Carson City man jailed after trying to cash fake $100 bill at casino

A 24-year-old Carson City man faces a felony charge of attempting to cash a counterfeit $100 bill at a casino in the 500 block of North Carson Street.

Kevin Frederick Repass was arrested Jan. 24, at 5:32 p.m. According to a Carson City Sheriff's Office report, security at the casino detained Repass for trying to break the phony $100 bill, asking for $20 bills. He told casino security that he had received the $100 bill from another casino, the report states.

Officers read Repass his Miranda Rights and he agreed to speak. He first told officers that he had no idea the bill was counterfeit and was very surprised when he was notified, according to the arrest report.

Repass then told officers that a friend, "Derek" had given him the bill under very random circumstances, without a reason and without discussion, the report states. Repass said he thought the incident was weird but did not think too much about it, claiming he had no idea the bill was fake.

Officers asked the man why he accepted the bill without any questions and Repass said he had no idea other than a past incident where "Derek" had damaged his car. He further told officers that he thought the bill may have been meant as a payment for the incident, the report states.

The man was asked by officers why he decided to attempt to cash the bill instead of make a purchase with it. The man said he didn't know. Officers advised Repass that his story was not believable. Repass became nervous and asked to speak with the Carson City Sheriff's officer without casino security in the room. The security officer stepped out and the officer proceeded with the interview, the arrest report states.

Repass then changed his story and said he had been hanging out with a friend who he used to work with who reported that $100 was missing from his wallet and it was thought that "Derek" took the money. For whatever reason, the bill somehow wound up in his backpack, the arrest report states.

According to the arrest report, officers said Repass was nervous recounting this version of the story and was advised by arresting officers to tell the truth. He later admitted that he knew the bill was counterfeit and then further admitted to trying to cash it for real money.

He was taken to jail. In a search drug paraphernalia was found. Bail: $6,000.

Other felony-related arrests:

— A Minden man faces a felony charge of giving false identification to avoid prosecution after an incident at Roop Street and Hot Springs Road.
Aaron Joseph Leval, 18, was arrested Jan. 26 at 9:39 a.m. He also faces three misdemeanor charges. According to the arrest report, officers responded to the 3000 block of Roop Street for a subject with two warrants. Officers asked the man to identify himself and he gave them a false name, according to the arrest report. Officers looked for a booking photo of the man in question and determined it was Leval and not the name he had provided officers. The man had a warrant out of Carson City Justice Court for contempt of court (failure to appear), and a Douglas County warrant for his arrest for probation violation.

— A Carson City woman was arrested on a felony failure to appear in court charge as well as being in felony possession of a controlled substance.
Anna Marie Currier, 37, was arrested at the intersection of Carmine and Airport Road on Jan. 26, 3:47 a.m. According to the arrest report officers saw the woman crossing a street and said she had recently had an argument. A wants and warrants of her determined she had a felony warrant issued in the First Judicial District Court in Carson City on a failure to appear charge.
Prior to taking the woman into the intake area of the Carson City Jail a purse the woman had with her at the time of the arrest was searched. Inside officers found six baggies of methamphetamine, a spoon for cooking meth, a hypodermic needle with suspected methamphetamine, a pill container with marijuana and a glass pipe with marijuana residue. Bail: $4,500.

Other arrests:

— A 38-year-old Carson City woman was arrested at 2:31 a.m. Jan. 26 in the 700 block of Hot Spring Road. Officers located the woman walking after a call from a convenience store about a dispute. The woman had a "no alcohol" clause issued from alternative sentencing and officers said she had alcohol on her breath. Bail: $3,000.

— A 19-year-old man was arrested in the area of Tiger Drive Jan. 26, 9:51 a.m. and faces a charge of driving without a valid license.

— Three men were arrested after a traffic stop at 10:44 p.m. Jan. 25, in the area of Selby and Siskiyou. Officers stopped a 1993 Ford truck after learning from dispatch there was a warrant for the arrest of the registered owner. Officers had been patrolling the area because of recent gang activity.
Three men, two ages 19 and the other 47, were in the truck. Identification gleaned from the stopped found that each of the men had outstanding warrants for their arrests in being in violation of suspended sentences. They were taken to jail.

— A 30-year-old Carson City man faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence, and a misdemeanor failure to maintain a driving lane after being arrested at 9:25 p.m. Jan. 25 in the area of Quinn and Walker streets. The man was stopped after officers observed him accelerating at a high rate of speed, crossing a double-line on Fairview and failing to use a turn signal. Field sobriety tests were given in which the man failed two of three tests. A preliminary breath test was given in which he blew a .145.

— A 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested at 6:01 p.m. in the area of Conestoga. He faces charges of failing to comply with court orders out of Sparks.

— A 31-year-old Carson City woman was arrested 5:18 p.m. in the 500 block of North Carson Street on a Lyon County warrant for property destruction valued at greater than $25 and less and $250.

— A 35-year-old transient was arrested 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the intersection of Butti and 5th Street on warrants issued out of Reno Justice Court on two separate failure to appear warrants for traffic violations.

— A 43-year-old Carson City man was arrested at 1:46 p.m. Jan. 25 and was held without bail on misdemeanor charges of being in violation of a suspended sentence and driving on a suspended license. The man was stopped at Hot Springs Road and Northgate Road.

— A 39-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Jan. 25, 9:10 a.m. in the 600 block of East William after attempting to shoplift 12 187 ml bottles of wine in her purse. Store management said the woman had done it for several days and they had been attempting to catch her. She was also stopped recently leaving the store with a cart of groceries that wasn't purchased, according to the arrest report.

— An 18-year-old man was arrested Jan. 25, 1 a.m. at Carmine and Lompa and faces a misdemeanor charge of being in violation of bail conditions.

— A 51-year-old woman was arrested Jan. 25, 9:33 a.m. in the 3000 block of North Carson Street and faces a misdemeanor charge of criminal contempt. She was stopped after the registration on her car showed a suspended status. She was wanted by Carson City Justice Court for failure to pay fines.

— A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Jan. 25, 12:23 a.m. at 5th and Carson Meadows. He faces a criminal contempt charge for failing to appear in court on Sept. 26. He was stopped in the area near a storage business where there had been burglaries reported in the past, according to the arrest report.

— An 18-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the 1400 block of Como Jan. 25, 10:35 a.m. and faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. The man apparently had come over to his former girlfriend's home to get his belongings and then began breaking and throwing things. He also pushed the woman into a sliding shower door of the bath tub, knocking her over and then pushed a dressinger into her putting a bruise on her left hip, the arrest report states.

— A 34-year-old Carson City woman was arrested at 1:49 a.m. Jan. 25 at the intersection of Long and Rand. She was arrested for being in violation of alternative sentencing conditions after she was found walking and intoxicated.

— A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the 2700 block of North Carson Street at 11:04 p.m. Jan. 24 for having a failure to appear traffic arrest warrant out of Washoe County.

— A 64-year-old Las Vegas man faces contempt of court charges. He was brought to the Carson City jail on Jan. 24 from another jurisdiction.

— A 34-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the 1200 block of Fremont at 12:25 a.m. Jan. 24 and faces misdemeanor charges of failure to appear for a traffic hearing and contempt of court.

— A 47-year-old Carson City woman faces two misdemeanor domestic battery charges and a contempt of court charge after she was arrested at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 24 in the 1200 block of Windridge Drive.
The woman reportedly punched and pushed her sister and then punched her father after an argument.

— A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested at 8:20 a.m. Jan. 24 near 8th and Carson Street on a failure to appear traffic warrant.

— Those arrested and facing charges are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.