Farmington Man Charged After Woman Allegedly Struck With Rock Near Speedway

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September 23, 2026

A Farmington man has been charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and four other offenses after police alleged a woman was struck with a rock and a vehicle was driven toward her during a confrontation near East Broadway, according to a statement of probable cause filed in San Juan County Magistrate Court.

D J Cook, 34, was arrested Sept. 22 and charged in San Juan County Magistrate Court in Farmington following the incident near the Speedway at 531 E. Broadway, court records state.

All charges are allegations based on court records, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

According to the probable cause statement, Farmington police were dispatched at approximately 12:56 p.m. after a caller reported that a man had struck his girlfriend in the head with a rock. An officer arriving at the scene reported seeing emergency medical personnel treating a woman who appeared to have suffered a head injury.

The responding officer wrote that the caller described the man as wearing a black FedEx shirt and driving a black SUV. Police later contacted Cook in the parking lot of the Wingate Wyndham Hotel at 601 E. Broadway, where officers reported he was wearing a black FedEx shirt.

According to the probable cause statement, a witness told police she had been working in a nearby garage when she heard people yelling and saw a man wearing a black FedEx shirt arguing with two women. The witness reported seeing the man holding a large white rock and appearing as though he was about to strike one of the women.

The witness told police she yelled at the man to put the rock down and that he dropped it, according to the statement. She then reported that he picked up a smaller, flatter rock while one of the women was on the ground covering the back of her head with her hands.

Woman Describes Purse Taken, Vehicle Driven Toward Her

The injured woman was transported to San Juan Regional Medical Center, where she gave police an account of the incident, according to the probable cause statement.

Police reported that she said a man wearing a black FedEx shirt struck her in the back of the head with a rock. According to her statement to officers, the man initially left in a black Durango but returned to the lot and began yelling at her again.

The woman told police the man then grabbed her purse and pulled it away from her before returning to the Durango, according to the probable cause statement. She described the purse as brown with dragonflies on it.

According to the statement, the woman alleged that as she and another woman walked away, the man tried to hit them with the Durango.

During an inventory of the Durango, an officer reported seeing a brown purse on the front passenger-side floorboard. Police secured the vehicle and sought a search warrant, according to the probable cause statement.

The statement also says detectives processed the scene and collected a rock allegedly involved in the incident.

DWI Investigation and Hospital Allegation

Police reported that Cook had bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech during the investigation. A supplemental report also states an officer detected what he described as the odor of an alcoholic beverage.

According to the supplemental report, Cook denied driving the Durango and told police his wife had been driving. Police reported that a witness identified Cook as the driver, while an officer said the vehicle was registered to Cook.

The officer wrote that he did not ask Cook to perform standardized field sobriety tests because of what he described as Cook’s erratic behavior. According to the supplemental report, Cook allegedly refused chemical testing after an officer read the New Mexico Implied Consent Advisory.

Police obtained a blood-draw search warrant, and hospital staff drew Cook’s blood at approximately 4:37 p.m., according to the probable cause statement. The supplied records do not include laboratory results from that blood draw.

While Cook was at San Juan Regional Medical Center, police also documented an allegation involving a hospital security worker.

A hospital security worker told police he held Cook’s arm to keep it from moving while nursing staff inserted an IV. According to the statement, the worker alleged Cook opened his mouth and attempted to bite his forearm. The worker reported that he moved away and was not bitten.

CHARGES FILED

Aggravated battery with a deadly weapon — fourth-degree felony
Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon — fourth-degree felony
Robbery — second-degree felony
Aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, refused testing — Motor Vehicle Code misdemeanor
Failure to give immediate notice of accidents — Motor Vehicle Code misdemeanor
Assault upon a health care worker (attempted battery) — fourth-degree felony

The criminal complaint identifies the alleged rock as the deadly weapon underlying the aggravated battery charge and the Durango as the alleged deadly weapon involved in the aggravated assault charge.

The complaint separately alleges the failure-to-notify count involved property damage of at least $500. The probable cause statement, however, records the fence owner’s repair estimate as approximately $200. The records do not reconcile those figures.

CASE STATUS

A preliminary examination is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, before Magistrate Judge Mark Steven Hawkinson in Courtroom 3 of San Juan County Magistrate Court in Farmington.

A Sept. 23 notice of hearing states a copy was emailed to the San Juan County Adult Detention Center for Cook. The supplied notice does not identify an attorney representing him.

SOURCE

This report is based on a criminal complaint, statement of probable cause and notice of preliminary examination filed in San Juan County Magistrate Court in Farmington in State of New Mexico v. D J Cook, case No. M-47-FR-2026-00531.

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