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Carson City sheriff's deputies make multiple drug arrests

A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday for possession of a controlled substance and a violation of suspended sentence warrant, a sheriff's deputy said.

Kameron Keith Mariolo was taken into custody at 11:17 a.m. in the area of Silver Sage and Sonoma. According to the arrest report, a deputy was attempting to locate the man for an active warrant out of Carson City. The officer located Mariolo walking eastbound on Sonoma Street.

The officer made contact with the man and placed him under arrest for the warrant. The officer asked if he could search him and Mariolo agreed. He told the deputy that he had drugs in his hat. The officer located a clear plastic baggie inside the hat that contained heroin, the arrest report states. Bail: $5,500.

In other arrests:
— A 24-year-old Carson City woman, Katie Sardella, was arrested Tuesday, 2:13 p.m. in the 3100 block of Highway 50 East for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and misdemeanor violation of bail conditions and possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the arrest report, deputies were called to a fast food restaurant at 1:45 p.m. regarding a female who had been sitting at a table since 10 a.m. and was bobbing and almost falling over.

The deputy arrived and made contact with the female who was talking on the phone and could barely keep her eyes open. The deputy, through training and experience, suspected the woman to be under the influence of heroin.

The woman was checked through dispatch for warrants. Dispatch advised the woman was on Alternative Sentencing. A deputy asked the woman if they could conduct a search of her person and property.

She allowed for the search. The woman handed a deputy an empty bag from her clothing. The deputy asked what the empty bag was. The woman handed the officer a cotton swab with a brown substance suspected of being heroin. A hypodermic needle was also discovered in her clothing. She was arrested. Bail: $6,637.

— A 20-year-old Dayton man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance. Hayden Lewis Winebarger was taken into custody at 1:21 p.m. in the area of East Fifth and South Pratt streets.

According to the arrest report a deputy observed a vehicle that was suspected to be involved in a pursuit earlier. The driver of the vehicle during the pursuit was never located or identified.

The deputy followed the vehicle westbound on East Fifth Street from the intersection of South Carson Meadows going 40 mph in a 30 mph zone. The deputy made a traffic stop and activated his body camera prior to approaching the vehicle. The officer advised that he was stopped for going 40 in a posted 30 mph zone. The officer asked for his license, vehicle registration and insurance card for the vehicle.

The man stated he didn't have his license on him and he provided the other requested documents. The man acted nervous and the officer asked if he had anything illegal in the vehicle, such as guns, weapons or drugs. The man replied no. He was asked to step out for the vehicle. The man reached into his left pants pocket prior to exiting. The deputy advised him to keep his hands out of his pockets.

As the man exited the officer observed an aluminum baseball bat wedged between the driver seat the door along the floor board. The officer had the man step away from the vehicle where a "terry frisk" for weapons was conducted. A drug detection canine alerted positive to the vehicle. A search of the vehicle was done where a plastic baggie containing methamphetamine was located as well as multiple hypodermic devices. Bail: $2,500.

— A 39-year-old transient was arrested Monday, 6:31 p.m. at Walmart in the 3200 block of Market Street for misdemeanor petit larceny. According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the location after store security detained a woman for suspected shoplifting. The woman allegedly attempted to steal two DVD players valued at approximately $200. The deputy also notes that a nearby restaurant informed officers that the woman had been in the restaurant and ordered food and then refused to pay. Bail: $352.

— A 34-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Tuesday morning in the 1000 block of Woodside Drive for a misdemeanor warrant issued May 15, 2019 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.

All information for the crime log (unless otherwise noted) comes from the arrest reports supplied by the Carson City Sheriff's Office, and is considered by law to be public information. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The policy of Carson Now is to name anyone who is arrested for a felony offense.

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