Condominium fire leads to arrest of woman on felony drug charge

Carson City authorities investigating a possible arson at a condominium this morning arrested the woman who lived at the residence on a felony drug charge. Ginnie Heidt, was arrested at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of Allouette Way.

According to the arrest report, officers investigating the fire insider Heidt's condominium made contact with her where she told authorities she was not aware of a fire at her residence but that she was informed earlier in the morning from a friend of hers that something bad happened there but that he provided no information.

Carson City Fire Chief Stacey Giomi reports the fire happened at about 1 a.m. and involved the garage, kitchen and downstairs portion of the residence. No injuries were reported and firefighters were able to rescue a dog, Giomi said.

A Carson City Fire Department investigator, Heidt and an Carson City Sheriff's deputy asked the woman if she wanted to walk through the residence to see the damage. She advised she would and there was a walkthrough.

As the woman walked through the living area and kitchen she told authorities she didn't want to see anymore of the residence and then grabbed a brown prescription bottle off the counter and tried to conceal the bottle in her hand, according to the arrest report.

The Carson City Sheriff's deputy confronted Heidt as she attempted to quickly place the bottle in her left coat pocket. As the officer grabbed her hand, the woman pulled away. Her hands were placed behind her back and the officer was able to see that the prescription bottle had no label on it.

The officer looked at the bottle and could see a plastic bag inside it with several pills inside. The officer asked what she was doing and the woman stated she was getting her medicine. She further stated the pills were Dilaudid, which she stated she had a prescription for but was unable to provide it. The woman was placed under arrested and read her Miranda rights.

The woman would not provide information regarding the fire but stated that she received the Dilaudid pills months ago from an emergency room for hip and neck pain. She later told police that she received the medication from a pharmacist in Tahoe and put the pills in the plastic baggy because she doesn't like carrying around the bottle. Heidt had a total of 16 Dilaudid pills, a schedule II opioid pain killer.

The fire is under investigation.

In other arrests:

— Two Carson City brothers were jailed Sunday on warrant charges and their father was also arrested for obstructing a peace officer.

Joseph Matthew Owen, 20, faces a felony possession of a controlled substance charge on a warrant issued May 31 out of Carson City Justice Court. His brother, 22-year-old brother faces a gross misdemeanor charge of being in possession of a dangerous weapon, also on a warrant issued May 31 out of Carson City Justice Court.

The arrests happened at around 6:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Jumbo Court. According to the arrest report officers received information the brothers were at the Jumbo Court location and had warrants for their arrest.
The Special Enforcement Team established surveillance of the home and watched as Joseph Matthew Owen got into a silver Subaru four door sedan and drove off. He was stopped and taken into custody.

Joseph's brother was found in the back yard of the residence and taken into custody. During the arrests the deputies arrested the father of the two men and a girlfriend of the 22-year-old for obstructing police. Bail for Joseph Matthew Owen is set at $2,500.

— A 48-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Saturday and faces a felony charge of maintaining a drug house.

Ann Giselle Syphus-Freed was arrested on a warrant in the 3600 block of Imperial Way at 7:33 p.m. Bail: $20,000.

— A 22-year-old Minden woman turned herself into Carson City authorities Sunday on a felony warrant for allegedly attempting to obtain a controlled substance by fraud. April Joy Kuhner was being held without bail facing a court appearance.

— A 56-year-old Sacramento man was arrested Monday, 3:55 p.m. in the 2300 block of Columbia Way and faces three misdemeanor charges, including being on probation with a no alcohol clause. Officers stopped the man for a turn signal violation. A background check confirmed he was on probation and was forbidden to consume alcohol. Officers smelled alcohol on his breath and he blew a .06. The man admitted to having a drink at a local casino. He was also in possession of three Coors Light bottles on the passenger front seat. Bail: $3,134.

— A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, June 17 and faces a misdemeanor charge of contempt of court on a warrant. The man was arrested at Stampede and Gregg streets at 12:52 a.m. He was stopped for not using a turn signal. Bail: $1,052.

— A 41-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Monday, June 17, 4:24 p.m. and faces two misdemeanor warrant charges after she was stopped for not using a turn signal in the 3200 block of Highway 50 East. The warrants were for failure to report for formal probation, issued June 12. Bail: $6,000.

— A 54-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, June 17, 6 p.m. at the intersection of Proctor and Stewart streets on a failure to appear traffic citation warrant. Bail: $516.

— A 30-year-old Pollock Pines, Calif., man was arrested and faces five misdemeanor charges including failure to appear, no proof of insurance, illegal window tint and driving on a suspended registration. He was arrested Monday, June 17, 11:41 a.m. at Carson and Rhodes streets. Bail: $1,363.

— A 23-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Monday, June 17 in the 1800 block of Fairview at 8:15 a.m. She faces five misdemeanor charges including driving on an expired registration, driving on a suspended license, and two traffic warrants for contempt of court. The woman told police she was aware she was driving on a suspended registration and said she thought her mother was going to take care of it. Bail: $3,095.

The arrested and facing charges are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.