Carson City Sheriff’s arrest log: Woman jailed on multiple felony drug offenses

A 38 year-old Carson City woman was arrested Thursday night at 7:26 p.m. in the area of Old Hot Springs Road and Roop Street on multiple felony drug offenses, a Carson City Sheriff’s deputy said.

Jennila McDaniel was taken into custody for felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, felony trafficking schedule, and possession of prescription drugs without a prescription after a sheriff’s deputy made a traffic stop on her vehicle, the arrest report said.

Upon making contact with McDaniel, the deputy noted the odor of marijuana emanating from her vehicle and observed her to be visibly shaking, the report said. Her eyes were also observed to be red.

The suspect denied any marijuana in the vehicle. A K-9 unit was called to the sniff to perform an exterior sniff, which showed a positive alert, the report said.

A full search of the vehicle was then performed and a small bag containing a green leafy substance was discovered inside McDaniel’s purse suspected to be marijuana, the report said.

Several pills, a bundle of small baggies, and a measuring teaspoon with white residue on it were also found inside the purse.

Another bag containing suspected methamphetamine was also found inside the vehicle, the report said.

The white residue was field tested presumptive positive for methamphetamine, the report said.

Pills found in McDaniel’s purse were identified to be controlled prescription drugs, the report said.

At that point, McDaniel was handcuffed and transported to the Carson City Jail for booking. Bail: $20,000.

In other arrests:

— A 47 year-old Reno man was arrested early Friday morning at 4:58 a.m. in the area of William Street and Rand Avenue on multiple felony and misdemeanor offenses, a Carson City Sheriff’s deputy reported.

According to the arrest report, Jayson Gordon was taken into custody for two counts of felony possession of a controlled substance, felony possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription, as well as the for the following misdemeanors: possession of drug paraphernalia, second offense driving under the influence, driving without a valid driver’s license, and failure to maintain a lane.

A Carson City Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop on a moped ridden by Gordon, who was observed to be sluggish and uncoordinated with droopy eyelids and exhibited thick, slurred speech, the report said.

He was also noted to be inattentive, forgetful and stumbling as he was questioned by law enforcement, the report said.

He exhibited balance problems as well during the stop, the report said.

Gordon did consent to a field sobriety test, which showed signs of impairment. A search of his person a ziplock bag containing a pill was found in his pants pocket later identified as a controlled prescription drug, the report said.

Another baggie was also found containing a black pea-sized rock suspected to be heroin.

He was then handcuffed and transported to the Carson City Jail for booking. Bail: $2,500.

— A 47 year-old Dayton man was arrested early Friday morning at 2:33 a.m. in the 3300 block of U.S. Highway 50 East for felony possession of a controlled substance, a Carson City Sheriff’s deputy said.

Matthew Gigantino was taken into custody following a report to the sheriff’s office about controlled substances, the report said. The reporting party told dispatch that three male subjects appeared to be making a deal by exiting a business and entering an RV and a black sedan parked in a parking lot.

Law enforcement arrived on the scene and made contact with the occupants of the RV and the black sedan. Gigantino admitted to having methamphetamine on his person when questioned.

A small baggie was retrieved from a front pants pocket containing a hard, white crystal-like substance, which appeared to be three grams of methamphetamine.

Gigantino was then handcuffed and transported to the Carson City Jail for booking. Bail: $2,500.

— A 53 year-old Moundhouse man was arrested Thursday night at 8:17 p.m. in the 3600 block of Goni Road on felony providing false information to avoid prosecution and on a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant out of the Carson City Justice Court, a Carson City Sheriff’s deputy said.

Mitchel Goodman was taken into custody following a traffic stop of the suspect, who was riding his bicycle without a headlight, the arrest report said.

During questioning, the suspect gave the officer a false first name, which was later determined after Goodman consented to a search of his backpack and a bottle of pills was discovered bearing a prescription for a Mitchel Goodman.

The officer did a records check through dispatch on both names, and the name Mitchel Goodman returned with an active arrest warrant out of Carson City. The description of Mitchel Goodman on file included details about tattoos that matched those of the suspect, who subsequently admitted to his real identity.

He was then arrested and transported to the Carson City Jail for booking. Bail: $10,000.

— An 18 year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday morning at 11:30 a.m. in the 200 block of East Adam Street on a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued out of the Carson City Justice Court, the report from a Carson City Sheriff’s deputy said.

According to the arrest report, law enforcement had been dispatched to the area regarding a possible robbery. Deputies made contact with a subject who was a possible witness to the incident. A records check of the the subject confirmed an active bench warrant, though, and he was taken into custody.

Deputies later determined no robbery had actually occurred. The subject was transported to the Carson City Jail and booked. Bail: $500.

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.