Carson City jail inmate faces felony battery charge

A 49-year-old Carson City man, in jail on unrelated charges, faces a felony charge of battery by a prisoner. Inmate Scott Michael Tyzbir was involved in a physical confrontation Thursday, 6:45 p.m. with a prisoner inside a jail pod, according to the arrest report. Officers interviewed Tyzbir and the victim who had visible marks on him due to the fight. Bail: $20,000.

In other arrests: A 54-year-old Carson City man, Markos Martin Williams, was arrested Thursday, 10:55 a.m. in the 3700 block of North Carson Street on suspicion of felony possession of dangerous prescription drugs without a prescription.

According to the arrest report, officers initiated a traffic stop in the 3700 block of North Carson Street. The man was stopped because it was known he did not have a valid driver’s license, the arrest report states. The man gave officers verbal permission to search his vehicle, a blue Ford pickup.

Williams was asked to empty his pockets where an Altoids breath mint tin was found. Inside the container contained Morphine, Oxycodone, Alprazolam, Depakote, and Xanax. Williams was asked about the original bottles of prescription drugs at which time he stated that he used his daily medications in the breath mint container for convenience.

Narcotics officers advised that in the recent past, Williams has sold the same type of narcotics to a confidential informant. Having had the drug history and the collection of the medication on him, he was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs without prescription. The tin also had several Altoid breath mint tablets and two alleged vitamin B-12 pills. Bail: $2,500.

— A 21-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 2:05 a.m. in the 3200 block of Market Street on suspicion of misdemeanor petit larceny. The man allegedly stole a pair of shoes and a wallet from Walmart. He told officers he needed new shoes and that he didn’t get paid until Sunday. He said this was the first time he has shoplifted and was sorry. Bail: $352.

— A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday, 9:55 p.m. in the 300 block of East William Street on a misdemeanor failure to appear warrant out of Sparks and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.

According to the arrest report, officers stopped a vehicle occupied by the man because the passenger side headlight was out. Officers ran the man’s identification, which came back with a confirmed warrant out of Sparks for failure to appear on a traffic citation.

The man was asked if he had anything on him that the officer should know about. The man replied he had marijuana in his pocket and a pipe. Officers located the pipe, and found a container of marijuana in the driver door of the vehicle. Bail: $1,812.

— A 67-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Thursday, 1 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant charge, violation of bail conditions, issued Oct. 22, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.

— A 47-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday, 8:45 a.m. in the 1800 block of Rand Avenue on a misdemeanor warrant charge of contempt of court, issued May 3, 2010 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $1,074.

— A 29-year-old transient was arrested Wednesday, 4:55 p.m. in the area of Deer Run in Brunswick Canyon on a misdemeanor warrant, failure to appear, issued July 24, 2013 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $849.

— A 57-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday, 7:40 a.m. in the 700 block of Crain Street on suspicion of misdemeanor hit and run causing an accident and DUI. According to the arrest report, a witness called dispatch to report they were following a vehicle had struck another vehicle near the intersection of North Carson Street and East Long. The witness said the driver had not stopped and drove away from the scene without attempting to make contact with the owner.

An officer observed the suspect driver on Elm Street approaching Crain Street. The officer activated his lights and siren. The man did not stop but kept on driving then pulling into a driveway on Crain Street. He stopped and exited his vehicle. The man, who had an odor of alcohol, said he did not know he had been in an accident.

The man agreed to field sobriety tests. He was asked if he had been drinking and he said he had vodka about “10 hours ago.” The arresting officer noted the man could not perform the field sobriety tests as demonstrated. He provided a breath sample with a result of .231 and was arrested. He was taken to jail where he said he wanted to take a blood test. A lab technician drew two samples from the man’s left arm. Bail: $1,774.

Those arrested and facing criminal charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.