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Carson City arrests: Jail inmate booked for felony escape after leaving hospital

A Carson City jail inmate who was at Carson Tahoe Hospital for a medical furlough was arrested Saturday for suspicion of felony escape by a prisoner and conspiracy to escape custody, a gross misdemeanor offense, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Kyle Gabelman was located on North Carson Street and arrested following an investigation. He had been told earlier by CCSO deputies when he was on medical furlough at the hospital that once he was treated he was to be picked up and returned to Carson City Jail, according to the arrest report.

The man acknowledged this and signed a form. He was told if he left during his medical furlough he would be charged with escape. He had acknowledged this with jail deputies, the report states.

As the man was being discharged from the hospital he was told by hospital staff he was going back to jail. Before hospital staff could call deputies to come pick him up, he left.

It was learned that Gabelman was given clothes by a relative, who told hospital staff she thought he was being released and was able to turn himself back in, the report states. Hospital staff informed the relative that Gabelman was not free to leave.

Gabelman changed his clothes and walked out of the hospital where he was located on camera and, found to enter a vehicle, which was later determined to be the relative's vehicle. Officers later located the vehicle, where the relative stated she dropped the man off at Mallory Behavioral Health Crisis Center but did not watch him walk in, the report states.

The man was located in the 700 block of North Carson Street by a CCSO sergeant and was arrested. Bail: $27,500.

In other arrests:
— A 41-year-old woman was arrested Friday for multiple drug offenses including alleged possession with intent to sell, conspiracy to violate the controlled substance act and other offenses.

Laura Kate Borst was taken into custody at 1:54 p.m. She was also booked for the following: possession of a controlled substance, two counts possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription, and the following misdemeanor offenses: possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to yield the right of way, use of a cell phone while operating a vehicle and driving with a revoked license for DUI.

According to the booking report, deputies were patrolling the area of College Parkway and Lompa Lane when they observed a vehicle that failed to yield the right of way to a motorcycle, causing to the motorcycle to swerve and avoid a crash.

The deputy could see the female driver was talking on her cell phone without the use of a hands-free device and immediately conducted a traffic stop on College Parkway. The driver and sole occupant identified herself as Borst. A K9 did an exterior sniff of the woman's vehicle, which alerted positive for drugs, the report states.

A search was done on the vehicle where approximately 24 grams of suspected methamphetamine was located in a purse, along with numerous empty small plastic baggies and two plastic baggies containing a small amount of suspected methamphetamine each.

The gross weight of both baggies containing meth was 4 grams. Additionally in the purse deputies located a glass bindle containing four Alprazolam pills and two Xanax pills. The suspect did not have a prescription for the pills. After further searching the vehicle, a single rock of methamphetamine weighing approximately 6 grams was located in the right front pocket of a jacket in the passenger seat.

The center console of the vehicle contained a glass container with approximately 1 gram of suspected meth. The weight of all located methamphetamine found was 35 grams. Also located was a plastic scale top and a glass methamphetamine pipe, in a backpack on the floorboard. Bail: $10,000.

— A 22-year-old Carson City man and an inmate at Carson City Jail, Hunter Chad Smith, was booked Friday for suspicion of battery by a prisoner.

According to the report, the man was in a fight in the TRP pod. Deputies responded and found the victim on the ground in front of the door entrance and multiple people standing in close proximity. The officer ordered the rest of the pod to lock down and notice inmate Hunter Smith standing with his hands up. He was placed into handcuffs.

After interviews with witnesses, the suspect, victim, and reviewing video footage, Smith was booked for suspicion of battery by a prisoner. Bail: $20,000.

— A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday for suspicion of DUI and resisting arrest. According to the booking report, Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies were called to a residence after dispatch was advised a man was trying to break into a residence and the occupant had locked herself in the bathroom.

Deputies arrived and searched the residence and located the female in the bathroom crying. Deputies observed the bathroom door had a 1 to 2 foot hole. Deputies were advised the man was drunk, having a mental episode, and left in a vehicle.

An officer located the vehicle driving north on Airport Road and observed the right two tires were deflated so when the vehicle tried to turn left, it understeered and missed the turn and corrected back on the roadway, nearly crashing into a vehicle that had been following, the report states.

The vehicle went into a parking lot and the man was detained. He showed signs of being intoxicated including slurred speech, red eyes and swaying. He was advised he was being detained. The man stated he wanted his lawyer because he was going to jail. The man was asked if he would submit to field sobriety tests. The man stated no. Due to the circumstances, he was arrested for suspicion of DUI.

The man refused blood testing and a telephonic search warrant was applied for through CCSO and granted by a Carson City judge. While applying for the warrant, the man was screaming and kicking at hospital security staff and then he pushed a deputy. He then began kicking the passenger rear window of the patrol vehicle. He was warned he would be sprayed with pepper spray and he stopped. Bail: $2,274.

— A 35-year-old Reno man was arrested Friday for suspicion of DUI and driving the wrong way on a one way road. According to the booking report a deputy made a traffic stop at 10:11 p.m. on a vehicle going the wrong way on North Curry Street.

The deputy made contact with the driver who had red, watery eyes and a smell of alcohol on his breath. He stated he was moving his car where it was parked. He was asked if he had anything to drink. The man replied he did. During field sobriety tests he showed signs of impairment and provided a preliminary breath test of .146. He was arrested for suspicion of DUI and driving the wrong way on a one way street. Bail: $1,224.

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.

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