Local men charged with 6th, 4th DWIs

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Gallup Independent
By Phil Stake
Staff writer

GALLUP — McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy D.J. Murphy and Sgt. John Trevor-Smith may have saved lives Tuesday night when they arrested a drunken driver.

Stacy Silversmith, 37, of Gallup, had five prior DWI arrests on record when Murphy and Trevor-Smith arrested him about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. Silversmith had apparently taken a car without permission. While tracking Silversmith in the allegedly stolen car, Murphy noticed that Silversmith was driving too fast and failing to maintain a lane of travel. Murphy initiated his lights and sirens but Silversmith failed to stop.

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