Carson City Sheriff’s arrest log: Women arrested on multiple drug charges after traffic stop

Two women were arrested Friday and face felony drug charges after a vehicle stop led to the recovery of pills, pot and methamphetamine.

Stephanie Farmer, 27, and Heather Olea, 28, were arrested Friday, 7:30 p.m. in the 500 block of East William Street.

Farmer faces felony charges of suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to sell, possession of methamphetamine, possession of dangerous drugs without a prescription, three counts possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor possession of marijuana and criminal contempt. Olea was arrested for suspicion of two counts felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the arrest report, a Carson City Sheriff’s Office sergeant observed a vehicle roll through a stop sign. The officer then observed the vehicle abruptly swerve into the left turn lane. The officer made a traffic stop and met with the driver, who apologized and said she changed her mind at the last second and swerved to get some gas.

Farmer gave the officer her medical marijuana card but advised she had no marijuana in the vehicle. The officer asked if he could run a drug dog around the car and she replied he could. The dog alerted positive. A deputy found a container containing methamphetamine on the front passenger side and arrested Olea for possession of meth. She also admitted to hiding a meth pipe on her body which was removed at jail, the arrest report states.

Deputies continued the search of the vehicle and located a pink box that contained more than 50 plastic baggies and 22.9 grams of marijuana, and two glass jars that contained pills, 14 Alprazolam, and 4 Cyclobenzaphrine. Both sets of pills are available through prescription only. More meth was located in the box, as well as a bong and two small glass pipes with marijuana resident. Bail for Farmer: $12,374. Bail for Olea: $3,637.

In other arrests:

— A 37-year-old Carson City man, John Robert Shelley, was arrested Saturday, 3:02 a.m. in the 1400 block of Rand Avenue for felony suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, gross misdemeanor possession of a dangerous drug and misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the area for a suspicious subject in a parking lot.

The driver was in the driver’s seat with keys in the ignition. The officer observed him to be grossly intoxicated, speaking with thick, slurred speech.

The officer asked for a driver’s license. The man told the officer “you’re going to want to see my gun.” The officer asked the man to stop reaching and to step outside the vehicle where he was detained. The man told the officer he could retrieve the gun and identification.

The officer located a container with marijuana residue, and located prescription medication with a prescription, Diazepam, Naproxen and Methocarbamol. Officers found a marijuana pipe. He was arrested and cooperated with an evidentiary blood test. Bail: $8,011.

— A 34-year-old Dayton man, Anthony M. Melendrez, was arrested Saturday, 9:55 a.m. in the 8000 block of Highway 50 East for a felony burglary warrant and fraudulent use of a credit card. The warrants were issued Nov. 15 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $25,000.

— A 28-year-old Carson City man, Michael Anthony Swerdling, who is an inmate at Carson City Jail, had an additional warrant charge added, intimidating a witness. Bail: $7,500.

Go here for Saturday's arrest report.

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.