Carson City arrests: Man jailed for alleged meth, ecstasy possession after motorhome hits car

A 24-year-old woman was arrested May 22 for suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a controlled substance and other alleged offenses, a Carson City sheriff's report states.

Hazel Ziola Salas, of Buena Park, Calif., was taken into custody at 3:42 p.m. in the 600 block of Colorado Street. She was also arrested for suspicion of burglary tools, a gross misdemeanor, and the following misdemeanor offenses: possession of drug paraphernalia, driving without a valid license, and driving with fictitious registration.

According to the arrest report, Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies were alerted earlier to a stolen vehicle out of California that was in the area. A deputy located the vehicle, a silver Toyota Prius, matching the description.

Deputies checked the VIN number on the vehicle, which didn't match the plate attached to the car. She was asked to step out of the vehicle and was placed into handcuffs. During a search, the officer asked if she had anything sharp or weapons on her. She said she had a knife in her right front pocket. Deputies located a folding knife, a lighter and two hypodermic needles with the caps on, the report states.

A CCSO deputy with a canine arrived and an exterior sniff of the vehicle was conducted. The dog alerted positive. The woman told the deputy there was a pipe in a sunglass compartment. Also located was a tool bag with wire cutters, bolt cutters and metal files, bags of jewelry, and a BB gun that looked similar to a handgun.

The woman was read her Miranda warning, and she denied the vehicle was stolen. At jail she admitted to having used methamphetamine two days prior and had moved to the area to get clean, the report states.

Deputies located 41 pages of criminal history on the woman in California, with charges related to drugs, theft, burglary, stolen vehicles and vandalism. There was a non-extraditable warrant for robbery out of California, the report states.

The investigation continued, which showed pawn records of her having purchased and sold several items of jewelry, the report states. The case has been forwarded to detectives to see if the jewelry booked into evidence is related to any active stolen property cases in Carson City. Bail: $20,000.

In other arrests:
— A 43-year-old California man, Douglas Alan Jones, was arrested May 22 in the area of East Nye and Bowers Lane for suspicion of drug sales, transportation of schedule 1 or 2, possession of methamphetamine, ecstasy, possession of a gun by a prohibited person, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the arrest report, deputies were dispatched to the area for reports of a motorhome that had crashed into another vehicle. Deputies arrived on scene and located the motorhome, which had struck a parked gray car on the north side of the road.

The motorhome was still running. A deputy opened the door and could see the legs of a male subject on the couch. The officer yelled multiple times for the man to get up, but the man would not answer. The officer entered the motorhome, and was able to wake him up and he was asked to exit the vehicle.

The suspect stated he had come from a gas station and was trying to get some sleep. Deputies noted the gas station the man was referring to was a mile and a half west from where the motorhome was located.

The man's responses were slow and lethargic. The man was asked if he was taking medications or had been drinking. The man stated no, the report states. A K-9 did an exterior sniff of the vehicle, and alerted positive, the report states.

A search of the vehicle was conducted where the motorhome was full of trash and was in a state of disarray. Deputies located a white scale and two pills believed to be ecstasy, a clear glass meth pipe in the bathroom sink that tested positive for meth, seven cell phones and a semi-automatic pistol, and four more glass pipes.

The man was asked about items in the motorhome. He said he knew nothing about them and they were not his. He was asked about the last time he had used a controlled substance. The man stated he had used methamphetamine two days prior. Bail: $20,000 bondable.

— A 34-year-old Carson City man, Daniel Bruce Magner, was arrested May 22, 1:30 p.m. in the area of North Carson and Telegraph streets for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, (heroin) and three misdemeanor offenses: driving without a license in possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a failure to appear warrant out of Sparks Township Court.

According to the arrest report, a deputy with the Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team observed a red Cadillac that didn't have a front, or rear license plate. The officer conducted a traffic stop, and spoke with the man who said he had recently purchased the vehicle.

The insurance card and the VIN matched. The officer ran his name through dispatch, which returned for a warrant out of Sparks. He was arrested on the warrant. A canine conducted an exterior sniff of the vehicle, which alerted positive. Inside the vehicle deputies found a metal spoon with brown residue and a brown chunk resembling heroin. Tests were done, which returned presumptive positive for heroin. Bail: $4,204.

— A 45-year-old Carson City man, Michael Anthony Orta, was arrested May 22 in the 500 block of East William Street for suspicion of possession of methamphetamine and heroin, both felonies, and six misdemeanor offenses: possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to stop behind the limit line, improper turn, driving on a suspended license, driving with a non-Nevada driver's license and no insurance. Bail amounts listed: $7,717.

— A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Tuesday for suspicion of indecent exposure, a gross misdemeanor. According to the arrest report, a reporting party advised a male subject without clothes in the area of Gordon and Fairview.

A deputy located the subject, who was pulling his pants down. When a deputy spoke with the subject, the man pulled his pants down, exposing his private parts. This was in the area of a busy highway during morning vehicle traffic. The man was arrested. Bail: $2,500.

— A 25-year-old Carson City man, Eric Galyan, was arrested Sunday in the area of Winnie and Carson streets for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and three alleged misdemeanor offenses: driving on a suspended/revoked license, driving using a cell phone and a failure to appear in traffic court warrant. Bail: $2,500 bondable.

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.