Carson City man arrested for possession of methamphetamine, marijuana

A 49-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the area of Highway 50 E. and Brown Street Friday evening for suspicion of possessing a controlled substance, violation of a suspended sentence, and driving with revoked or suspended registration.

Eric John Sunderland was arrested after deputies were on patrol in the area and conducted a random registration check on a vehicle driving past, which returned with suspended registration.

Deputies made contact with the driver, identified as Sunderland, and deputies could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from his person, according to the report.

Sunderland admitted to having a “bag of marijuana” and a marijuana pipe in the vehicle. He admitted to smoking marijuana approximately 12 hours before the stop.

Deputies noted they did not observe any signs he was impaired.

Dispatch advised Sunderland was under supervision with a no drugs clause and wanted him arrested.

At the jail, deputies located two small plastic bags on his person which contained a white crystalline substance. He was additionally booked for possession of methamphetamine.

Bail: $3,612; $1,000 cash only

— A 42-year-old Calif. man was arrested in the 100 block of S. Harbin Friday evening on suspicion of possessing controlled substances, two counts, and three counts of possessing drug paraphernalia.

Ryan FitzGerald was arrested after a concerned citizen called reporting a man inside of an SUV who appeared to be using drugs.

Deputies met with the citizen who said they saw a man using drugs inside the vehicle, and they also saw a meth pipe. They pointed out the apartment the man went into.

Deputies knocked on the apartment door and spoke with the man, later identified as FitzGerald, who denied using drugs but matched the description the citizen gave. He had “extremely jittery” behavior, stiff muscles and constricted pupils.

According to the report, deputies told FitzGerald they knew he was under the influence of narcotics and he “somewhat agreed.”

Deputies asked the man if they could search his car. He unlocked the vehicle and inside they found:

— Several aluminum foil pieces with heroin residue
— A methamphetamine pipe with residue
— A baggie with heroin inside
— A baggie with methamphetamine inside
— A heroin pipe

The man was arrested and taken into custody without incident.

Bail: $8,421

— A 23-year-old Carson City woman was arrested in the 2000 block of E. William Street late Thursday evening for domestic battery first.

The woman was arrested after deputies were dispatched to the area on reports of a domestic battery. When they arrived, they made contact with the woman who told deputies she had discovered the father of her child was cheating on her, and they began arguing but it never got physical.

Deputies spoke with the man who told deputies he and the woman had been broken up for over a year and he is dating someone else. He told deputies he was with the woman and their child so they could celebrate the holiday as a family for his daughter.

He told deputies the woman has a drinking problem and recently was arrested for DUI.

Deputies asked if the argument got physical. He said she had been pushing him and tried to get his phone. He said he did not want to press charges and refused to complete a statement. Deputies noted he had fresh scratch marks on his forearm which appeared defensive in nature.

Deputies spoke to a witness who told deputies they saw a white truck with a man, woman and child in the bed of the truck. The woman got angry and began yelling foul language. The man stepped out of the bed of the truck. The woman became angrier and louder. From the bed of the truck, the woman “pummeled the man’s head,” and the man retreated into the cab of the truck. The woman then began pounding on the truck and hit the truck with her fists. The woman continued getting louder and more aggravated.

The witness completed a statement.

The woman was taken into custody without incident.

Bail: $3,137

— A 60-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the 400 block of E. Park Street Friday evening on a TPO violation after calling and leaving a voicemail asking for laundry.

According to the report, the man was arrested after the man’s wife called dispatch to report her husband had violated a temporary restraining order.

The restraining order is active and served, the report stated, and does not expire until July of 2020. It was issued to the man in the beginning of June.

Their son also had a restraining order against his father. The mother and son played deputies the voicemail, which contained the man asking for his laundry.

Deputies went and met with the man, who said he called and only left a voicemail because he needed his laundry. He was placed into custody for violating a restraining order.

Bail: $3,000

Warrants:

— A 57-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the area of Curry Street and Park Street on two outside warrants from Dayton Township for traffic violations.

Bail: $1,825 Cash only

— A 32-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the 3300 block of Highway 50 E. on a domestic battery warrant out of Carson City Justice Court, issued April 3.

Bail: $3,000

All information for the crime log (unless otherwise noted) comes from the arrest reports supplied by the Carson City Sheriff's Office, and is considered by law to be public information. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The policy of Carson Now is to name anyone who is arrested for a felony offense.