Repeat Offender Arrested on Attempted Murder/Kidnapping Charges

Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 9:01 PM

A warrant was obtained for Chad McKinney and was arrested four hours later. After McKinney’s arrest he was interviewed and confessed to battering his wife. McKinney during the interview said he was just recently released from Federal Probation/Parole for drug charges.

From the San Juan County Sheriff's Office:

Deputies with San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of County Road 5578 (Crouch Mesa area) for a domestic violence situation. Deputies contacted the victim a 41-year-old Farmington resident who advised that she had been held against her will and beaten by her husband (Chad McKinney) of two years. She stated that he kept saying he was going to kill her and smothered her with a towel until she passed out. The investigation showed that she was held for an approximate 8-hour period.

Chad McKinney was booked into San Juan County Detention Center on the charges of Kidnapping, Attempted Murder, 2-counts of Aggravated Battery on a household member, 2-counts of Aggravated Assault on a household member and 2-counts of False imprisonment. He is being held on a $200,00.00 cash/surety bond.

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