Carson City sheriff’s arrest log: Woman jailed on felony and misdemeanor drug charges

A 24-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Wednesday in the area of Stanton and Fairview streets on a felony drug charge and six misdemeanors after deputies found methamphetamine and paraphernalia in her purse, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Heather Renee Moeller was taken into custody at 11:27 p.m. According to the arrest report, a deputy was patrolling the area of Stanton and Ladera when he checked on the registration of a vehicle that came back suspended through DMV.

The officer initiated a traffic stop. Moeller advised she did not have a current insurance document in the vehicle and does not have a valid license, the arrest report states. Dispatch advised there was a warrant issued for her arrest through Carson City Justice Court on a charge of criminal contempt. She was placed into custody.

During a vehicle inventory, deputies located a purse on the passenger floorboard with numerous drug items, including a pipe with methamphetamine residue. Also located were numerous pieces of tin foil and a “tooter straw” commonly used to inhale heroin. In two different baggies officers found suspected methamphetamine. Moeller was read her Miranda rights and agreed to speak. She confirmed the drugs and paraphernalia were hers and that her fingerprints would be on the pipe, the arrest report states.

She was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and misdemeanor charges of two counts drug paraphernalia, driving without a valid license, no valid insurance, driving on a suspended registration and the criminal contempt warrant. Bail: $6,940.

In other arrests: A 42-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday, 1:54 a.m. in the 1700 block of North Carson Street on misdemeanor charges of DUI, driving on a suspended registration and having no proof of insurance.

According to the arrest report, a deputy was patrolling the area of North Carson and Long streets when he noticed a vehicle approaching from behind. The officer was going 25 mph. Officers estimated the speed of the vehicle was 35 in a posted 25 mph. The deputy moved to the slow lane. The vehicle passed the officer and then slowed.

The deputy ran a registration check for the vehicle with the plates returning as suspended by Nevada DMV. The officer initiated a traffic stop and met with the driver and explained the reason for the stop. The driver advised he was divorcing his wife and she had removed the insurance from the vehicle and then reinstated the insurance the next day. He said he did not have current information in the vehicle.

The deputy ran a check through dispatch for wants and warrants which came back with a clear status. He was asked if he would submit to field sobriety tests. The man failed all tests and was placed into custody without incident. At jail the man submitted to evidentiary breath tests, each showing to be under the .08 limit. Bail: $2,061.

— A 50-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday, 3:52 a.m. in the area of Highway 50 East and Arrowhead Drive on a misdemeanor charge of violation of a suspended sentence. According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the area of Dump Hill on Highway 50 in reference to a man walking westbound in the travel lane.

A deputy made contact with a man matching the description. The man identified himself and stated he had been drinking. Dispatch advised the man was on Alternative Sentencing with a no drinking clause. An Alternative Sentencing officer advised the deputy to arrest the man on a charge of violation of a suspended sentence. Bail: $1,000.

— A 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday, 2:25 p.m. in the area of Carmine and Neptune on misdemeanor charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a suspended driver’s license and a misdemeanor warrant issued July 21, 2015 out of Carson City Justice Court.
According to the arrest report an officer did a warrant check on a vehicle registration that came back confirmed and that the driver’s license was suspended. The vehicle, which had been traveling, had parked and the male driver had left the scene, later found hiding in a ditch. He was arrested on the warrant charge. A K9 was used to sniff the vehicle and alerted positive. Inside a backpack the officer found 30 hypodermic needles and a metal spoon commonly used to heat heroin prior to loading a needle. Bail: $3,637.

— A Carson City man, Michel Anthony Noell was booked Tuesday on a felony charge of grand larceny of a firearm. Bail: $20,000.

— A 25-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Tuesday, 8:26 a.m. on a misdemeanor warrant, failure to appear, issued Feb. 19, 2014 out of Carlin Township Court. Bail: $645.

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.