Carson City sheriff’s arrest log: Man admits stealing laptop, phone from WNC classroom

A 46-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday on felony grand larceny and possession charges after admitting to stealing a laptop computer and smartphone from a Western Nevada College instructor, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Daniel A. Kwaitkowski was taken into custody in the 2000 block of West College Parkway. According to the arrest report, deputies met an instructor at the college who stated that her classroom was unoccupied when she went down the hall to make copies. She stated when she returned her laptop and iPhone were missing. She also said she had an app on her phone with GPS to locate it.

She showed deputies the location listed on the app as the nearby University Heights apartments. The deputy and instructor saw a man and woman exiting the commons area of the apartment complex. The GPS app showed the pattern matching the couple walking.

Two neighbors both said the couple walked into an apartment unit. Based on the eyewitnesses and GPS, the deputy applied for a search warrant, which was approved. Deputies knocked and announced their presence but there wasn't a response. Officers then made forced entry into the home and the couple was detained. The woman was identified at Kady Werlinger, 24.

Kwaitkowski was read his Miranda rights in which he stated he understood. The man stated the laptop and iPhone were in a suitcase in the closet. The computer and iPhone matched the ones taken from the instructor and the couple were arrested at 4:19 p.m.

During an interview the man was read his Miranda warning again and he agreed to talk and signed paperwork. He admitted to walking into the empty classroom, and that he saw the laptop and iPhone on the desk and took them, placing them inside his backpack and the fled to meet with Werlinger outside. He wrote a full confession of the incident.

Kwaiatkowski was charged with possession of stolen property valued more than $2,500 and grand larceny, both felonies, and a misdemeanor warrant issued in June 2011 out of Washoe County. Bail: $53,000. Werlinger was arrested on a felony probation warrant.

In other arrests: A 19-year-old Carson City man, Charles Rodriguez-Miller, also known as “The Rez” was arrested Saturday, 1:32 a.m. in the area of Fourth and Richmond on a felony charge of vehicle burglary and minor consuming.

According to the arrest report, officers were called to the area and met with the vicim who said he was watching TV and heard his car door slam shut. He said he went outside and saw a man walk away. The victim said he asked the man several times what he was doing and that the man muttered something and continued walking. The victim checked his car and noticed his loose change, about $5 worth, was missing.

The suspect was found in the area of Richmond Street where another car door was opened. He was in possession of the change, sunglasses and a set of keys and was intoxicated. He told officers he didn’t know where the items came from but could have belonged to a cousin, the arrest report states. He was arrested. Bail: $25,000.

— A 26-year-old Carson City man, Shane Robert Donovan, was booked Friday into Carson City jail on a felony warrant, eluding, issued April 13, 2015, out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $20,000.

— A 64-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 8:28 p.m. in the 200 block of Koontz Lane on a misdemeanor charge of battery. Bail: $1,137.

A 36-year-old Carson City man, already in jail on other charges, man was booked Friday after deputies learned he used the identity of his brother-in-law for criminal related activities.

According to the arrest report, deputies went to a home on Kit Sierra Way to serve a warrant. The deputy spoke with the wife who advised her husband wasn’t involved and that it was probably her brother who had used her husband’s information before.

Deputies took the information from the woman, found her brother’s booking photo, and viewed video of a theft that happened in August at a department store and realized the suspect in the theft was not the one with the warrant, the arrest report states.

At jail the suspect was Mirandized and he admitted to theft of two shirts. He said he used his brother-in-law’s information, having memorized the man’s birth date and social security number. He provided the deputy with a written statement and advised on the day of the theft he was suffering from the effects of heroin withdraw and decided to steal the shirts to purchase drugs. In the statement he apologized to his brother-in-law, the arrest report states.

After the jail interview, the deputy contacted the DAs office to facilitate a warrant recall of the victim. The suspect was then charged with petit larceny and battery, both misdemeanors. The deputy initiated a charge through the DAs office for identity theft. The second case will be submitted to the Carson City DAs office for further charges to be filed. Bail: $1,489.

— A 26-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 4:57 p.m. in the 1100 block of East William Street on a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant, issued March 13, 2015 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $500.

— A 48-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 11:40 p.m. in the 1300 block of North Edmonds on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. According to the arrest report deputies responded to the area and learned the victim had attempted to leave the residence and advised the suspect which she knew grabbed her by the arm to keep her from leaving. Deputies had been at the residence earlier in the day and asked the suspect to leave.

The victim said she was able to escape, and called 911, while the man followed her. She told deputies the man grabbed her by the arm again and attempted to take her back to the apartment. She advised that the man let go of her arm by the time police arrived. He was booked on suspicion of domestic battery. Bail: $3,137.

— A 28-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 11:13 p.m. in the 500 block of North Carson Street on misdemeanor charges of assault, disorderly conduct and a warrant for contempt of court issued in April out of Dayton Township.

According to the arrest report, deputies arrived at a bar where the victim, the bartender, said the suspect was causing problems with other customers and being aggressive. The man was told he would not be served anymore and that he needed to calm down if he wanted to stay at the bar.

The victim said the suspect picked up a pool cue ball and threw it at him. The ball missed the man but hit a shelf behind him. The victim filled out a citizen’s arrest statement. A computer record check of the man came back with the confirmed warrant. He was arrested for assault, disorderly conduct and the warrant. When the man was handcuffed he became uncooperative and refused a preliminary breath test. Bail: $1,513.

— A 21-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 11:20 p.m. in the area of Plaza and Telegraph streets on misdemeanor charges of obstructing and violation of alternative sentencing conditions. Bail: $3,412.

— A 24-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday, 7 p.m. in the 300 block of East William Street on misdemeanor trespassing and marijuana possession charges. Bail: $979.

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.