Carson City sheriff's arrests: 3 jailed after baby ingests meth

Three were arrested Saturday for suspicion of child neglect and endangerment among other charges after a baby was brought into the hospital emergency room for ingesting methamphetamine, a Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team arrest report states.

Jailed were Tricia Ann Marie Turria, 29, Warren Arien Turria, 59, and Kristi Lyn Reed, 43. Each face a felony charge of child abuse/neglect and endangerment. Warren Turria and Kristi Reed also were arrested for suspicion of destroying or concealing evidence, a gross misdemeanor. Tricia Turria was also arrested for suspicion of parole and probation violation.

According to the arrest report, a Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team deputy responded early Saturday morning to assist a CCSO detective with a drug-exposed child investigation. The deputy responded to the hospital.

The victim was brought to the emergency room. Medical staff suspected the child was under the influence of methamphetamine. Lab testing confirmed the baby was under the influence of meth.

A drug-endangerment investigation was initiated by a CCSO Special Enforcement Team officer to determine how it happened. A Department of Child and Family Service social worker arrived at the hospital to assist in the investigation and to secure the child.

The SET officer, who has extensive background in investigating drug exposure and hazards to children, met with the child's mother, Tricia Turria, in the emergency room. The officer observed the woman was holding the child in her arms. There was a diaper bag on the ER bed. The mother stated she arrived at the hospital by taxicab. She appeared distraught and under the influence of a stimulant, the report states.

Deputies observed the child, who chewed rapidly on his fingers and required consistent attention from his mother, the report states. His facial skin was red, and his visible veins were distended. During the officer's time in the room the child drank water very quickly from a bottle, appeared miserable, clammy and over-heated, the report states.

The officer informed the woman of the basis for the investigation and asked her what happened that brought she and her child to the emergency room.

The woman stated her child was acting "weird" the night prior and became extremely agitated and she could not sooth him. She said she tried several methods to calm him including a bath a medication.

She told the deputy that she decided to take the child to the emergency room using a taxi. The officer asked who else lived in their residence. She identified her father, Warren Turria, and Kristi Reed, a roommate and friend and three other children.

The officer asked the mother how she suspected her child was exposed to methamphetamine. The mother stated that she allowed the child to go into the Kristi Reed's room at some point during the evening. She told the deputy the woman is a likely drug user, the report states.

The mother stated that after that point, the child began acting strangely. The mother told the officer that Reed told her, "Well I hope you don't think I'm the one that did anything," the arrest report states.

The SET deputy asked the mother about recent methamphetamine use. She stated she last used 7 months ago, after being released from prison for drug trafficking. She is on supervision with the Nevada Department of Parole and Probation. Based on her outward signs and symptoms of drug use, the deputy believed she was not being truthful about her drug use.

Based on the information the SET officer received, he believed the child was exposed to methamphetamine at the residence. It also appeared that the mother was under the influence of methamphetamine, which led the SET officer to believe that evidence of the child's exposure would be at the residence, the report states.

The mother stated her father, Warren Turria and Kristi Reed knew she and her child were at the hospital. The mother was asked to sign a consent to release medical records, which she did, the report states.

Based on the interview, observed signs and symptoms of impairment and laboratory results for the baby, the officer believed he would locate evidence of child endangerment and drug exposure at the residence. He also believed the mother was potentially under the influence of meth, the report states.

The SET deputy applied for two search warrants. One was a blood sample of the child's mother, and the other, to search the residence in the 1200 block of Woodside Drive. The warrants were approved by a Carson City judge with the assistance of a deputy district attorney.

The officer returned to the ER room and explained the search warrants. She was asked again if she used methamphetamine. She stated she last used the day prior. The officer asked her what drugs were in the residence. She stated Warren Turria and Kristi Reed used methamphetamine as well, the report states.

A lab technician arrived at the ER room and drew blood from the mother. The SET deputy left a copy of the blood draw search warrant on the diaper bag.

The search warrant for the residence was obtained and CCSO patrol deputies, a sergeant and the investigating SET deputy entered the apartment where Warren Turria and Kristi Reed were detained.

Three other children were inside the home and were recovered. They were checked for injuries and provided with shelter and clothing and services with DCFS, the report states.

Both adults were interviewed separately and read their Miranda warning. Warren Turria stated he is unemployed and admitted to being a regular methamphetamine user. He showed outward signs and symptoms of meth use including limb/muscle twitching, rapid eye movement and rapid speech, the report states.

He stated he is the grandfather for all four children in the household and is the leaseholder to the apartment with Tricia Turria, his daughter.

