Carson City Sheriff's Office arrest log: Deputies make felony cocaine busts

A 32 year-old Reno man was arrested Friday evening at 7:34 p.m. in the area of North Carson Street and College Parkway on felony drug possession and a host of misdemeanor offenses, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

Jeramy Scoggin was taken into custody after the motorcycle he was riding had been stopped for no visible license plate. Registration on the motorcycle was found to be expired for more than a year, according to the arrest report.

Scoggin was observed to be wearing the insignia of a motorcycle gang, the report said. He failed multiple times to comply with law enforcement instructions to place his hands on his head and keep his kick stand up while straddling the bike with his legs.

The sheriff's deputy repeated the commands, both times over the patrol unit's PA system. Scoggin then made a motion to his ears that he was unable to hear the officer's instructions; however, he had already partially complied with instructions by placing his hands atop his head, the report said.

As officers approached him, Scoggin put the kick stand down on his bike and removed his hands from his head. He as once again ordered to put his stand up and place his hands back on top of his head, the report said, but Scoggin told deputies he was not going to comply. He told officers the very same thing again after another order, stating that it was unsafe for him to comply.

A knife was observed in view on Scoggin's side. Because he refused to comply with instructions and he was armed with a weapon, a deputy grabbed him by the back of the vest, pulled him off the bike and put him on the ground, where he was detained in handcuffs, the report said.

During pat-down for additional weapons, a large folding knife was removed from Scoggin's right side. A search also recovered a vial containing a small amount of a white, powdery substance in one of Scoggin's pockets, the report said.

This substance, which was weighed at about two grams, field-tested presumptive positive for cocaine. Scoggin state had previously used cocaine in his life, but that this vial was one he had found on the ground. He said he had picked up because he did not like littering.

Scoggin was unable to provide valid registration or proof of insurance, the report said, and a records check of his license showed he did not have a motorcycle endorsement.

He was taken into custody and transported to the Carson City Jail, where he was booked on felony cocaine possession as well as misdemeanor obstruction, expired registration, no valid license and no proof of insurance. Bail: $3,913.

In other arrests:
— A Carson City man was arrested Friday evening at 6:42 p.m. in the area of College Parkway and Market Street for felony cocaine possession as well as a host of misdemeanor offenses, including an outstanding bench warrant, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

Cristian Zuniga was taken into custody following a traffic stop on the black Dodge pick-up he was driving without a front license plate. A Sheriff's deputy made contact with Zuniga, who failed to produce proof of insurance, the arrest report said.

A records check through Carson City Dispatch revealed that Zuniga had a confirmed arrest warrant issued by the Carson City Justice Court for failure to appear.

He also had a suspended driver's license, the report said.

Zuniga was detained in handcuffs for the warrant. As he stepped out of the pickup, the arresting deputy observed a clear plastic bag containing cocaine residue on the floor between the driver's door and the seat, the report said.

Zuniga said, "Oh, s***" When he noticed that the officer had seen the bag.

Upon being Mirandized, Zuniga admitted that the bag contained cocaine, having purchased the substance a week ago and forgot it was in the vehicle, the report said.

A vehicle search recovered additional bags containing cocaine or cocaine residue, including one weighing in at about eight grams, the report said.

Zuniga was arrested and transported to the Carson City Jail without incident and booked. Bail: $4,483.

— A 21 year-old Carson City man was arrested early Saturday morning at 1:26 a.m. in the 100 block of North Carson Street downtown for misdemeanor obstruction, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

According to the report, Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a downtown business on report of a fight in progress. The reporting party (RP) had told Carson City Dispatch that 10 subjects were fighting in front of a business.

Upon arrival, deputies met with several subjects in the vicinity. They told law enforcement that one suspect, wearing a red shirt and red beanie, was last seen running toward the State Capitol building

Law enforcement observed the suspect on the capital grounds, just east of the State Capitol building. But when the Sheriff's deputy activated his emergency lights, the subject took off running south, the report said, despite the officer identifying himself as law enforcement and yelling at him to stop.

A chase ensued and the officer briefly lost visual of the suspect, who disappeared around a corner of the Capitol building. The deputy, though, regained visual contact, observing the suspect in a crouched position atop black metal steps.

At that point, the officer drew his handgun and pointed it at the suspect while giving him commands, the report said. The suspect hadn't been complying with previous commands and the officer could not see his hands.

With handgun pointed, the deputy continued giving commands to the suspect, who eventually got up and walked down the stairs as though he was going to comply. As he lowered himself to the ground in an arrest position, the suspect suddenly took off running again, this time around the corner of the Capitol building northbound, the report said.

A foot chase resumed, and as the officer closed the distance between them, the suspect went to the ground on his own volition, placing his hands behind his back.

He was detained in handcuffs at that point and arrested on obstruction. Upon being Mirandized, the suspect told the deputy that he was the victim in the fight, having been jumped by several subjects because he was wearing red, the report said.

The suspect further stated that he ran from the officer because he thought he was one of the subjects who had jumped him. He did acknowledge hearing the deputy identify himself as a law enforcement officer, but said he thought it was his pursuers falsely identifying themselves to get him to stop, the report said.

The suspect denied noticing the officer's uniform when he came down from the Capitol steps, despite making eye contact with the deputy. He also denied seeing the red and blue emergency lights that were activated prior to the pursuit, the report said.

The suspect was transported to the Carson City Jail without further incident and booked. Bail: $412.

— A Carson City man was arrested Saturday morning at 9:20 a.m. at the Carson City Sheriff's Office, 911 East Musser Street, on an outstanding misdemeanor arrest warrant for domestic battery, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

According to the report, the man arrived at the Sheriff's Office to turn himself in. A Sheriff's deputy made contact with the suspect and a records check through Carson City Dispatch confirmed the active arrest warrant issued by the Carson City Justice Court.

The suspect was then handcuffed and placed in custody subsequent to being escorted over to the Carson City Jail for booking. Bail: $3,000.

— A 52 year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday morning at 9:05 a.m. at the Carson City Jail on an outstanding misdemeanor bench warrant issued by the East Fork Justice Court in Douglas County, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy reported.

The subject of the warrant was already in custody at the Carson City Jail on unrelated charges when the Douglas County Department of Alternative Sentencing contacted the Sheriff's Office advising of the active arrest warrant for violation of alternative sentencing conditions, the report said.

The warrant was confirmed through Douglas County and the subject was booked on the additional outstanding warrant charge. Bail: $3,000.

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.