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RATON POLICE BLOTTER: SEPTEMBER 2020

October 1, 2020

NON-TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Juvenile male (16 – Raton) – resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Mateo Tapia (Raton) – no insurance & driver to be licensed

Krystle Montoya (Raton) – speeding 52 in a 35 & driver to be licensed

September 29, 2020

ARRESTS

John Milkovich (41 – Raton)

Possession of heroin & possession of drug paraphernalia

Nicole Salazar (34 – Raton)

Possession of meth, possession of drug paraphernalia, & a Magistrate Court bench warrant for failure to appear in court as ordered on a charge of battery against a household member

Bryan Schuster (38 – Raton)

Magistrate Court bench warrant for failure to appear in court as ordred on charges of burglary, tampering with evidence, & larceny

Nicolas Smith (25 – Raton)

Criminal damage to property, resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer, & a Department of Corrections arrest order for violating conditions of probation on charges of harassment, burglary of a vehicle, & larceny

Stanley White (32 – Raton)

Magistrate Court bench warrant for failure to appear in court as ordered on a charge of contempt of court

NON-TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Andrew Martinez (43 – Raton) – battery

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Mackenzi Kolb (Raton) – no insurance

John Milkovich (Raton) – speeding 39 in a 30

Angela Stockton (Raton) – expired registration, no insurance, & driver to be licensed

September 24, 2020

ARRESTS

Patrick Cappellucci (32 – Raton)

Magistrate Court arrest warrant, based on finding probable cause, on a charge of aggravated fleeing from law enforcement & a Department of Corrections arrest order for violating conditions of probation on previous charges of burglary, breaking & entering, & aggravated battery against a household member

Kelly Gonzales (23 – Raton)

Resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer & a Magistrate Court bench warrant for failure to appear in court on a charge of shoplifting

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Cubby Benavidez (Raton) – no insurance

Gabriel Ford (Raton) – no insurance

Valerie Martinez (Raton) – expired registration & no insurance

Barbara Rivali (Raton) – speeding 32 in a 25

Johnny Tarufelli (Raton) – rear passenger without a seatbelt

Nicky Tarufelli (Raton) – front passenger without a seatbelt

September 23, 2020

ARRESTS

Celina Mares (24 – Raton)

District Court bench warrant for failure to report to the detention center as ordered on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, possession of a controlled substance, & possession of drug paraphernalia

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Christopher Hanson (Raton) – reckless driving

Angel Trent (Raton) – driver to be licensed & no insurance

September 22, 2020

ARRESTS

Gabriel Anthony Gonzales (29 – Raton) – criminal trespass

Paul Ochoa (26 – Arlington, TX)

Two Magistrate Court bench warrants for failure to appear to court as scheduled on a charge of cruelty to animals & failure to pay fines as imposed by the court on a charge of criminal damage to property of a household member

Fernando Olguin Jr. (19- Raton)

Magistrate Court arrest warrant, based on finding probable cause, on two charges of aggravated battery against a household member

Nathan Rudolph (24 – Las Vegas, NM)

Driving while license revoked & a San Miguel County arrest warrant, based on finding probable cause, on a charge of aggravated battery against a household member & a San Miguel County bench warrant for failure to appear in court for a probation violation hearing on a charge of DWI (1st offense)

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

John Evans (Raton) – failure to yield to emergency vehicle

Nathan Rudolph (Las Vegas, NM) – driving while license revoked

September 21, 2020

ARRESTS

Jose Luis Cervantes-Mendoza (38 – Raton)

Denver County Colorado fugitive warrant for failure to comply with the Special Condition not to re-enter the United States illegally due to previous charges of possession of marijuana, distribution of over 100 pounds of marijuana, DWI, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, tampering with evidence, driving while license suspended, breaking & entering, conspiracy to commit breaking & entering, numerous traffic violations, & several charges of failure to appear in court as scheduled

Jessica Trujillo (30 – Taos, NM) – battery against a household member

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Callie Blackmore (Raton) – no insurance

Nathaly Torres (Raton) – driver to be licensed

September 18, 2020

ARRESTS

Tristan Gallegos (21 – Raton)

Magistrate Court arrest warrant, based on finding probable cause, on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, & contributing to the delinquency of a minor

Adrian Hernandez (25 – Raton)

Criminal damage to multiple vehicles & structures, assault upon a peace officer, & resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer

Steven Hernandez (26 – Raton)

