Carson City sheriff's deputies make drug, DUI arrests

A 21-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Sunday for suspicion of DUI, hit and run of an unoccupied vehicle, obstructing a peace officer, and driving on a suspended driver’s license for failure to appear, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

According to the arrest report, a deputy was dispatched to a bar on Telegraph Street in reference to a hit and run crash. A deputy arrived and located two unoccupied vehicles with damage. Located outside one of the vehicles was a wallet. Located inside the wallet was a license, which it turned out belonged to the driver of the suspect vehicle. Ice was located on the driver side floor board, as well as a cup on the driver’s side floor board and ice was outside the vehicle, the arrest report states.

A witness said he observed the suspect’s vehicle pull onto Plaza Street, a one way street, going in the wrong direction. He stated while the vehicle was backing into the parking space, it struck an unoccupied parked vehicle. The witness stated the suspect appeared to be on the phone, not paying attention when she struck the vehicle, the arrest report states.

The witness gave a description of the suspect and officers found her inside a bar. A deputy asked for identification. The woman said she didn’t have an ID. A deputy instructed the woman to step outside multiple times and she refused, the report states. After multiple orders she exited the bar and the witness identified her as the woman who he had seen hit the vehicle.

Deputies observed the woman had an odor of alcohol coming from her person, watery eyes and slurred speech. She denied ever driving or being involved in a hit and run crash and stated her boyfriend was driving the vehicle. The witness told deputies the woman was the only person in the vehicle, the arrest report states.

The woman was placed under arrest and read her Miranda rights and she said she wished to speak. She made multiple statements regarding her boyfriend driving the vehicle, and later stated her mother and sister were driving the vehicle, the arrest report states.

When asked to submit to field sobriety tests, she refused and became highly upset when being arrested, the report said. She was advised that her license could be revoked if she refused to provide an evidentiary test. A deputy obtained a partial preliminary breath test with a .235 result.

A judge was contacted and approved a search affidavit to allow for blood from a draw to be obtained. She was booked into Carson City jail without incident for the alleged charges. Bail: $2,378.

In other arrests:
— A 45-year-old Carson City man, Christopher Michael Dobson, was arrested Saturday, 10:39 p.m. in the 200 block of West Caroline Street for suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of bail conditions. Two others were arrested on lesser charges.

According to the arrest report, members of the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team were assigned to the area where a motel is located and is known for an influx of drug-related crime and trespassing. Deputies made contact with five people in a room, including the suspect Dobson, who had a warrant. He was searched and officers located a baggie of methamphetamine in his pants pocket, the arrest report states. Bail for Dobson: $6,637.

— A 52-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 9:30 a.m. at a North Carson Street hotel for misdemeanor violation of bail conditions. According to the arrest report, the man was not to be in contact with a woman who was named in the report. The Department of Alternative Sentencing requested the man be arrest for violation of conditions. Bail: $3,000.

— A female transient was arrested Sunday, 8:45 a.m. in the 400 block of North Carson Street for two misdemeanor court warrants issued out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $2,000.

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