Friday, January 22, 2010

Officer Anthony Vann Arrested for Drunk Driving

A Navajo Department of Public Safety officer was arrested on extreme DUI charges over the weekend.

According to Flagstaff police reports, Anthony J. Vann, 43, of Kaibeto, was arrested by Flagstaff police and charged with extreme DUI with a blood-alcohol content above .15 percent but below .20 percent at 2:11 a.m. Sunday.

Vann is a sergeant with the NDPS Dilkon district.

The arresting officer noted in his report that Vann handed over a Navajo Nation law enforcement identification and asked, “Can you help me out?”

According to police reports, Vann was arrested on a previous DUI charge in Flagstaff in 2006. According to information from the NDPS, Vann was not employed as a police officer at the time.

Lt. Emerson Lee of the Dilkon district said Vann is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

“Nobody is above the law,” Lee said. “I commend the staff and law enforcement personnel at the Flagstaff Police Department on doing a fine job.”

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