Attempt to commit arson, criminal damage to property of a household member, & use of the telephone to terrify, intimidate, threaten, or harass

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Kayla Payton (Trinidad, CO) – expired registration & no insurance

Monica Trujillo (Raton) – expired insurance

September 15, 2020

ARRESTS

Julianne Davis (46 – Raton)

Aggravated DWI, resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer, & driving while license suspended

Damian Hart (28 – Angel Fire)

Magistrate Court bench warrant for failure to appear in court on a charge of encouraging violation of probation, parole, or bail

Jessica Vasquez (28 – Raton)

Magistrate Court arrest warrant, based on finding probable cause, on charges of child abuse, harboring or aiding a felon, & possession of meth

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Julianne Davis (Raton)

No registration, no insurance, & driving while license suspended

Michelle Mateer (Raton) – driving while license suspended

September 14, 2020

ARRESTS

Richard Barela (50 – Raton) – possession of meth

Gabriel Gonzales (29 – Pueblo West, CO) – shoplifting

Monique Sandoval (41 – Rio Rancho, NM)

Bernalillo County Metro Court bench warrant for failure to appear to court as ordered on traffic violations

Joyce Schoenfelder (28 – Raton)

Two Magistrate Court bench warrants for failure to pay fines as imposed by the court on charges of possession of meth & driving while license suspended & conditions of release previously imposed should be revoked or reviewed on charges of possession of meth, false evidence of title or registration, driving while license suspended, no registration, & no insurance due to a positive drug test

Male juvenile (16 – Raton)

District Court Children’s Division bench warrant for violation of probation on charges of possession of heroin, possession of a handgun, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, & criminal damage

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Victor Romero (Raton) – no insurance

Monique Sandoval (Rio Rancho, NM) – driving while license suspended

Miquela Tapia (Raton) – no insurance

September 10, 2020

ARRESTS

Magdalena Barela (34 – Pueblo, CO)

Possession of meth, heroin, & drug paraphernalia, resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer & shoplifting

Ashley Fanelli (27 – Raton)

Cleveland County Oklahoma warrant of arrest on charges of escaping from arrest or detention & obstructing an officer & a Pueblo County Colorado bench warrant on a charge of burglary

September 8, 2020

ARRESTS

Melanie Atkins-Vahary (25 – Red River, NM)

Magistrate Court arrest warrant, based on finding probable cause, on two counts of child abuse

Kelly Coon (59 – Raton)

Las Animas County Colorado fugitive warrant for violating terms of release due to a new charge of contempt of court

Kara Findlater (27 – Raton)

Battery against a household member, criminal damage to property of a household member & a Department of Corrections arrest order for violating conditions of probation due to new charges

Sherry Martinez (68 – Raton) – criminal trespass

Vanessa Sanchez (28 – Raton)

Department of Corrections arrest order for failure to report to probation office as ordered by the court

Savannah Valdez (30 – Raton) – possession of heroin

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Melvin Cruz (Raton) – driving while license revoked

Denise Romero (Raton) – driver to be licensed

September 4, 2020

ARRESTS

Yvonne Alire (29 – Cimarron, NM)

Two Magistrate Court bench warrants, based on finding probable cause, on two charges of use of telephone to terrify, intimidate, threaten, or harass

Cameron Langer (18 – Englewood, CO) – DWI (1st offense)

Eliza Martinez (56 – Raton)

Battery against a household member & criminal damage to property of a household member

Mickey Salkield (21 – Raton) – aggravated battery on a household member

Jeremy Sutton (43 – Angel Fire, NM)

Magistrate Court bench warrant for failure to comply with conditions of probation on a charge of criminal damage to property of a household member

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Cameron Langer (Englewood, CO)

September 3, 2020

ARRESTS

Samuel Medina (53 – Raton)

Possession of meth & a Colfax County Magistrate Court arrest warrant, based on finding probable cause, on charges of false imprisonment & aggravated battery

James Warrick (32 – Raton)

Possession of meth & a Colfax County Magistrate Court bench warrant for failure to appear in court on a charge of DWI (3rd offense)

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Angel Granado (Raton) – no insurance

Anthony Martinez (Raton) – no insurance

September 2, 2020

ARRESTS

Elizabeth Berg (49 – Raton) – criminal trespass

NON-TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Male juvenile (14 – Raton) – battery

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Nicole Gonzales (Raton) – no insurance

Shane Montoya (Raton) – suspended registration

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