Carson City weekend arrests: Man jailed after being stopped in stolen Jeep

A 19-year-old man was arrested early Sunday on felony suspicion of grand larceny of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property and other charges, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Caleb Demaranville of Olivehurst, Calif., was arrested at 3:53 a.m. in the 300 block of East William Street. According to the arrest report, officers observed a white Jeep on William Street without its headlamps on. A sergeant was directly behind the vehicle in a marked patrol car and activated his overhead emergency lights and initiated a traffic stop.

Prior to contacting the driver, dispatch said the vehicle was stolen out of Lyon County. The sole occupant and driver, later identified as Demaranville, was detained.

Deputies read him his Miranda right and the man said he understood and agreed to speak. He admitted he stole the vehicle from Spruce Street in Lyon County and was on his way to Gardnerville. He also said there was a pipe and less than an ounce of marijuana in the center console of the vehicle.

Officers conducted an inventory of the belongings and located a multicolored marijuana pipe and two small bags containing marijuana. At 3:53 a.m. he was taken into custody for grand larceny of a stolen vehicle, possession of stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, headlamps required and driving without a valid license. He was taken to jail. Bail: $52,598.

In other arrests:
— A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 3:36 a.m. in the 5600 block of south Carson Street on a misdemeanor warrant for contempt of court. Bail: $721.

— A 53-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Sunday, 6:04 p.m. on a misdemeanor violation of a domestic violence temporary protection order warrant. Bail: $1,137.

— A 28-year-old transient was booked into jail Sunday, 8:20 p.m. on two misdemeanor warrants for violation of a suspended sentence, and four contempt of court failure to appear warrants. Bail: $66,000.

Saturday
— A 22-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 7:37 p.m. in the 1600 block of East William Street on a misdemeanor failure to appear warrant and driving an unregistered vehicle. Bail: $287.

— A 26-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Saturday, 4 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant, violation of a suspended sentence. Bail: $1,000.

— A 57-year-old Carson City man, Scott Wallace Adams, was arrested Saturday in the area of Colorado and Blue Haven on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, gross misdemeanor possession of a prescription drug without a prescription and five misdemeanors: Suspicion of DUI-drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, not using a turn signal and open container. Bail: $8,205.

— A 55-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 8:12 p.m. in the 3200 block of Imperial Way for a misdemeanor warrant, violation of bail conditions, issued Aug. 8, 2016 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.

— A 29-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 1:02 a.m. in the 100 block of Telegraph Street on suspicion of resisting an officer with violence and consuming an open alcohol container outside.

According to the arrest report, the intoxicated man came up to the officer with a beer bottle in his hand and wasn’t speaking coherently. He was told several times to put down the beer bottle and leave. The man become aggressive and was arrested. Bail: $874.

Friday
— A 19-year-old Long Beach, Calif., man, Bryan Bradley Baker, was booked Friday, 8:26 p.m. in the area of Highway 50 West and South Carson Street on suspicion for possession of more than an ounce of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding. Bail: $3,729.

— A 21-year-old Modesto man was arrested Friday, 11:32 p.m. in the area of Roop and Little streets for suspicion of DUI drugs and basic speeding.

According to the arrest report, a radar confirmed the driver was traveling 36 mph in a 25 mph zone and the passenger side headlight on the vehicle was not functioning. The officer met with the driver and could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the cab of the vehicle. The man admitted he had been smoking marijuana and was taken into custody for suspected DUI. Bail: $1,209.

— A 31-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 11:03 p.m. in the area of Menlo and Lompa on suspicion of possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and open container. Bail: $2,066.

— A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 8:15 p.m. in the 2900 block of Mayflower Drive on suspicion of violation of a temporary protection order. Bail: $1,137.

— A 24-year-old transient was arrested Friday, 9:10 p.m. in the 900 block of South Carson Street on suspicion of petit larceny and breach of the peace. According to the arrest report, casino security detained a woman for allegedly stealing a $5 tip off of a bar. Casino security escorted the woman to the office where she threatened to harm security with a weapon. No weapon was ever brandished or located. Casino managers advised they wanted to press charges and provided CCTV footage of the incident. Bail: $974.

— A 25-year-old Carson City man, Brian Ramirez, was arrested Friday, 10:34 p.m. at a Rex Circle residence on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, heroin, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $3,637.

— A 20-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday, 8:16 p.m. in the area of South Carson and Snyder streets on misdemeanor suspicion of DUI, open container, speeding and being a minor in possession of alcohol. According to the arrest report, the woman was stopped for speeding. The officer could smell alcohol coming from the vehicle and spoke with the woman and male passenger, also age 20.

She agreed to field sobriety tests and showed impairment on the tests and completed a preliminary breath test above .08. She was arrested on suspicion of DUI. At jail she provided breath samples of .073 and .074. The male with her was also arrested for misdemeanor violation of a suspended sentence after he provided a positive test for alcohol and was on probation with a “no alcohol” clause, as well as open container and minor consuming. Bail for the 20-year-old female: $,1663. Bail for the man: $1,434.

— A 33-year-old-man and 32-year-old woman were arrested Wednesday, 3:03 p.m. on suspicion of drug possession and other charges. Arrested in the area of Carson Meadows and Robinson streets were Chase Rowe and Lindsie Newman.

According to the arrest report, deputies with the Special Enforcement Team pulled over a vehicle after a SUV failed to stop at a stop sign on Robinson and Harbin streets.

Officers observed the couple from prior arrests for possession of heroin. A canine did an exterior sniff of the vehicle that alerted positive for drugs. Officers recovered a small amount of heroin wrapped with white plastic under the driver’s seat, two large sheets of tinfoil, a rubber tourniquet, a small torn balloon commonly used to transport heroin, a burnt plastic pen commonly known as a “tooter straw” and a large syringe container with numerous used syringes. Also located was a small vial of Naloxone, a medication that is commonly used to counteract overuse of opiates such as heroin and can only be prescribed.

Rowe was booked on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a dangerous drug, both felonies, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, no proof of insurance and failure to obey traffic control devices. Bail: $6,986. Newman was booked on suspicion of possession of a dangerous drug, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of pre-trial supervision. Bail: $6,637.

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.