Carson City weekend arrests: Woman booked after loaded handgun found in backpack within reach of children
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 05/20/2024 - 4:02pm
A 32-year-old woman was arrested Sunday for suspicion of possessing a firearm by a prohibited person, child endangerment and other alleged offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.
Stephanie Leon-Castillo was taken into custody at 2:14 p.m. following an investigation. She was also booked for misdemeanor Department of Alternative Sentencing violation, driving with a revoked license, suspended registration and no proof of insurance.
During the investigation following a traffic stop for suspended license plate, the vehicle was occupied by the woman driving, a passenger and three children in the back seat.
The investigating officer could smell marijuana coming from the vehicle. The woman agreed to a consent to search the vehicle. Inside, located in a green backpack behind the driver's seat, was a Black Taurus G2C handgun with a loaded magazine (12 hollow point rounds) inside the handgun and 2.17 grams of marijuana inside a red grinder jar.
The officer asked the woman who the firearm belongs to. The male passenger stated it was his wife's and the night before they must have forgotten it in the vehicle, the report states. The firearm was behind the driver seat, within arms reach of the children, the report states. Also during the search deputies found two marijuana pipes, multiple packages from marijuana clubs, including receipts.
The woman stated she smokes inside the car and not in the house due to the children and stated she uses cannabis oil pens that she keeps on her person Due to suspected cannabis addiction, being in possession of a firearm with the controlled substance while being suspected of addiction and that the loaded firearm was in a backpack within arms reach of the children causing child endangerment, the woman was arrested and placed into custody.
She was booked for owning/possessing of a firearm by a prohibited person addicted to a controlled substance, child endangerment, driving on a revoked license, suspended registration, no proof of insurance and a department of alternative sentencing violation.
The children were safely released to an adult. Bail: $5,000 plus $1,000 cash for the DAS violation.
In other arrests:
— A Carson City woman, Katherine Cameron, was arrested Sunday, 8:21 a.m. for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $2,500.
— A 49-year-old Carson City man, Joshua Canton, was arrested early Monday for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $2,500.
— A 36-year-old man was arrested Saturday for a misdemeanor outside agency warrant. Bail: $1,105 cash.
— A 26-year-old Carson City man, Anthony Sandoval, was arrested Saturday for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and trespass. Bail: $2,500.
— A 28-year-old woman was arrested Friday for suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery. The woman allegedly threw a phone at her boyfriend, slapped him in the face and scratched his arms. The woman admitted to throwing her phone and scratching his arms and putting her hand in his face. She was determined to be the primary aggressor and taken into custody. Bail: $3,000.
— A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday for suspicion of DUI and improper turn. Bail: $1,137.
— A 42-year-old woman, Tamara Milian, was arrested Friday for felony suspicion of preventing, dissuading a victim to report a crime and misdemeanor domestic battery. Bail: $5,000.
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