Carson City man arrested for possessing meth, attempting to hide meth pipe in deputies' vehicle

A 31-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the area of N. Carson Street an Adams Street for suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, attempting to destroy or conceal evidence, possession of drug paraphernalia, and two contempt of court warrants out of Carson City Justice Court.

According to the report, James Freeman Brown was arrested early Friday morning after deputies observed two subjects wearing all black walking next to the closed businesses of Frontier Plaza, under poor lighting.

Deputies continued watching the pair, and observed them walk up to a closed business before returning to Carson Street. At this point, deputies stopped the pair and they told deputies they were looking for cigarettes.

Deputies ran their information, and Brown returned with two misdemeanor warrants out of Carson City Justice Court, one having been issued on Jan. 3, the other Nov. 16 of 2018.

Brown was taken into custody, and the friend was released.

During a search of his person, deputies located a packet of cigarettes which contained a small testable amount of what they recognized as methamphetamine, according to the report, as well as a broken meth pipe. Brown told deputies he was holding the items for his friend.

Deputies asked if he had any other illegal items on his person, and Brown stated that he did not.

Brown was transported to the Carson City Jail. While deputies were removing Brown from the vehicle, they observed a second meth pipe on the floorboard of the vehicle. At the beginning of the shift, the report stated, the pipe was not there.

Deputies questioned Brown, who said the pipe accidentally fell out of his pants, then he said he was going to be honest and he didn’t want to bring it into the facility. Then he changed his story again and said it fell out without his knowledge.

He was booked without further incident.

Bail: $3,227; $727 cash only

— A 38-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the 400 block of College Parkway for child neglect/endangerment, DUI 1st and violating bail conditions after driving away with his children while under the influence following a domestic dispute with his wife.

According to the report, the man was arrested after deputies were dispatched to a College Parkway residence regarding a domestic battery. While enroute, dispatch advised the man was leaving the apartment with his three children.

The reporting party stated the man had been drinking. When deputies arrived, they saw the a vehicle that matched the description given by the reporting party and performed a traffic stop.

The vehicle swerved onto the shoulder, hit the curb, and hit a set of tall orange cones, according to the report. The right rear tire came off the ground when the vehicle hit the curb.

Deputies made contact with the driver and the three children in the vehicle.

The man told deputies he and his wife had gotten into an argument regarding him wanting to get a divorce. He said the argument became physical when his wife began punching him in the face. He said he told their kids that they were going to get away from her for a little while.

He said he got into the vehicle with his three children and left.

Deputies noted while he was speaking, they were able to smell the odor of alcohol coming from his breath. He said he had not consumed any alcohol, and agreed to a field sobriety test.

He showed multiple signs of impairment, and provided a preliminary breath sample which resulted in a .260 BAC.

Dispatch advised that he was also on probation with the Department of Alternative Sentencing for DUI.

Deputies noted they were unable to determine a primary aggressor regarding the domestic battery.

The man was taken into custody without issue.

Bail: $6,637; $3,000 cash only

— A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested for two felony warrants out of Carson City Justice Court.

Zachery Moresi-Porter was booked on warrants for attempting to offer false evidence and unlawful dissemination of an intimate image.

Moresi-Porter was already in custody with the Carson City Jail when the additional warrants were served.

Bail: $5,000

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