Carson City authorities make drug-related arrests
Submitted by editor on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 8:56am
A Carson City woman faces multiple drug charges after being stopped on a traffic warrant.
Geraldine May Guthrie-Dumas, 50, was booked on suspicion of felony possession of a methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance charges a well as allegedly holding prescription pills without a prescription and drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $9,581.
According to the arrest report, Carson City authorities were on Special Enforcement Team patrol on Saturday when they spotted the woman getting inside a white Cadillac. Gutherie-Dumas was wanted on a traffic warrant from the Carson City Justice Court.
The woman was stopped at Sherman Lane and Century Circle in Carson City. She was placed under arrest for the warrant. An officer conducted a search of her purse and found drugs, according to the arrest report. Miranda rights were read to the woman, and she agreed to speak with the officer. She admitted she uses methamphetamine and there was a plastic bag of meth in her purse.
She was transported to the Carson City Jail. A continued search of the purse by deputies found a small plastic bag containing about one gram methamphetamine, two Vicodin, and a meth pipe, according to the arrest report.
In other news:
An El Cajon, Calif., man faces multiple drug charges after he was pulled over for not using his turn signal.
Steven Michael Lehrbaum, 29, faces felony drug and driving under the influence charges. His bail was set at $13,739.
According to the arrest report, a Special Enforcement Team was assigned to patrol on Saturday. Officers spotted an orange Honda that didn't use a turn signal. Officers stopped the Honda and conducted an interview.
Lehrbaum's behavior during the stop led police to believe he was under the influence of drugs, according to the arrest report. A deputy asked the man if he had any drugs in his car, and the man shook his head, according to the arrest report.
The man was wearing sunglasses and the officer asked him to take them off. When he removed his sunglasses the deputy observed his eyes were slightly red and watery, according to the report. The man was asked if he would participate in a field sobriety test and the man agreed, according to the arrest report.
The man failed numerous field tests. He was given a breath test which indicated he was not under the influence of alcohol, according to the arrest report.
The man was handcuffed for suspected driving under the influence of drugs. During the search of the car, officers found a plastic bag with approximately 2.4 grams of methamphetamine, according to the report. At the jail, a blood test was administered testing for drugs. Results of the drug test have not returned.
Meanwhile a criminal background check found Lehrbaum had two prior DUI convictions. He was booked on charges of third offense DUI, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to maintain a single lane of traffic.
