly before the accident.
Shiprock man sentenced for child abuse
ALBUQUERQUE - On Monday in federal court, Nathan Yesslith, 26, of Shiprock Chapter, was sentenced to 13 months imprisonment followed by a year of supervised release for his federal child abuse conviction, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
On Aug. 30, Yesslith pleaded guilty to placing his 2-year-old son in danger when he was driving while intoxicated Dec. 8, 2010, and crashed the vehicle in which his son was a passenger.
In entering his guilty plea, Yesslith admitted that he was driving recklessly and under the influence of alcohol when he crashed his van into another vehicle.
Yesslith further admitted that his son was not in a child-restraint seat at the time of the collision.
Hogback man sentenced for sexual assault
ALBUQUERQUE - On Monday in federal court, Amos Joe, 61, of Hogback, N.M., was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his federal sexual assault conviction, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
Joe will be on supervised release for five years after he completes his prison sentence. He also will be required to register as a sex offender.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales said Joe has been in federal custody since his arrest Nov. 4, 2010, on an aggravated sexual assault charge. Joe entered a guilty plea to this offense May 24.
According to court records, on Nov. 2, 2010, Joe sexually assaulted a 60-year-old Navajo woman in his Hogback home.
She was trying to hitch a ride home on U.S. 64 when he hailed her from his doorway. She thought she recognized him but as she walked closer she realized that she did not know him. Joe grabbed her, pushed her into his residence, disrobed her, and raped her.
When the victim resisted Joe's attack and yelled at him to stop, Joe became more aggressive. The victim managed to escape and ran across the highway where a motorist stopped to assist her. The motorist took the victim to the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock where an examination revealed injuries.
Zuni man sentenced for sexual abuse
ALBUQUERQUE - On Tuesday in federal court, Epfriem Louis, 20, of Zuni Pueblo, was sentenced to 10 year in prison followed by a five years supervised release for sexually abusing a minor, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
Louis will be required to register as a sex offender when he completes his prison sentence.
According to the complaint, he committed the offense between October 2009 and April 2010 on the Navajo Reservation.
Louis pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual abuse Aug. 4. In his plea agreement, Louis admitted that, from Oct. 1, 2009, through April 30, 2010, he sexually abused a female Navajo child.
Yazzie sentenced for stabbing
ALBUQUERQUE - Lukacema Gillie Yazzie, 25, was sentenced Nov. 16 to one year in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to assault, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
In entering his guilty plea, Yazzie admitted that on Dec. 8, 2010, he stabbed a member of the Mescalero Apache Nation in Shiprock.
Yazzie was ordered to pay $10,008 in restitution to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and $130 to the victim of his assault to cover the costs of the victim's medical care.
Sawmill man pleads guilty in fatal shooting
PHOENIX - Joseph Aaron Duncan, 27, of Sawmill, Ariz., pleaded guilty Nov. 21 to second degree murder in U.S. District Court in Phoenix, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
Duncan had been charged with second degree murder and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. The charges arose from a shooting that occurred after midnight on April 8, 2011, when Duncan was at his residence with the victim, who was a friend of his.
Duncan had a .40 caliber pistol and was intoxicated when he shot the victim one time in the chest. He claimed there was a struggle and the gun went off.
Then he buried the victim, who was not discovered for several days.
Second degree murder carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, a $250,000 fine or both. Sentencing is set before Judge Paul G. Rosenblatt on Feb. 8, 2012.