Carson City sheriff's arrest log: Man jailed after attempting to sell stolen car to dealership

A 63-year-old Reno man was arrested Friday on felony charges including possession of a stolen car after he allegedly attempted to sell the car at a Carson City automotive lot, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Donald Brown Kimball was booked on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, uttering a forged instrument and possession of a controlled substance, all felonies. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to Michael Hohl Subaru on South Carson Street in reference to a stolen vehicle report. The reporting witness told dispatch the suspect was still on scene with the stolen vehicle.

A computer check showed a white 2015 Subaru was reported stolen through the Reno Police Department. The auto manager advised that Kimball was attempting to sell the Subaru to the dealership.

The manager directed the officer to Kimball who was standing next to the white Subaru. The man confirmed to the officer that he was there to sell the vehicle. He said he was sold the vehicle by a man who told him he had lost his money and was willing to sell his vehicle to him. Kimball told officers he paid the man $5,000 for the vehicle with the understanding to pay him an additional $5,000 after the vehicle was sold. The vehicle has a value of approximately $30,000, the arrest report states.

The officer reviewed the Reno Police Department report and they advised the vehicle was stolen June 8 from the parking lot of Sands Regency Hotel and Casino in Reno. Kimball showed the officer a title that had a signature on it. He was using this title to sell the vehicle to the dealership, according to the arrest report.

The officer made contact with the registered owner by telephone. The owner advised his vehicle was stolen from the hotel and casino and that he did not sell the vehicle to anyone. Kimball was taken into custody at 1:26 p.m. He attempted to release a green bag to a friend. Inside the bag officers located four bags of meth and two pipes with methamphetamine residue, the arrest report states. Bail: $33,637.

In other arrests:
— A 35-year-old Carson City woman, Lisa Rose Jones, was booked into Carson City Jail on three felony warrant charges: Conspiracy to distribute meth, distribution of meth and aiding and abetting. The warrant was issued June 10, 2015 out of U.S. District Court.
The warrant alleges Jones conspired to distribute at least five grams of methamphetamine, with five grams where a minor child resides. She is being held without bail pending a court hearing.

— A 32-year-old Carson City man, Richard Eugene Pace Jr. was arrested Friday, 4:29 p.m. in the area of Plaza and John streets on a felony warrant alleging embezzlement, issued May 21, 2015 out of East Fork Township Court. Bail; $2,500.

— A 23-year-old Carson City man, Tyler Michael Kleine, was arrested Friday, 8:40 p.m. in the area of Fairview and Pheasant on two counts felony drug possession charges, and two misdemeanors: possession of drug paraphernalia and a stop sign violation.

According to the arrest report, officers located a small amount of heroin and methamphetamine, multiple pieces of paraphernalia and used hypodermic needles after a search was conducted following a K9 drug sniff of the car that Kleine was driving. Also in the vehicle with Kleine was his infant son and two others. The infant was released to the mother. The case will be forwarded to Child Protective Services for a followup on the welfare of the child. Bail: $6,249.

— A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 12:53 p.m. in the 1100 block of Woodside Drive on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. The man allegedly took his hands, grabbed his girlfriend’s face and the pushed her during an argument about their children. The battery occurred while the victim was on the phone with her mother. It was the victim’s mother who called the sheriff’s office, the arrest report states. A separate witness confirmed the battery. The suspect said he lightly pushed the woman’s forehead. Bail: $3,137.

— A 22-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 8:40 p.m. in the 2200 block of East William Street of gross misdemeanor possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription, and a misdemeanor warrant, possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $3,500.

— An 18-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 7:43 p.m. on misdemeanor charges of minor in possession of alcohol and criminal contempt. Bail: $742.

— A 38-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday, 9:56 a.m. in the 700 block of Buzzys Ranch Road on a charge of misdemeanor domestic battery. The woman allegedly punched her father with a closed fist several times after he took away her car keys and $5 because she was intoxicated.

According to the arrest report, the parents are concerned about their daughter and her drinking, and are seeking ways to get her into treatment. The parents said their daughter drank three pints of McCormicks vodka and that is when they took her keys and money. When her father wouldn’t give her the money she pushed and punched him. The mother gave the suspect money in order for her to stop the attack. Bail: $3,137.

— A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 4:28 a.m. in the 100 block of East Winnie Lane on suspicion of DUI first offense and minor consuming alcohol. A witness stated they saw the vehicle the man was driving go over a curb on Roop Street by Walmart and then went on Winnie Lane, where the vehicle was swerving side to side at a high rate of speed in the Salvation Army Parking lot.

The officer contacted the suspect who was found asleep behind the wheel of the vehicle. He smelled of alcohol and nearly fell out of the vehicle when asked to step out. The man then began to yell at one of the officers. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI and taken to jail. Bail: $1,379.

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.