Carson City woman booked on credit card fraud, drug charges
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 07/19/2018 - 10:17am
A 34-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Wednesday for suspicion of credit card fraud and possession of a controlled substance after allegedly using a credit card that had been reported lost to check into a local motel, a sheriff’s deputy said.
Stephanie Baumgardner was taken into custody at 10:05 p.m. in the area of Carson and Washington streets.
According to the arrest report, a deputy responded to the 200 block of West Musser Street for a fraud report. The officer met with the victim who advised she lost her credit card last month and reported it stolen to her bank. She advised she received a notification the card was used and money was taken from the account Wednesday.
The reporting party found this odd because she had canceled the card. She advised the card was used at a motel in the 1300 block of North Carson Street. She said she called the motel and asked who used her card. The employee told her it was a female who, it was learned later, provided a fake name.
A deputy responded to the motel and spoke with personnel who advised the suspect and a man arrived at the business earlier. The woman told personnel she had made a reservation online and gave him a Visa card from her wallet.
The transaction did not go through on the first try, however, on the second try it did go through. The room was vacant at the time of check out, the arrest report states.
The investigating deputy asked to see video surveillance and was able to recognize Baumgardner whom the officer had several contacts with in the past.
The deputy responded to the woman’s last known addresses and she no longer lived at those addresses. At around 9:45 p.m. the deputy saw the woman walking north on Carson Street at Washington Street and stopped her, saying he needed to speak with her about a fraud case she was involved in.
The deputy explained there was video of her using a credit card to purchase a room at the North Carson Street motel. The woman advised she purchased a room for a male she had just met. She said she was trying to help him out and that he was just released from jail. The deputy checked all records released from jail and none of the booking photos matched the man she was seen with in the video. The woman was arrested for suspicion of fraudulent use of a credit card.
During a search, the officer didn’t locate the card, however did find a small brown container that had suspected methamphetamine. The officer also located two IDs that belonged to other people. Those IDs were booked into evidence. Bail: $7,500.
In other arrests:
— A 22-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Thursday in the 1400 block of South Carson Street for misdemeanor obstructing an officer. Bail: $412.
— A 19-year-old Carson City man, Zachary Allen Roark, was arrested Wednesday, 11:56 p.m. in the 1300 block of North Carson Street for suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor violation of Department of Alternative Sentencing conditions. Bail: $4,637.
— A a 34-year-old Carson City man, Thomas Lovelace, was arrested Wednesday, 8:08 p.m. in the 1500 block of Rand Avenue for suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, a felony, and a misdemeanor failure to appear in court warrant. Bail: $3,000.
— A 21-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday, 6:25 p.m. in the 600 block of Hot Springs Road for a misdemeanor failure to appear traffic court warrant. Bail: $1,035.
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