{"id":34830,"date":"2023-03-01T22:37:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T05:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/update-sheriff-shoots-dog-during-farmington-traffic-incident-suspect-arrested\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:21:11","slug":"update-sheriff-shoots-dog-during-farmington-traffic-incident-suspect-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/update-sheriff-shoots-dog-during-farmington-traffic-incident-suspect-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Sheriff shoots dog during Farmington traffic incident; suspect arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"

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San Juan County Sheriff Shane Ferrari shoots aggressive dog after traffic incident. (KOAT.com video)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

The San Juan County District Attorney\u2019s Office is investigating a case in which Sheriff Shane Ferrari shot a driver\u2019s dog during a traffic incident Feb. 17 in Farmington.<\/p>\n

Farmington Police Department\u2019s original Facebook post<\/a> on Tuesday stated that FPD was \u201cinvestigating the incident involving Sheriff Ferrari and a suspect for reckless driving and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on Feb. 17, 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n

A video released by FPD shows a gray car pull into a parking lot at La Plata Drive and Padilla Drive, followed by Ferrari in his personal vehicle. The video shows the driver exiting his vehicle wielding a pipe and the sheriff responding by holding his firearm at the ready. A dog exits the vehicle as well and appears aggressive when it is shot by the Ferrari.<\/p>\n

The suspect, Jamie Nino, 42, was arrested Wednesday evening. He faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, reckless driving, passing in a no-passing zone (two counts) and running a red light, according to FPD<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

In a long Facebook post<\/a> Wednesday under the name \u201cShane Ferrari For Sheriff,\u201d Ferrari expressed his version of events, his love of animals and the fact that he expressed condolences to Nino for the loss of his dog. He said he was threatened and responded, as any citizen has a right to do.<\/p>\n

He further explained that after 26 years in law enforcement \u201cchasing and following cars trying to ditch me, I know the value of providing good information to assisting units.\u201d<\/p>\n

The affidavit by Farmington Police Detective Chris Stanton stated that Ferrari was driving his Ford F-15, on West 20th Street and had just turned south onto Municipal Drive. He said he noticed Nino\u2019s vehicle behind him and stated Nino passed him traveling south on Municipal Drive on the curve on a double-yellow line, a no-passing zone.<\/p>\n

Ferrari indicated Nino passed him by crossing the double-yellow line and traveled south on Municipal Drive in the inside northbound lane. Ferrari indicated in a later interview that there was another vehicle traveling north on Municipal Drive at the time Nino passed him.<\/p>\n

Ferrari said Nino continued to drive south past the Farmington Police Department and passed another vehicle in a no-passing zone near the 700 block of Airport Drive. Ferrari said he then observed Nino run the stop light at the intersection of Airport Drive and Apache Street and continue south on Airport.<\/p>\n

Ferrari said he was worried the driver might have been intoxicated and followed him from a distance. He said Nino turned east onto Arrington Avenue from Airport Drive and then turned into the parking lot of Arrington Plaza at 737 W. Arrington Ave.<\/p>\n

Ferrari said as he approached the plaza, he noticed Nino\u2019s vehicle was stopped in the parking lot and he was sitting inside his car. Suspecting Nino might be intoxicated, Ferrari said he decided to stop and contact him.<\/p>\n

As he exited his truck, Ferrari said Nino jumped out of his car with one arm behind his back approaching him and screaming, \u201cGet the (expletive deleted) away from me.\u201d<\/p>\n

When he said that Nino carried a metal pipe in the hand behind his back, he pulled out his firearm, pointed it at Nino, and told him, \u201cGet back! Get back! I\u2019m the sheriff!\u201d<\/p>\n

Ferrari told police that Nino raised the pipe and began to charge him as he commanded him to drop the pipe and get on the ground. At the same time, Nino\u2019s dog exited the car and ran toward him.<\/p>\n

Ferrari shot the dog, and again told Nino to get on the ground. Nino retreated, dropped the pipe and lay on the ground until Farmington police officers arrived.<\/p>\n

Police Sgt. J. Anaya and Sgt. J. Thornburg arrived on scene and detained Nino, placing him in the back seat of Thornburg\u2019s patrol vehicle, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n

The brown-and-white dog lay dead on the ground with gunshot wounds to its torso. Nino\u2019s car, a 1995 Ford Crown Victoria with Texas license plate RPG 1410, was in the middle of the parking lot.<\/p>\n

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