Carson City arrest log: Woman jailed after cashing money orders from missing purse

A Carson City woman was arrested Saturday after allegedly attempting to cash money orders found in a purse that had been reported missing, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said. The woman’s husband faces a gross misdemeanor charge of being an accessory to the alleged crime.

Christina Leon, 29, faces a felony charge of being in possession of stolen property, a misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to commit a crime and a misdemeanor charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Her bail has been set at $28,632. Her husband faces a gross misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to commit a crime with a $2,500 bail amount.

According to the arrest report, officers were called to the Smith’s grocery store on William Street at 5:40 p.m. regarding a man and woman attempting to cash a money order that had been reported stolen.

Officers met with the store manager, suspect Christina Leon and her husband. The couple were crying and told officers they are married and going through hard times. Christina originally said she found the money orders in the bathroom of a fast food restaurant.

She said she held onto them even when a woman came in looking for a missing purse. Christina Leon later changed her story when she agreed to be Mirandized, saying she found the purse in the bathroom, removed the money orders from the purse that didn’t belong to her and then threw the purse away.

She said the victim later came in looking for the purse. Christina said she told the woman she knew nothing about it. The next day she went to a store at around 5 p.m. and cashed a $35 money order. The couple then went to Smith’s where they attempted to cash the $426 money order that wasn’t theirs. Smith’s staff immediately alerted the sheriff’s office.

Christina gave officers $33.60 she said she got from the $35 money order she cashed. The Smith’s store manager gave officers the $426 money order that had been reported stolen and that Christina Leon attempted to cash. The husband was present during all this and knew the money orders had been stolen, Christina Leon told investigators.

In other arrests:
A 31-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 2:44 a.m. in the 500 block of East William Street on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI drugs and two counts possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the police report, the man was found passed out in the driver’s seat, with his hand on the gear shift, inside a running car with the lights on in a grocery store parking lot. The man woke as and was unable to provide insurance and registration information.

When he was asked to step outside the car, he had his pants down and pulled them up as he exited. Prescription pill bottles were found near the door of the vehicle. He told the officers it was 10 p.m. when it was after 2 a.m. He was asked to participate in field sobriety tests in which he showed signs of impairment on all tests.

He provided a breath sample with a .000 and admitted to taking Xanax. He was placed under arrest. During an inventory of the car, officers found a spoon with a hypodermic device and a glass pipe. He was asked if he would do a blood test. The man said he would not. A Carson City Judge was contacted for a telephonic search warrant that was issued for two vials of the man’s blood. He was turned over to jail deputies without incident. Bail: $3,411.

— A 27-year-old Carson City man, Michael Oliver, was arrested Sunday, 12:08 a.m. in the 1900 block of North Carson Street on a felony charge of probation violation. The man had been inside a casino while on parole and probation with specific orders not to enter a bar or a casino. He is being held without bail pending a hearing.

— A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 2:23 a.m. in the 5800 block of South Carson Street on a misdemeanor warrant, failure to appear for traffic court, issued Dec. 17, 2014 out of Carson City Township.

— A 23-year-old Carson City man, Carlos Garcia-Gomez, was arrested Saturday, 8:27 p.m. at Emerson and College Parkway on felony suspicion of providing false identification to avoid prosecution and three misdemeanor charges: DUI, driving without a valid driver’s license and violation of a suspended sentence. He was stopped for failing to yield before turning eastbound on Hot Springs Road and going 45 mph in a 35 mph zone, according to the arrest report.

He gave officers the name of a person, showed signs of impairment on all field sobriety tests, and was arrested. While being taken to jail the man confessed to the officer that he gave him a false name because he thought he had a warrant for his arrest.

Dispatch confirmed the warrant, violation of suspended sentence issued August 18, 2010. He also had a prior DUI in February 2010 without a disposition on file. Bail: $7,329.

— A 47-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Saturday, 8:50 p.m. in the 400 block of North Carson Street on a misdemeanor charge of trespassing. According to the arrest report, the woman refused to leave a casino when asked to leave, was bothering customers and being disruptive. Bail: $242.

— An 18-year-old Carson City man and 20-year-old Butte, Montana woman were arrested Saturday, 3:43 p.m. in the 3200 block of Market Street on misdemeanor larceny. The pair allegedly stole items from Walmart and walked out without paying. Bail $352 each.

— A 39-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Saturday on a misdemeanor warrant, violation of a suspended sentence, issued Oct. 29, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $1,000.

— A 19-year-old Gardnerville man was booked into Carson City Jail Saturday, 10:50 a.m. on two misdemeanor warrants, violation of a suspended sentencing, issued Jan. 9, 2015. Bail: $6,000.

— A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 10:44 a.m. in the 300 block of West Nye Lane on two failure to appear warrants, one issued Jan. 7, 2015 out of Carson City and the other issued Dec. 29, 2014 out of Dayton Township Court. Bail: $885.

— A 21-year-old Carson City woman, Edna Llamas-Cortes, was arrested Saturday, 2:09 a.m. in the 700 block of Silver Oak Drive on suspicion of domestic battery with strangulation. She allegedly fought with boyfriend, scratching him, and then strangling him after he took a cab home from a bar. The man told officers that the woman scratched and choked him several times. Officers observed several scratch marks on his body and three on his neck. Bail: $15,000.

A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 5:54 p.m. in the 3200 block of Market Street on misdemeanor charges of petit larceny and violation of a suspended sentence. A 43-year-old man was also arrested on misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana and petit larceny.

According to the arrest report, the two men allegedly grabbed empty bags from the Walmart store and filled them with $71.94 worth of merchandise and left without paying. During a search of one of the men, around 3 grams of marijuana was found in his front left pocket. Bail for the 33-year-old man: $1,177. Bail for the 43-year-old, $1,089.

— A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 6:58 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant, contempt of court. He was being held without bail pending a hearing for violation of bail condition terms.

— A 34-year-old Reno man was arrested Friday, 7:19 p.m. at Sherman and Panamint streets on suspicion of DUI and driving without a valid driver’s license. According to the arrest report, a reporting witness said they had been followed from Reno to Carson City and didn’t know why.

Officers located the vehicle, and found it to be speeding, following too closely and didn’t use a turn signal. A traffic stop was made. The driver told officers that he didn’t have a license. He said he had two beers and agreed to field sobriety tests in which he performed unsatisfactorily, the arrest report states. He blew a .126 and taken to jail. At jail he blew a .129 and a .135. Bail: $1,329.

— A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 2:05 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant, violation of a suspended sentence. Bail: $5,000.

— A 24-year-old Minden man was booked into jail Friday, 2:05 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant, failure to appear, issued Dec. 16, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $5,000.

— A 45-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 11:39 a.m. in the area of East Robinson and Carson Meadows Drive on a gross misdemeanor charge of possession of a dangerous weapon, brass knuckles, and reckless driving. According to the arrest report an officer observed a black and silver motorcycle turn from eastbound William Street to southbound Roop Street and accelerated at a high rate of speed, going 60 mph and not slowing down as he entered neighborhoods. The officer activated his lights and siren and the motorcycle sped away going around 60 mph. The motorcycle slowed for a stop sign at Carson Meadows and was taken into custody for reckless driving and possession of a dangerous weapon. Bail: $3,137.

Those arrested and facing criminal charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.