Carson City arrests: Man jailed for DUI after going wrong way on Highway 50

A 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Saturday in the area of Highway 50 East for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI after being stopped for going the wrong way, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

According to the arrest report, a deputy was driving westbound on Highway 50 when a Jeep Wrangler turned westbound going in the eastbound lane of Highway 50 East from Airport Road.

The deputy activated his lights and followed the vehicle into the oncoming travel lane. The vehicle corrected itself under the I-580 underpass and veered back into the westbound lane. The officer stopped the vehicle at Highway 50 and Russell Way, the report states.

The deputy spoke with the driver of the vehicle, who stated he knew why he was being pulled over and stated he knew he had been going the wrong way on the highway. The man struggled to retrieve his license from his wallet, making several attempt to pull it out.

The deputy could smell a strong odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle. The officer asked the man if he had been drinking. The man replied he had two drinks earlier that night. He agreed to submit to standardized field sobriety tests and showed signs of impairment on the tests. He submitted to a preliminary breath test with a .16 result and was taken into custody at 4:18 a.m. for suspicion of DUI. Bail: $1,137.

— A 35-year-old Dayton man was arrested Saturday, 5:18 a.m. in the 1800 block of College Parkway for a misdemeanor failure to appear traffic court warrant out of Reno Township Court and for not having functioning headlamps. Bail: $1,632.

— Two Carson City men ages 19 and 28, were arrested Saturday, 12:38 a.m. in the area of Stewart and Telegraph streets for misdemeanor suspicion of obstructing a police officer. According to the arrest report, deputies were dispatched to the area of Roop and Spear streets in reference to three suspicious male adults wearing dark clothing walking out of someone’s front yard.

The deputy located the three, who were walking in the middle of the street, next to the sidewalk. The deputy activated his lights and stopped the three. All were immediately defense and asked why the deputy was talking to them.

The deputy asked the men to take their hands out of their pockets so he could see their hands. The men did not follow the officer’s instructions and kept their hands in their pockets. The deputy again told them to take their hands out of their pockets. All three followed instructions the second time. The deputy instructed all three to sit on the curbside of the sidewalk. The men did not follow the instructions and remained standing. The officer gave the instruction to sit on the curbside several more times before eventually all three sat down.

Only one male later, the 28-year-old, reached into his pockets again and continued to reach, later retrieving a phone. The man stated he was going to film the officer. The officer said he could film all he wanted but needed to follow the officer’s direction and keep his hands out of his pockets.

The deputy attempted several times to explain to all three men the reason why they were stopped. The officer explained they matched the description of three male adults who had just been reported as acting suspicious in the area. The deputy was interjected by the men who stated that the officer only stopped them because they were black, the arrest report states.

The deputy several times tried to explain the circumstances to them, but was quickly interjected each time. All three males initially refused to give the officer any form of identification or tell the officer their names. All three males had a strong odor of alcohol and marijuana coming from them. The deputy then spoke with the 19-year-old male who would not talk to the officer or give any form of identification until he said he had an attorney present.

Both the 28 and 19 year old were arrested for not providing any form of identification. Both men were searched upon incident to arrest and both of their identifications were located. Both returned clear with no wants or warrants. The third subject followed lawful insutctions and was not arrested or cited. Bail: $412 each.

— 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.