Damon Begay, 46, is accused of a second-degree felony count of DWI (eighth or subsequent) along with a petty misdemeanor count of an open container, according to the criminal complaint.
Begay is accused of having a 0.27 and 0.28 blood alcohol content, more than three times the legal limit of 0.08 in New Mexico.
He was booked on April 7 into the San Juan County Adult Detention Center and released two days later.
FARMINGTON A Fruitland man is accused of his eighth DWI after a juvenile girl said she operated a vehicle’s ignition interlock device so he could drive a pickup truck to the Farmington Goodwill store.