Carson City arrests: Man seen earlier racing golf carts arrested later for suspected DUI
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 03/29/2021 - 10:20am
A Carson City man was arrested Sunday in the 3900 block of Centennial Park Drive for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI, according to a sheriff's office booking report.
According to the booking report, deputies we're dispatched just after 5 p.m. to Eagle Valley Golf Course in reference to an intoxicated driver. Dispatch was advised by golf course staff that an older male was reportedly racing golf carts with friends, advising "I'm drunk."
The male then reportedly got into a black pickup and left on Centennial Park Drive toward Highway 50 East. A deputy observed the vehicle parked on the side of the road just outside of Eagle Valley Golf Course. The engine was running and the male appeared to be talking on the phone.
The deputy approached the driver's side window. The driver identified himself. The officer could smell an overwhelming odor of alcoholic beverage coming from the vehicle, the report states.
The officer asked the man if he had just left Eagle Valley Golf Course. The man replied yes. He was asked if he had consumed any alcohol. The man replied yes. The officer noticed his speech was thick, and he slurred his words and his eyes were bloodshot, the report states.
He agreed to perform standardized field sobriety tests. He advised he had consumed 3 beers and 2 shots of Jager starting at around 1 pm. and ending at around 4:30 p.m. He advised he last ate at around 11 a.m., a hot dog.
The deputy requested golf course staff to respond and identify the man as the subject of interest in the initial call. The man was identified, the report states.
During the field sobriety tests the man showed signs of impairment. He provided a preliminary breath test of .199 and was arrested for suspicion of DUI, the report states.
At jail he voluntarily submitted to evidentiary breath tests, with results of .166 and .168. Bail: $1,137.
In other arrests:
— A Dayton man and woman were arrested Saturday for suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and drug offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.
Scotty Jeffrey Wilson, 32, and Nichole Danielle Tucker, 30, were taken into custody at 8:13 a.m. They were also booked for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Wilson also had a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant for his arrest.
According to the booking report, a deputy made a traffic stop on a vehicle after running its license plate, which came back as reported stolen. Both the driver and passenger got out of the vehicle and were detained. During a search of the vehicle the officer located a glass pipe, burnt tin foil, a straw, and a small amount of suspected heroin.
The couple stated they bought the vehicle from an unknown person in Reno for $500. Neither could supply the officer with a bill of sale or other form of documentation showing they owned the vehicle, the report states. Bail for Wilson and Tucker: $20,000 each.
— A 32-year-old Carson City man, Darren Thomas Lefever, was arrested Saturday for a failure to appear contempt of court warrant and parole and probation felony warrant. He's being held without bail in lieu of a hearing.
— A 31-year-old woman, Paige Marie Rendon, and a 38-year-old man, Roman Vasquez, were arrested Sunday for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance possession. Renon was also booked for a drug paraphernalia offense. A third person was booked for a misdemeanor outside agency warrant out of Incline Village. Bail for Rendon, $3,637. Bail for Vasquez, $2,500.
— A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday for misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of pre-trial conditions. Bail: $4,437.
— A 28-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday for suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery. According to the booking report, deputies responded at 8:47 p.m. to a residence for a report of a domestic battery.
Dispatch advised a person received a text message from a coworker who stated her husband had choked her and hit her on the head. The text also stated the victim had barricaded herself in the bedroom with her two children, ages 2 and 8, according to the arrest report.
Officers arrived and knocked on the door. A male answered and asked why the officer was there and if the officer had a warrant. The deputy advised they were there to investigate a report of domestic battery and needed to speak with his wife to make sure everyone in the residence was OK. The man agreed and stepped outside to speak with a deputy. Another deputy spoke with the woman.
The officer observed the woman had a lump above her left eye, approximately one inch in size and was visibly shaken from the incident and had been crying. The deputy asked if she needed medical attention. The victim declined. Officers learned the man and woman got into an argument over her using a computer and that the male allegedly hit her with his fist causing the lump, and that he had choked her. She said she did not lose consciousness, the report states.
A deputy then met with the man, and asked him to be honest over how the woman got the lump on her forehead, which the officer observed. The man said he didn't know and did not have an answer for the officer. The man was determined to be the primary aggressor and was arrested for suspicion of domestic battery. Bail: $3,137.
— A 26-year-old man, Daniel Vance, was arrested Friday for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI and for an out of county felony warrant.
According to the booking report, officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Wright Way for a man who was reportedly passed out at the wheel of a pickup, and was seen repeatedly waking up and falling back to sleep.
Officers located the pickup and observed people standing nearby. Carson City paramedics and an officer approach the pickup, which was still running, and observed the male slumped over in the driver's seat. Paramedics knocked and the man woke up, rolling down his window. They asked if he was OK and the man replied yes. The officer observed the man's eyes to be watery and bloodshot and could smell an odor of alcohol emanating from his person.
Paramedics asked the man if he had consumed any alcohol. The man replied he had a few shots. A deputy asked the man to step out of the vehicle, in which he complied and stumbled toward the back of the vehicle. In the back of the truck the officer observed an empty container of Patron tequila. The officer asked the man what he had been drinking. The man replied the tequila, according to the booking report.
The man consented to standardized field sobriety tests and showed signs of impairment. He submitted to a preliminary breath test with a result of .167 and was arrested for suspicion of DUI. At jail he provided evidentiary breath samples of .125 and .122. The man also had a confirmed felony warrant out of Dayton Township Justice Court, issued Feb. 24, 2021. Bail: $6,137.
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