Carson City jail inmate gives up screws, washer for a sandwich after cracking cell window

A 47-year-old Carson City Detention Center inmate was booked Thursday for gross misdemeanor damage to jail property after throwing screws and a washer at a window causing it to crack, a sheriff’s deputy said.

According to the arrest report, the man allegedly took out two metal screws from a light fixture and began throwing them at a cell window, cracking it. A deputy investigating the incident observed through a window the man picking up the objects and throwing them at the window.

The deputy put on a body camera to document the event and observed, through the window, a metal screw on the floor of the man’s cell, and observed a screw was missing from a light fixture located over the toilet.

Communicating through the food pass, the inmate then began to threaten jail deputy with physical violence and raised his hands to chest level indicating he wanted to fight him. The jail deputy instead offered the inmate a sandwich.

In doing so, the inmate threw two metal screws under the cell door for the deputy to retrieve, along with a metal washer. The jail deputy attempted to get the man to put on wrist restraints so he could be moved to another cell.

The man then put his jail issued mattress against the door covering the food pass entry. The deputy notes this is common among inmates who wish to avoid being pepper sprayed. Jail deputies opened the door and a taser was pointed at the man because of his threats to fight. The inmate followed the commands of the jail deputy and was transferred to another cell without further incident. Bail: $2,500.

In other arrests:
— A 40-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Thursday for suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

Julie Melissa Barker was arrested in the area of Curry and Sophia streets at 5:58 p.m.

According to the arrest report, a deputy assigned to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team observed a truck traveling south that was unable to maintain its lane. The driver drove left of center from Bath to Adeline and was not wearing a seatbelt.

The deputy conducted a traffic stopped and made contact with the two occupants inside. A K-9 dog alerted positive to a drug odor outside the vehicle. Deputies located a glass pipe with meth inside the passenger’s purse. Bail: $3,637.

— A 34-year-old Carson City woman was arrested early Friday in the area of East Willian and North Stewart Street for suspicion of possession of prescription medication and driving with suspended vehicle registration.

Following a traffic stop on a vehicle for having suspended registration, a K-9 alerted to a drug odor on the exterior. A deputy located three pills in the center console of the vehicle.

The pills, Hydrocodone bitrate, 325mg, were not in an appropriate bottle. The woman told the deputy she has a prescription for the medication. The deputy however, was unable to make contact with the woman’s probation officer to confirm she had a prescription. Bail: $2,612.

— A 50-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Friday, 5:51 a.m. in the area of East Long and State streets for misdemeanor failure to obey a traffic control device and a failure to appear warrant. Both are misdemeanors. Bail: $407.

— A 34-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Thursday, 9 a.m. for a misdemeanor failure to appear on a traffic citation warrant issued June 12, 2018 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $215.

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