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Carson City deputies make arrests for felony domestic battery, drugs and DUI

A 23-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday for felony suspicion of domestic battery by strangulation and a misdemeanor violation of a suspended sentence warrant, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Lyle Benjamin Mills, was arrested Saturday, 11:09 p.m. in the 1300 block of North Lompa Lane. The suspect allegedly pushed and slapped the victim, put his hand around the victim’s neck and started to squeeze, choking to the point where the victim could not breath, according to the arrest report. Deputies observed a bloody lip and bruising on the neck.

Deputies went to the residence and observed the suspect walk inside. They made several announcements for him to come out of the residence with his hands up, the arrest report states. After several minutes of announcing, a CCSO deputy contacted the district attorney’s office for a search warrant, which was granted by a judge at 10:53 p.m. Deputies made entry and arrested the man. Bail: $18,000.

In other arrests:
— A 49-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday in the 1400 block of South Carson Street for suspicion of DUI, reckless driving, failure to maintain a lane of traffic, driving with suspended registration and possession of a controlled substance.

Anthony Eugene Woolery was booked at 7:51 p.m. According to the arrest report, a deputy observed an SUV accelerate at a high rate of speeding and made an improper turn onto Carson Street near Snyder, crossing three lanes of northbound traffic, ending up in the far left No. 3 northbound travel lane. The SUV struck the curbing on the left side of the roadway separating north and southbound traffic and then accreted at a high rate of speed.

The deputy attempted to catch up to the vehicle, and activated their blue and red lights to perform a traffic stop. The SUV accelerated at a high rate of speed. The deputy activated his sirens and accelerated to approximately 85 mph to catch up to the vehicle. He advised dispatch of the situation. The SUV swerved right to avoid colliding with another vehicle, then slowing down and finally pulling into a gas station in the 1400 block of South Carson Street.

The driver got out of the vehicle and began walking toward the officer, who ordered the man to put his hands up in the air several times. The driver shrugged his shoulders and saw “aw f*** it. Whatever,” the arrest report states and placed his hands at his sides. He was placed into handcuffs.

The man showed signs of being under the influence of methamphetamine. Inside his right front pants pocket was an aluminum container with a small amount of suspected methamphetamine, the arrest report states.

At jail he agreed to perform standardized field sobriety tests and said he used meth “over 12 hours ago.” Bail: $4,768.

— A 51-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Sunday, 5:32 p.m. in the area of Highway 50 and College Parkway for misdemeanor driving on a revoked license for DUI, no driver’s license in possession, driving with a suspended registration, no proof of insurance and unable to provide a vehicle registration certificate.

According to the arrest report, a deputy made a traffic stop on a vehicle with suspended registration. The woman advised she did not have a driver’s license and stated she was arrested recently for driving without a valid license.

She was unable to provide vehicle insurance and registration. The deputy confirmed through dispatch she was arrested on Jan. 27, 2018 for reckless driving, open container in public, littering in a public park and driving on a revoked license.

She was read her Miranda warning and asked if she had consumed alcohol. The woman said she had two shots of tequila. She provided a preliminary breath sample of .051. Bail: $2,115.

— A 23-year-old Carson City man, Jacob Keith Cobb, was arrested Sunday, 11:09 a.m. in the area of Pheasant and Village streets for felony suspicion of failing to register as a sex offender and the following misdemeanors: Driving a motorcycle without a valid license, no helmet and unlawfully operate an OHV on a roadway. Bail: $5,246.

— A 28-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 2:23 p.m. at a Denio Court residence for misdemeanor contempt of court and failure to appear warrants. Bail: $4,000.

— A 49-year-old transient was arrested Sunday, 11:05 a.m. in the 3200 block of Market Street for a misdemeanor warrant issued July 6, 2016 out of Reno Township Justice. Bail: $195.

— A 35-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 7:21 a.m. in the 400 block of Hot Springs Road for misdemeanor suspicion of domestic battery and a violation of conditions suspended sentence warrant issued in November 2006.

According to the arrest report deputies were called to the Hot Springs Road address for domestic battery. Deputies learned there was an argument between the man and the victim and that the man pushed the victim repeatedly against the wall. Dispatch informed deputies of the warrant and the man was arrested. Bail: $6,137.

– A 31-year-old transient, Robert Arthur Sheline, was arrested Sunday, 5:26 a.m. in the 200 block of West Caroline for felony suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. A 32-year-old man, also a transient, was also arrested for misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a suspended license and driving with suspended registration.

According to the arrest report, a deputy stopped a vehicle after observing it didn’t have license plate lights. He ran the plate which came back as suspended. The deputy spoke with the driver, and three others in the vehicle. The deputy learned the driver had a revoked license as well as a suspended registration.

During inventory of the vehicle deputies located a meth pipe in the glove box and a black case with a kit containing hypodermic needles and suspected methamphetamine. Sheline stated the kit with the meth and paraphernalia was his. Bail: $3,637. Bail for the driver: $1,871.

— A 22-year-old Carson City man, Jarrod Ray Wingfield, was arrested Saturday, 8:10 a.m. in the 3800 block of Highway 50 East for suspicion of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a controlled substance, both felonies, gross misdemeanor unlawful produce of marijuana extract, possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $20,000 bondable.

— A 48-year-old Truckee woman was booked into jail Saturday, 12:30 p.m. for a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued Nov. 8, 2017 out of Carson City Justice Court.

— A 49-year-old Mound House man was arrested Saturday, 2:07 p.m. in the area of Highway 50 and Flint Drive for misdemeanor suspicion of second DUI, driving on a suspended and revoked license and open container.

According to the arrest report, deputies responded to a report of a possible DUI driver. A reporting party provided dispatch with information, driving patterns and actions. A deputy caught up to the vehicle and activated his lights. The vehicle was traveling slow, 35 in a 55, and failed to stop, with the driver finally stopping on Highway 50 East at Flint Road.

The deputy could smell an odor of alcohol and showed signs of intoxication. Dispatch advised the man did not have a driver’s license due to DUI and was suspended and revoked. The man said he could not perform standardized field sobriety tests for health reasons and agreed to evidentiary testing of his blood. Six open containers of alcoholic beverages were found in the vehicle and an unopened case of mini bottles, the arrest report states. Bail: $3,314.

— A 26-year-old Dayton woman and an inmate at Carson City Jail was booked Saturday, 8 a.m. for suspicion of damage to prison and jail property. According to the arrest report, the woman allegedly ripped up and destroyed a jail issued mattress, stuffing the scatter around the room and putting it inside of the cell toilet causing it to flood the cell. Bail: $2,500.

Go here for previous arrest reports from Friday.

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.

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