FBI probes alleged police brutality in Las Vegas New Mexico
FBI agent Don Jochem met with Lorenzo Flores and reviewed nine claims of brutality brought by the Concerned Citizens Committee. Jochem will interview victims, review reports, and forward findings to the Justice Department civil rights division for possible action, aiming to finish within two months. Flores faces libel charges from officers and Sgt. Paul Skotchdopple defends against the allegations.
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FBI
Las Vegas
N.M
Don Jochem
Santa Fe
Concerned Citizens Committee
Lorenzo Flores
Jochem
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C
Flores
Tony Martinez Jr
Martinez
Paul Skotchdopple
Phoenix teen faces murder and multiple felonies in probe
A 14 year old Phoenix youth David Scott Hunt is accused in a juvenile complaint filed by Maricopa County of murder and 15 other felonies tied to the April deaths of a pizza delivery woman a cab driver and a convenience store clerk. The charges include counts of aggravated assault armed robbery first degree murder sexual assault kidnapping theft attempted first degree murder aggravated robbery second degree burglary and criminal damage. Chad Allen Lee 19 of Glendale is indicted on similar charges.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County
David Scott Hunt
Hunt
Glendale
Chad Allen Lee
Navajo Nation seeks arrest of ex chairman Peter MacDonald
Special prosecutors ask Window Rock District Court to arrest former Navajo Nation Chairman Peter MacDonald for failing to return to jail after a May 5 court order. The order requires him to report to the Tuba City jail immediately after his trial on federal charges related to Navajo Technologies Inc.
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Marley Shebala Dine
Bureau
Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Nation
Peter MacDonald
Bob Rothstein
Rothstein
Allen Sloan
MacDonald
Tuba City
Navajo Technologies Inc
Sloan
Michael Smith
Navajo Nation Finance and Administration
Kingpin Accused of Defrauding Window Rock District
Joseph Tomlinson testifies in the bribery case against Johnny L. Donaldson saying he was the kingpin in a scheme to overbill Window Rock School District between 1986 and 1988. He alleges payments went to Superintendent Anselm Davis and others, with kickbacks used for parties and gambling. Polunsky granted immunity. some funds linked to Phoenix trips and topless clubs are noted.
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Frances R. Morse
ST. Johns
Ariz
Window Rock
Tim Hall
Joseph ‘Clay Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Johnny L. Donaldson
Donaldson
Dineh Construction and Mechanical, Inc
Bruce Alan Swanson
Anselm Davis
Davis
Mel Polunsky
Phoenix-area
Apache
Maricopa County
Phoenix
Mustang Ranch
Reno
Nev
Conference on abuse prevention at Kayenta seeks early intervention
More than 200 health care workers and residents from across the Navajo Reservation attended a day-long Indian Health Service conference in Kayenta to learn abuse and assault prevention. Speakers covered self defense, cultural dynamics, and healing, with encouragement that providers are needed and valued.
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Kayenta
Ariz
Indian Health Service
Kayenta Health Center
Inscription House
Ron Tso
Kayenta Clinic
Tso
Environmental Health Office
Steve Darden
Ken McCormick
Diane Hillebert
Dorothy Taylor
Mary Chris Martin
Vincent Craig
Martin
Fort Defiance
Homeless hitchhikers travel together toward home from Phoenix
On the road with little money, James Bailey and Wayne Darling share scarce funds as they hitchhike from Phoenix toward Tennessee and Vermont. Bailey, 27, left with a single penny and a lucky 1902 Indian Head penny after losing work in construction and printing. Darling, with $50 and $3.50 Bailey earned from selling the penny, joined Bailey as they navigate the road to reunion with family, amid an editor’s note marking the third part of a homelessness series in McKinley County.
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McKinley County
Tor Adams
Gallup
James Bailey
Phoenix
Bailey
Tennessee
Interstate 17
Black Canyon City
Wayne
Darling
Tempe
Ariz
Vermont
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