Gallup police seek man wanted in domestic violence incident

Gallup police were asking residents on Wednesday to help locate 25-year-old Nathan Naswood after he fled officers twice during a domestic-violence-related incident that began the morning of May 26 at Cliffside II Apartments, 601 Dani Drive.

The call placed officers at one of Gallup’s apartment complexes in a case police described as domestic-violence-related, a setting where neighbors, children, and family members can be pulled into a fast-moving confrontation. Naswood’s name, age, the apartment address, and the fact that he evaded officers twice were the details police put before the public as they tried to close the loop on the encounter.

Anyone who sees Naswood should call 911 immediately and avoid direct confrontation. In a domestic-violence situation, police and advocates stress that the safest response is to let officers handle contact and to pass along any useful information as quickly as possible.

The Gallup Police Department describes itself as a community-oriented agency with 60 commissioned officers, 10 public service officers, and 6 civilian employees. The city lists Erin Toadlena-Pablo as chief of police and Billy Padavich as deputy chief of police. The department’s Records Division is at 451 S. Boardman Drive in Gallup and can be reached at (505) 863-9365.

Cliffside Apartments is listed by JL Gray Company at 601 Dani Drive in Gallup, placing the incident in a residential area familiar to many city residents. That location matters because domestic-violence calls often move quickly from a private dispute to a neighborhood safety issue, especially when a suspect leaves the scene before officers can secure the area.

The New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence says service providers across the state answer crisis calls, house families fleeing violence, advocate in court, and connect survivors to legal, financial, and emotional resources. The coalition also tells people in immediate danger to call 911. In the broader state system, the New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center says the Intimate Partner Violence Death Review Team is a statutory body created by the Legislature, and the center publishes annual reports on intimate partner violence deaths and trends in New Mexico.