Carson City sheriff’s log: Operation on Highway 50 leads to multiple drug arrests

A traffic infraction interdiction operation on Highway 50 West and Golf Club Drive conducted Friday by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team and the Tri-County Gang Unit resulted in a number of drug-related arrests, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Traffic stops were made by law officers for instances of speeding, not having license plates, expired registration and failure to stop at stop signs. The following arrests were made:

A 27-year-old Gardnerville man, Jesse Leeper, was arrested Friday, 4:31 p.m. in the area of Golf Club Drive and Highway 50 West for felony suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a dangerous drug, and misdemeanor charges of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, no insurance and failure to stop at a stop sign.

According to the arrest report, deputies made a traffic stop after the driver failed to stop at a stop sign. Deputies made contact with the driver, who was not able to provide current proof of vehicle insurance. The officer asked if he had any drugs or weapons in the vehicle. The man stated no and allowed the officer to search him. During the search the officer found a rolled piece of tin foil drug paraphernalia.

The officer asked the man how long he had been using heroin and the man replied with swear words, according to the arrest report. He was asked the last time he used heroin and the man said that morning, advising there was a “tooter straw” in the vehicle console. A tooter straw is a plastic pen used to smoke and inhale narcotics on tinfoil.

A canine did an exterior sniff of the vehicle and alerted to drugs. Officers found the tooter straw, multiple sheets of tinfoil with black burnt residue presumed to be heroin, two small plastic baggies with presumed heroin residue. In the trunk officers found a glass jar with marijuana, and two Suboxone patches, which can only be obtained through a prescription. The man could not provided a doctor’s prescription. Bail: $7,703.

— A 45-year-old Roseville man, Anthony Deleon, was arrested Friday, 6:16 p.m. in the area of Golf Club Drive and Highway 50 on felony suspicion of possession of cocaine, possession of dangerous drugs and running a stop sign. According to the arrest report, deputies made a traffic stop after a vehicle failed to make a stop at the intersection.

Officers made contact with the driver and front passenger. A canine did an exterior sniff of the vehicle and alerted to drugs. Officers located prescription pills without prescriptions and a white rock substance that tested positive for cocaine inside a duffel bag. The man was read his Miranda rights and identified the drugs as his. Bail: $5,112.

— A 29-year-old Reno man was arrested Friday, 4;20 p.m. in the area of Highway 50 and Golf Club Drive on misdemeanor suspicion of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. A canine alerted the vehicle positive for marijuana. A glass pipe was also found. Bail: $1,874. A 25-year-old passenger with him was also arrested for a failure to appear warrant issued in 2014 out of Sparks. Bail: $1,542.

— A 20-year-old Dayton man was arrested Friday, 5:16 p.m. in the area of Highway 50 and Golf Club Drive for misdemeanor suspicion of two counts possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, broken windshield, no front license plate and failure to stop at a stop sign.

The vehicle was stopped for not stopping at a posted stop sign, not having a front license plate and for having a broken windshield across the driver’s view. A canine alerted positive for drugs on the exterior of the vehicle. Inside the car deputies found 3.5 grams of marijuana, marijuana grinders, and three empty plastic containers with marijuana residue. Bail: $3,130.

— A 47-year-old Reno man was arrested Friday, 6:36 p.m. in the area of Golf Club Drive and Highway 50 West on misdemeanor suspicion of possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, disorderly conduct, possession of drug paraphernalia and open container. Officers observed the vehicle the man was driving didn’t stop at a stop sign.

The man then stopped, got out of the vehicle, threw a can of Coors on the floor of the vehicle and urinated on the grated steps. Officers came up to him and observed he had a black bag in his right hand. Deputies asked what was in the bag and the man said it was some weed, the arrest report states.

Inside the bag was less than an ounce of marijuana and a glass pipe. He completed standardized field sobriety tests satisfactorily and blew a .05 on the preliminary breath test. Inside the vehicle were two open cans of Coors Light that were cold to the touch, the arrest report states. Bail: $2,308.

— A 65-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 11:40 a.m. in the 1900 block of North Carson Street on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery. Officers spoke with the victim who said the man that she is in a dating relationship with, pushed her onto the floor of a residence and dragged her by her left arm. She said she was unsure if his hand had struck her. Officers observed scratches to the woman’s left, a fresh bruise near her arm pit area and fresh scratches on the bridge of her nose. The man told the officer “all I did was pusher her,” the arrest report states. Bail: $3,137.

— A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 11:38 a.m. in the 2200 block of Mayflower Way on a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant. Bail: $500.

— A 31-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Friday, 11:50 a.m. on a misdemeanor violation of a suspended sentence warrant. Bail; $1,000.

— A 36-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Friday, 9:06 a.m. on a misdemeanor fugitive from justice warrant issued in June 2015 out of Alpine County Superior Court. Bail: $5,000.

A 49-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 11:52 p.m. in the area of Roop and Hot Springs Road for suspicion of DUI-second, a gross misdemeanor, failure to stop at a traffic light and violation of bail conditions.

According to the arrest report, deputies made a traffic stop after the driver failed to stop at a red light and drove through a Roop Street intersection.

The officer could smell a strong odor of alcohol on the man’s breath and suspected he was intoxicated. The man agreed to submit to a standardized field sobriety tests in which he showed signs of impairment. He had a preliminary breath test of .147. A computer records check returned with a DUI arrest and conviction in 2012. He consented to an evidentiary blood draw at jail. Bail: $5,612.

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.