Senneca Antonio

STATE News:

SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez has announced that another of the state’s top 10 DWI fugitives, Senneca Antonio, was recently captured by the Farmington Police Department.

He is back behind bars on a parole violation. This was the second time that Antonio had fled supervision. He had been on the run since May 30 – just days after he was released on parole for his seventh or greater DWI offense. Antonio has been in and out of prison since 2001 for DWI and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon convictions. This is the second top 10 DWI fugitive arrested by law enforcement this week.

“When people make the reckless decision to drive drunk they put lives in danger on the road,” Martinez said. “It has to stop. That’s why I will continue to fight DWI and work to get these criminals off the street.”

The governor has made fighting DWI one of her administration’s top priorities. The arrest comes on the heels of the governor unveiling a new hard-hitting ad campaign to end DWI.

“Repeat DWI offenders who are hiding from the law pose a danger to New Mexico families,” NMCD Cabinet Secretary David Jablonski said. “We are committed to getting drunk drivers off our roads.”

The “Top 10 List” of DWI absconders in the state is part of an initiative enacted by Governor Susana Martinez to crackdown on repeat offender absconders. The top 10 DWI absconders are listed on the ENDWI website, along with absconders who have been captured. This is just one of the many initiatives spearheaded by Governor Martinez to combat drunk driving.

“Our streets are safer with every DWI fugitive who is arrested,” NMDOT Deputy Secretary Loren Hatch said. “I’m grateful to our law enforcement officers who are always on the lookout and keeping our families safe. We must keep these dangerous people off our roads – it saves lives.”