John Beckstead, Smith’s attorney, did not respond to a request for comment.
Chief District Court Judge Karen Townsend ordered Smith be held without bond as he awaits trial in the county jail.
FARMINGTON An Aztec man accused of pulling a knife on a gas station customer after allegedly trying to shoplift an alcoholic beverage is being held without bond in the county jail.
Deion Smith, 27, is accused of a fourth-degree felony count of aggravated assault, a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest and a petty misdemeanor count of shoplifting, according to court records.
John Beckstead, Smith’s attorney, did not respond to a request for comment.
The defendant is accused of destroying five dumpsters on Jan. 11 in Farmington by starting fires.
The San Juan County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion on Jan. 22 to keep Levi in the San Juan County Adult Detention Center without bond.
FARMINGTON An Arizona man was arrested and accused of destroying five dumpsters by setting the contents on fire as Farmington police investigate 14 fires believed to be arson.
Daryl Levi, 38, of Red Valley, Arizona, was arrested around 4 p.m. on Jan. 21 in the area of Laguna Avenue and Animas Street in Farmington, according to Farmington Police Department Spokesperson Nicole Brown.
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FARMINGTON – A former Farmington school resource officer who pleaded guilty in November to child abuse and battery charges in regard to a 2019 altercation with an 11-year-old female student will serve no jail time. That decision drew a sharp rebuke from the state’s top law enforcement official but was praised by the officer’s attorney.
Judge Curtis Gurley sentenced Zachary Christensen on Jan. 14 to three years of conditional discharge suspension, which the judge said carries the standard conditions of probation. An agreement was entered Nov. 4 in which Christensen pleaded guilty to a third-degree felony count of child abuse and a misdemeanor count of battery. Christensen had two petty misdemeanor counts of battery dismissed as part of the agreement.
Marco Florez, 37, allegedly shot a juvenile in the leg at a family gathering in the early morning hours of Nov. 27 at a residence in the area of Aztec, according to The Daily Times archives.
The DA’s office on Dec. 9 amended the criminal complaint, adding a first-degree felony charge of child abuse (results in great bodily harm), according to court documents.
He faces an 18-year prison sentence if convicted of the child abuse count and three-year prison sentence if convicted of the aggravated battery charge.
FARMINGTON The San Juan County District Attorney’s Office have added a first-degree felony count of child abuse against a man accused of a shooting after the DA’s office learned the gunshot victim was a juvenile.