Deputies Arrest 27 Year Old Female For Shooting At Neighbors

FARMINGTON, N.M. - Feb. 11, 2015 - PRLog -- SJC Deputies arrest 27 year old Judith White of La Plata for shooting at neighbor

At approximately 1351 hours on 2/10/15 San Juan County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 300 block of County Road 1191 to the reports of one neighbor shooting at the other.

Upon arrival to the area the victims stated to deputies that a blonde female wearing a white blouse had fired a handgun at them. They were told that she had gone back into her house after shooting.

Sgt. T. McCoy along with Deputies E. Fincher , M. Markle and Reserve Deputy D. Coponiti approached the female’s house and over a loud speaker were able to call her outside and take her into custody, she was identified as Judith White.

Through the deputies investigation they learned of a neighborhood dispute where Judith White had called in complaints of her neighbors shooting on their property and they had been found to be following safe shooting practices in the past by previously responding deputies.

Today while they were shooting, Judith went outside and shot one round at her neighbors. Per Deputy Yazzie one of the victims stated although he did not see her shoot he heard the round go over his head and hit the ground behind him. The investigation lead deputies to find one spent .380 shell casing on the ground and a Bryco Auto .380 was located in the same vehicle the victims identified Judith going to after the shooting. Deputy Yazzie advised that during his contact with Judith, he noticed a minor odor of an alcoholic beverage on Judith’s breath and she admitted to drinking prior to the shooting.

Judith was arrested and booked into San Juan County Detention on the charges of ;

· Aggravated Assault (use of a deadly weapon)
· Tampering with evidence
· Negligent use of a deadly weapon (under the influence of an intoxicant or narcotic)