Missing and endangered; Man arrested in connection to disappearance

NAVAJO NATION – New Mexico State Police released a missing and endangered notification for Ella Mae Begay on June 16.

Begay is a 5’ 1” tall woman who weighs 110 pounds. She has brown eyes and shoulder length brown hair.

The Navajo Nation Police Department Shiprock Division said that she is likely travelling through New Mexico and Cibola County; her exact destination is unknown. She was last seen on June 15 in the area around Sweetwater, Arizona.

NPD believes that Begay is travelling in a Silver 2005 Ford F-150 with Arizona license plate AFE7101.

On June 18 NPD arrested Preston Tolth in the Navajo Nation for an unrelated battery, but police say that he is a suspect in the disappearance of Begay. No other details about the arrest or disappearance have been released.

Police ask that anyone with information about Begay call the Navajo Police Department Shiprock Division at 505-368-1350 or 911.