Carson City deputies arrest man for DUI after driving in wrong direction on freeway with a .345 BAC

A 30-year-old Reno man was arrested in the area of I-580 and College Parkway for DUI, driving with a revoked license, and driving left of center after driving on the wrong side of the freeway.

According to the report, deputies were dispatched to locate a vehicle reported to be driving on northbound in the southbound travel lanes near the I-580, Highway 50 off ramp.

After some time, deputies located the suspect vehicle proceeding northbound in the number two southbound lane towards the deputies patrol units, which were positioned in the southbound lanes.

Deputies stopped the vehicle, which began to slow to a stop but attempted to drive away before finally stopping. The man attempted to exit the vehicle while it was still moving.

Deputies told the man over the PA system of their patrol unit to stop the vehicle. Finally the vehicle came to a stop and was placed in park.

Deputies held the man at gunpoint and gave the man directions to walk backwards towards deputies, during which he stumbled frequently and stepped out of one of his shoes.

The man was placed in handcuffs and was walked to the patrol vehicle.

Deputies could smell a strong odor of alcohol coming from the man and asked if he had had anything to drink. He responded by saying he had had “way too much.”

Deputies read him his miranda rights and asked if he understood them, at which point he said “you’re good.” Deputies informed him they needed a yes or no answer, and he said he didn’t want to talk to them.

Deputies determined it would be a safety risk to perform a field sobriety test due to their location on the freeway, the low temperatures and the fact that the man was highly intoxicated. The man was only wearing blue jeans and one shoe, along with being “so grossly intoxicated that (the man) at one point didn’t even realize (the deputy) was a deputy.”

Deputies conducted a preliminary breath test which resulted in a .345 BAC. He was taken to detention to conduct the DUI investigation prior to being taken to the hospital.

At the detention facility, deputies provided the man with a blanket for him to cover his bare shoulders, and they placed a small heater in front of him to aid in keeping him warm.

While deputies were moving the heater, the man kicked his left leg out towards the deputy, then tried to kick the heater away. The deputies moved the heater back out of his reach and told him to “settle down” and not try to kick anything else.

The man said he was sorry, but continued trying to stand, using profanity and kicking his legs out straight during prebooking.

The man did not consent to a breathalyzer or a blood test, and a warrant was requested. The warrant was approved at 4:43 a.m., and the man was sent to the hospital for a blood draw.

Bail: $2,406

— A 26-year-old Carson City woman was arrested for domestic battery first after allegedly striking an ex-boyfriend over an argument over discarded plastic water bottles.

According to the report, deputies responded to a residence for a report of a domestic battery in progress. When they arrived, the door was partially open and deputies announced their presence and asked the man to step outside.

The man told deputies he had asked his ex-girlfriend if she had thrown away the plastic water bottles that were in the sink. She said she did, and the two began to argue.

Then the woman became angry and began hitting him in the face and head.

He said at one point she punched him in the face and he pushed her onto the bed to keep from being hit further. She had then kicked her foot at him from her position on the bed, striking him in the face.

Deputies observed several red marks on his face, and swelling under his left eye.

He said she continued to attack him and had attacked him in the past, and that he was “done with it” and called the police.

He denied hitting the woman in any way.

Deputies spoke with the woman, who denied hitting the man and said they had been arguing over water bottles in the sink that sh’ed thrown away. She said during the argument, it had escalated to cursing and name calling.

Deputies asked if her children had witnessed the argument and she said yes.

After placing her in handcuffs, she admitted to hitting the man first.

During booking, deputies observed a scratch on her left collar bone, her left side of the neck and a scratch on her right cheek, and that her lip was slightly swollen.

She was taken into custody without issue.

Bail: $3,137

Warrants:

— A 53-year-old Carson City man was arrested on a violation of suspended sentence warrant issued August of 2017 from Carson City Justice Court.

Bail: $1,000 cash only

— A 38-year-old man was arrested on a violation of suspended sentence warrant issued out of Carson City Justice Court in December and was transferred from the Washoe County Jail.

Bail: $3,000 cash only

— A 25-year-old man was transferred from the Washoe County Jail on a a violation of suspended sentence warrant issued out of Carson City Justice Court on Nov. 13.

Bail: $3,000 cash only

— A 35-year-old woman was transferred from the Washoe County Jail on a violation of suspended sentence warrant issued out of Carson City Justice Court on June 8, 2017.

Bail: $1,000 cash only

— A 53-year-old Carson City man was arrested on a contempt of court warrant issued out of Carson City Justice Court on Aug. 19, 2019.

Bail: $5,000 cash only

— A 31-year-old Reno man was arrested on a failure to appear warrant issued out of Carson City District Court on Feb. 20, 2019 and an ICE hold.

No bail.

— A 26-year-old Carson City man was arrested on a violation of a suspended warrant issued out of Carson City Justice Court on Dec. 24.

Bail: $1,000 cash only

— A 59-year-old Carson City man was arrested on a contempt of court warrant issued out of Carson City Justice Court on Nov. 5, 2019.

Bail: $185 cash only

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