The Idaho State Journal
FORT HALL, Idaho — Fort Hall Fire Chief Val Navo received a brief suspension from his job and was sentenced in Tribal Court for a driving under the influence incident early Oct. 23 in which he rolled a 2002 Dodge Durango, according to a press release.
Navo, 33, was issued a 90-day jail sentence, which was suspended pending successful completion of six months of probation and an alcohol assessment followed by any counseling and treatment recommended by the tribes’ Counseling and Family Services Program.
He was also fined $300, plus court costs.
The accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 91 and Ellsworth Road at 3:30 a.m., Fort Hall Police Chief Pat Teton said in the press release. Navo sustained abrasions to his arms and other minor injuries. After being cleared by emergency medical responders at the scene, he was arrested and booked into Fort Hall Corrections. He posted bond the following day, once he tested at a zero blood alcohol level, Nick Staley, interim tribal court administrator, said in the press release.
In addition to the court sentence, Navo received a five-day suspension without pay from work and is required to comply with any recommendations of the tribes’ Employee Assistance Program, explained Tribal Executive Director Angelo Gonzales, Navo’s supervisor. Navo has already returned from the suspension.
“The fire chief has seen firsthand what can happen when people drink and drive. He has expressed deep remorse for his actions that night and he is committed to taking the required corrective actions so that he can put this incident behind him,” Gonzales said in the press release.
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