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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Jason Benavidez was jailed after allegedly threatening his estranged wife while driving drunk past a house she was staying with their children. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD …
Man threatens wife by cell phone while driving drunk, goes to jail Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD: By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – An alleged drunk driver was arrested Saturday, Nov. 17, after almost striking a marked police patrol vehicle while driving. An officer …
Man gets DUI after almost hitting cop Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Gilbert Ordonez was booked into the Graham County Jail for possession of meth for sale after being found with about 18.5 grams in various packages. Wife also …
Thatcher officer busts meth dealer during traffic stop Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: This Chevy Tahoe suffered severe front-end damage estimated at $5,500 to fix. An alleged drunk driver slammed into four parked vehicles on the Kempton Chevrolet used …
Intoxicated man crashes into four parked vehicles at Kempton Chevrolet Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Ruben Rene Rojas, 48, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison on his seventh aggravated DUI conviction. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A …
Rojas given maximum term of 15 years in prison for seventh DUI Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Tyler Gebbie, 22, was arrested for DUI in the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 21, after allegedly passing …
Man arrested for DUI after passing out in McDonald’s drive-through Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Ashley Munoz, 29, was booked into the jail on charges of DUI and disorderly conduct/domestic violence. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – An intoxicated woman was arrested …
New Mexico woman charged with DUI after stalking ex-husband from Bull Pen bar Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Ysidro Castro By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A welfare check regarding an intoxicated man urinating in the street resulted in the arrest of a wanted man …
Welfare check nets wanted man suspected of hit-and-run Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A Safford officer arrested a man and a woman in two separate DUI cases within hours. The first involved a collision that had a Polaris …
Officer arrests man and woman for DUI in separate events only hours apart Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Ruben Rene Rojas, 48, faces a prison sentence between 10 to 15 years after being convicted by a jury to his seventh aggravated DUI. By Jon Johnson …
Man faces possible 15 years in prison after seventh DUI conviction Read More