He stated Kristi Reed had been living in the home for one to two months. He was asked if he knew why police were at the residence. Warren Turria stated he knew the child tested "dirty for meth." He also admitted to methamphetamine use the previous day by smoking it with a pipe.

Warren Turria admitted to the officer that he flushed methamphetamine down the toilet after receiving a telephone call from his daughter where he was told "the baby came up dirty for meth. Get rid of whatever you have," the arrest report states.

He stated that Kristi Reed heard the same phone conversation he did and that they were on the phone together.

The deputy asked him about his use habits. The man stated he uses small amounts of meth as he can get it. He said he typically obtains meth from his daughter's friends, who come to the house to use drugs, the report states.

He further stated his daughter and her friends use meth in the bathroom and stated that people come to the home with pre-loaded meth pipes, use drugs and leave, the report states.

The deputy asked Warren Turria if he was aware of open-drug use in the home, and why he did not take any action to mitigate activity around the children. He did not have an answer. The officer asked the man about the condition of the home. He stated there were cockroaches, and admitted the residence was dirty and unfit for children and said that ambulances have come to the home several times for overdoses, the report states.

The SET investigating deputy then interviewed Kristi Reed, who stated she was staying in the home, and said the sleeping arrangement for the children changed often. She was asked about the baby's behavior that evening. She said she gave the child's mother advice on what to do as the child was acting strangely.

She said she was awakened by a phone call from Tricia Turria stating she had gone to the hospital and that the child had tested positive for methamphetamine.

She admitted that she received a phone call from Tricia Turria, for her father, to get rid of "shit" from the house. Reed was adamant that she did not know what the "shit" was. She also denied she used methamphetamine, the report states.

Reed was asked about common activity in the house. She continued to refer to "shit" like it was a bad thing that she did not want a part of, the arrest report states. The deputy asked if she would have messages on her cell phone about the incident. She said no and gave the officer consent to search her cell phone. The deputy looked in her message thread and noticed all text and phone content had been deleted prior to the investigation, the report states.

The SET deputy confronted Reed about the activities in the residence and asked why she did not intervene for the children. She continued to say she did not know what was going on in the residence.

Reed was asked if she would allow her own children to live in that home. She said no. She admitted that she knew police were coming with a search warrant and that she told Warren Turria to dispose of the items, the report states.

Deputies did an investigation of the home, occupied by three adults and four children, and noted potentially dangerous items and situations located throughout the residence, where children were easily within reach.

The sheriff's report described the home as filthy with walls, furniture and carpet clad with dirt. There were unidentified substances splatter on the walls and floor. The home had a stench of feces, urine and rotten food. There was garbage on the floors through the residence.

The home did appear to have adequate supply of food for the children. There was a balloon in a baby seat on the floor, noted as a choking hazard, and a dirty diaper next to children's candy. The food preparation area had rotten food on the surface and in cooking pots, the report states.

The deputy moved a bottle cleaning station and found cockroaches underneath. There was a low cabinet within reach of children that contained roach killer and other dangerous cleaning items. The cabinet was unlocked and could be accessed by the children, the report states.

In the bedrooms, living room and other rooms officers found filthy conditions, a filthy crib, visible wires, an unsecured TV/VCR combo that weighed approximately 25 pounds next to a crib on a tall dresser directly above a baby bassinet. There were baby toys in a bathroom, and suspected meth on the floor in the bathroom under the stool. The baby baths were covered with grime and black mold. All rooms were photographed for evidence.

The investigating officer determined the three adults had knowledge of dangerous and unsanitary conditions in the residence, that several hazards were identified that could cause serious bodily injury or death. The arrest report notes both Reed and Warren Turria each stated they were aware that law enforcement was coming to the home for a search, where they were told by the child's mother to destroy evidence.

The entire incident was initiated from an emergency room visit for an infant under the influence of methamphetamine, the arrest report concludes. All three adults either admitted to knowledge of drug activity in the home or reasonably should have known about the activity and did nothing to mitigate hazards, which likely could have resulted in substantial bodily harm or death, the report states.

All three were booked and jailed not the charges. The SET officer has requested that the three other children in the home be tested for drugs to determine potential exposure. The children are now under child and family services supervision.

Bail for Reed and Warren Turria: $42,500. No bail hold for Tricia Turria until a hearing due to a violation of parole and probation.

In other arrests:
— A 44-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday on a warrant alleging multiple counts of lewdness with a child under the age of 14, a sheriff's deputy report states.

Isaias Medina-Naranjo was taken into custody in the 1500 block of North Carson Street for the warrant, issued March 13 and served by the Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team.

The warrant alleges five counts of lewdness with a child under 14-years of age with a $100,000 bondable bail.

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