Carson City crime log: Arrests made for domestic battery, shoplifting, drugs and DUI

A 42-year-old Carson City woman was arrested for felony suspicion of burglary by shoplifting, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Christina Michelle Pasos was arrested Sunday, 3:30 p.m. at a grocery store in the 500 block of East William Street.

According to the arrest report, a deputy responded to the store where security had detained the suspect. Security said they watched the woman walk into the store and select $697.19 worth of goods from the shelves and placed them in her cart.

Security followed the woman past all cash registers. They contacted her outside of the business and escorted her back inside. The security officer advised he had seen the woman do the same thing less than a month ago, loading up her cart, pushing it outside and leave without paying.

The woman was Mirandized. She advised her sole intent was to enter the grocery store and steal the groceries. She said she did the same thing about a month prior and was successful in the theft and felt confident she could do it again, the arrest report states.

She was arrested for suspicion of burglary by shoplifting, a felony. Bail: $2,500.

— A 32-year-old Sparks woman, Heather Marie Segovia, was arrested Sunday, 4:09 p.m. in the 3200 block of Market Street for an outside agency felony warrant and suspicion of misdemeanor petit larceny.

According to the arrest report, a deputy responded to Walmart for a report of a shoplifter. The woman allegedly stole shoes and socks from the store. The deputy ran a warrant check on the woman who had the confirmed warrant. Bail: $2,352.

— A 21-year-old Modesto woman, Brooke McKenzie Templeton was arrested Sunday, 6:43 a.m. in the 400 block of North Carson Street for suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance (heroin) and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the arrest report the woman was located by casino security in a casino restroom stall unconscious. The woman was later located on the casino floor and showed signs of recent heroin use.

She was asked if she had anything illegal. The woman said needles, adding they weren’t illegal to have. She was asked why she had the needles. The woman replied “for drugs,” the arrest report states.

The woman was asked if she had anything else. The woman acknowledged “probably just a bag.” She produced a plastic bag out of her pocket that counted heroin tar. Inside her backpack were three hypodermic needles, one that had a dark liquid substance loaded in the syringe. She was arrested for suspicion of possession and paraphernalia. Bail: $3,500.

— A 41-year-old Carson City woman and inmate at Carson City jail was booked Sunday for misdemeanor theft.

According to the arrest report, a female inmate advised that her phone pin was stolen and around $30 was transferred from her commissary account to her phone call account. She told a jail deputy she did not make the transfer.

The jail deputy checked the woman’s phone records and confirmed the $30 was transferred and, through the phone records, found that the 41-year-old suspect had been using the victim inmate’s phone pin and making phone calls.

The deputy spoke with the suspect and read her Miranda rights that she agreed to waive. She admitted to using the phone pin and transferring the money. Bail: $500.

— A Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 5 p.m. in the 3500 block of Highway 50 East for a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued Nov. 8, 2016 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.

— A 43-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 2:06 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Winnie Lane for misdemeanor suspicion of a second domestic battery. According to the arrest report, the man and the victim were in an argument. When the woman attempted to leave, the man allegedly grabbed her by the arms, pushed her to the couch and got on top of her.

Later he grabbed her by the back of her neck and was thrown back on the couch, the arrest report states. When she told the suspect she had to use the bathroom, she fled to a neighbor’s house. Deputies arrived but the suspect had left. He was found later at a North Winnie Lane address and arrested Sunday. He had a prior domestic battery conviction in September 2012 in Utah. $5,137.

— A 46-year-old Carson City man, Jack Charles Walther, was arrested Saturday, 10:29 p.m. in the 1400 block of Ladera Drive for felony suspicion of failure to register as a sex offender and misdemeanor suspicion to register as an ex-felon. Bail: $2,742.

— A 44-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 7:32 p.m. in the 300 block of Corbett Street for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI.

According to the arrest report a witness reported they were nearly stuck by a white Ford Ranger in the area of Carson Street and College Parkway by the vehicle that failed to maintain lanes, drove into oncoming traffic in Washoe Valley and ran over several curbs.

Deputies located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop, speaking with the driver who showed signs of impairment and admitted to drinking several drinks in Reno prior to arriving in Carson City, the arrest report states.

He agreed to standardized field sobriety tests and showed signs of impairment. He provided a preliminary breath test of .198 and was arrested. At jail he consented to evidentiary breath tests with results of .179 and .181. Bail: $1,137.

— A Citrus Heights, Calif., woman, Kacey Moore, was booked into Carson City Jail Saturday on a felony failure to appear warrant issued May 1, 2017 out of Carson City District Court. She is being held without bail in lieu of a hearing.

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.