A 45-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 7 a.m. at Carson City jail on gross misdemeanor charges of interfering with a police officer and battery of a police officer, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
According to the arrest report, the suspect had reversed kicked his cell door and took swings at a deputy, hitting him in the back of the head. Bail: $5,000.
In other arrests: A 32-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 8:45 p.m. in the 3100 bock of Gordonia Drive on a misdemeanor charge of obstructing an officer. Bail: $412.
— An 18-year-old Carson City man, Edward Moser Jr., was arrested Saturday, 8:59 a.m. in the 3300 block of Highway 50 East on suspicion of felony possession of stolen property, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
According to the arrest report, deputies conducted a traffic stop on a red and black scooter operated by Moser after he failed to stop at a stop sign.
Upon contact with the man he informed officers he did not have a valid driver’s license. The deputy ran the VIN of the Tao Tao Scooter which had been reported stolen. Bail: $25,000.
— A 45-year-old Reno man, Terry Joe Bessey, was arrested Saturday, 5:59 p.m. in the area of Highway 50 East and Brown Street on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, parole violation, all felonies and misdemeanor expired registration, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
A 49-year-old woman with him, Tina Lou Cummings, was also arrested on suspicion of felony drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to the arrest report, a deputy observed a vehicle with expired registration leave a casino and made a traffic stop. The driver, Bessey, appeared nervous, not making eye contact, speaking rapidly and shaking. The deputy conducted a records check on the couple and learned Bessey was on supervision with the Nevada Department of Parole and Probation for burglary and had a condition to not be in a casino.
The deputy contacted parole and probation and then made a drug-detection exterior search with canine Ivo. The dog alerted to the presence of drug odor. There was a black backpack on the seat, where the dog sniffed in the front passenger area. Officers searched the backpack and found 1 to 1.5 grams of methamphetamine, and two spoons with drug residue, as well as a methamphetamine pipe in the back seat. The couple was arrested. Bail for Bessey, $3,572. Bail for Cummings, $3,500.
— A 61-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 8:52 p.m. in the area of Winnie and North Carson Street on misdemeanor charges of DUI and hit and run. According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the area of North Plaza and East Telegraph streets regarding a hit and run. Dispatch told arriving deputies a Volkswagen Jetta had backed into a car and then fled the scene. A deputy located the Jetta at McDonald’s on Winnie Lane waiting in the drive-thru and then stopped the vehicle in a nearby parking lot.
The driver appeared to have been drinking and was not able to stand and balance on his own, the arrest report states. The man told the officer he had two beers and became argumentative and denied being involved in the accident. He was asked if he would submit to standardized field sobriety tests and he agreed.
During the walk and turn test, the deputy had to stop it so that the man would not fall down. He showed several signs of impairment, the arrest report states.
The officer asked the man to submit to a preliminary breath test. He would not cooperate and pretended to blow into the straw. He told the officer he had weak lungs and was not able to give a good breath sample. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI. The man was taken to jail where he was asked to submit to evidentiary breath testing. The man told the deputy he wanted a lawyer. A telephonic search warrant was granted by a judge and the man had blood drawn from his arm. Bail: $1,759.
— A 19-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 10:56 a.m. in the 5100 block of Convair on misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, open container and minor in possession of alcohol. Bail: $2,262.
— Two Carson City men were arrested Friday on multiple charges including felony drug possession, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
Arrested were Christoper Schumacher, 33, and Frazier Young, 29. According to the booking report, deputies were dispatched to the office of the Nevada Department of Parole and probation on Old Hot Springs Road for an unknown problem. A lieutenant at the office directed a receptionist to call the police and gave no further information.
Upon arrival deputies met with a parole and probation officer on the east side of the building. They were standing behind a maroon 1992 Mercury Tempo. Deputies spoke with the officer and learned the vehicle was speeding and driving recklessly through the parking lot. They stopped the vehicle to speak with the driver. There were three other passengers in the vehicle, including Schuamacher and Young.
Deputies were familiar with the men from prior investigations. Deputies instructed the passengers to exit the vehicle and conducted a pat down for weapons, while Parole and Probation was completing the investigation.
Deputies used drug detection canine, Ivo, to conduct an exterior free air sniff of the vehicle. Ivo alerted to the presence of drug odor at the rear right passenger door of the vehicle. Pursuant to the exterior alert, Ivo sniffed the interior of the vehicle and alerted again to the back seat area of the car. There were two backpacks in the back seat. The officer removed them and the dog detected a presence of drug odor on both backpacks, the arrest report states.
The officer searched both backpacks and found several items of drugs and paraphernalia. In Schumacher’s backpack officers found: Several marijuana and methamphetamine pipes with residue; a hypodermic device which appeared to be loaded with methamphetamine in liquid form, approximately 50 empty baggies; two spoons with drug residue, and an eyeglass case with a trace amount of meth inside; two knifes — one large buck knife and a smaller pocket knife and approximately two grams of marijuana.
The deputy also searched Young’s backpack, which was identified by paperwork inside the backpack and located two grams of marijuana and a suspected marijuana pipe.
After the search the deputy took the men into custody. They where seated against a nearby brick wall. The deputy approached Schumacher, who began to resist immediately by pulling both of his hands away. The deputy told him to stop and the man did not comply. He appeared to try and put something into his mouth. Fearing he was attempting to destroy evidence, the officer took him to the ground by controlling his head and upper body.
The man struggled violently on the ground by flailing his legs and kicking, having kicked one officer in the abdomen during the struggle, the arrest report states. He was treated later for a laceration received from the struggle and then taken to jail.
Schumacher faces the following charges: Possession with intent to sell, possession of a controlled substance, both felonies, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and obstructing a police officer. Bail: $9,907.
Frazier Young was booked on the following charges: Felony possession of a dangerous drug without a script and the following misdemeanor charges: possession of drug paraphernalia, possess of less than an ounce of marijuana, bail: $4,100.
— A 51-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday, 9:45 a.m. in the area of Airport Road and Menlo on a misdemeanor warrant charge, violation of a suspended sentence. The warrant was issued Sept. 14, 2015 out of Carson City Justice Court.
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