Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) –A Farmington man is in jail for beating another man and leaving him in the street where a Farmington police officer later ran over him. Avery Betsuie is charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Ernest Begay on April 14th. The incident began when Betsuie approached Begay late the evening before his death. The two men appear to be talking when Begay pushed Betsuie. Footage then showed Begay fall into a lane of traffic where Betsuie is seen kicking Begay at least three times before walking away. Begay’s body did not appear to move from that time until he is struck by a Farmington Police officer’s car right after midnight. A few days before the incident Betsuie was charged with armed robbery and criminal trespass for allegedly hitting a man with a cane and stealing his backpack. Betsuie, listed as “homeless” in court records, was booked into the San Juan County Detention Center.
