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Carson City crime log for Jan. 31: Man crashes stolen vehicle

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested Cody Thompson, 20, an unemployed Carson City man, at 9 a.m. Monday near the intersection of Northridge Drive and Table Rock Drive. Thompson was arrested for the felonies of possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of a controlled substance, a gross misdemeanor of possession of a dangerous weapon, and misdemeanors of possession of a hypodermic device, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to maintain a single lane, violation of a suspended sentence, and not having a valid drivers' license. Bail is set at $35,150 plus administrative fees.

An officer levied additional allegations against inmate John Logan Christopher, 31, of Carson City, at about 7 p.m. Monday at the Carson City Detention Facility. The additional allegations are: felony prisoner with a controlled substance (marijuana) and felony possession of dangerous drugs without a prescription (hydrocodone, morphine, and oxycodone among others). Additional bail is set at $27,500.

A 34-year-old transient man was arrested just after 8 p.m. Monday evening at the intersection of Carson and Stewart streets. The suspect walked into traffic, causing both a civilian vehicle and a Carson City Sheriff's Department vehicle to quickly come to a stop to avoid hiting him. While being arrested, the man allegedly began kicking the patrol vehicle. He was arrested for a misdemeanor drunken pedestrian; bail is set at $40 plus administrative fees.

An officer arrested Preston Patterson, 34, a Carson City laborer, just prior to 11 a.m. Monday morning near the 100 block of South Harbin Street. The officer was stated to have been in the back parking lot of the Carson City Detention Facility when he heard the altercation that lead to Patterson's arrest coming from a nearby apartment complex. Patterson was arrested for a felony battery without a weapon, and misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Bail is set at $20,150 plus administrative fees.

Officers arrested Jeremy Zich, 21, a Carson City carpet cleaner, just prior to 3 p.m. Monday afternoon. Zich was arrested for felony robbery, felony battery, and misdemeanor destruction of property. Bail is set at $41,500 plus administrative fees.

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There were also several other arrests over this last weekend, among which include:

  • William Jose Gutierez, 38, a Sparks resident, for a no-bail felony failure to appear warrant in his name.
  • Michael Carlo Ariel, 21, a Carson City resident, for two no-bail felony warrants in his name of failure to appear and probation violation.
  • Nina Montalbano, 25, a Carson City resident, for a felony no-bail parole and probation hold, a gross misdemeanor possession of a dangerous drug warrant in her name (also with no bail) and a misdemeanor violation of a suspended sentence.
  • William Douglas Robinson, 33, a Reno resident, for a gross misdemeanor injury to another's property warrant in his name.
  • Cody Ryan Panzer, 21, a Portola, Calif. resident, for gross misdemeanor child endangerment ($2,500 bail).
  • Nathan William Daggett, 19, a Carson City resident, for a no-bail felony grand larceny warrant in his name, and a felony no-bail probation violation.
  • Joshua Martin, a 25-year-old transient, for four felony counts of burglary, a felony obtaining monies under false pretenses, a felony possession of stolen property (firearms), a felony transfer of stolen property, and a felony accessory to burglary. No bail has been set in his case.

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