Gallup police seek help finding woman last seen on Greyhound bus

Gallup police asked the public to help find a 22-year-old woman who disappeared while traveling by bus through the Four Corners, a route that runs straight into the heart of McKinley County.

New Mexico records list the missing woman as Marissa Irene Antone, with a date missing of May 12, 2026. The state Department of Public Safety says she was last seen in Gallup, New Mexico, and gives her date of birth as Jan. 14, 2004. A Gallup notice used the spelling Marrisa Antone and said she was last seen in Ignacio, Colorado, around 2:30 p.m. on May 12 while traveling by Greyhound bus to Laveen, Arizona, with a possible stop in Gallup along the way.

The state clearinghouse describes Antone as 5 feet 6 inches tall, 125 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. It lists her race as American Indian/Alaskan Native. The Gallup notice described her differently, saying she was about 5-foot-3, 120 pounds, with black eyes and light brown hair. Both notices said she was last seen wearing black clothing.

According to the state entry, Antone was wearing a black T-shirt, black sweat pants, a black backpack and a Stitch bag. It also notes a right-shoulder rose tattoo and a birthmark on her chin.

The case matters in McKinley County, where transit corridors and community connections can quickly carry a person out of sight. Gallup’s Greyhound stop is at the Route 66 Mini Mart, 3060 West Highway 66, and Amtrak service runs from the Gallup Cultural Center, 201 East Highway 66. Those hubs make Gallup a key place for anyone trying to trace Antone’s movement from Colorado toward Arizona.

Gallup police listed non-emergency numbers at 505-722-2002 and 505-722-2231. City police services operate through McKinley County Metro Dispatch Authority, with Chief Erin Toadlena-Pablo and Deputy Chief Billy Padavich listed by the city.

The search is unfolding in a county where the stakes are especially high. McKinley County’s July 1, 2025 population estimate was 68,119, and 80.6% of residents identify as American Indian and Alaska Native alone. New Mexico’s Department of Public Safety serves as the Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse, and the state’s Turquoise Alert system was created for missing Indigenous persons, underscoring how seriously these cases are treated across the state.