A Carson City man was arrested Sunday in the 3300 block of Highway 50 East on suspicion of felony third DUI, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
Abel Bargas Munoz, 43, was being held on $20,284 bail. According to the arrest report, dispatch alerted officers to a vehicle driving recklessly. The reporting witness followed the vehicle as it was heading eastbound on Highway 50 East. Dispatch advised the vehicle had pulled into the parking lot of a convenience store in the 3300 block.
Deputies responded and located the vehicle with the Munoz inside and made contact with him. He had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath as he spoke with officers, the arrest report states. Officers asked the man if he had been drinking and he replied he had. He said he had his last drink the previous day around 10 p.m. He submitted to Standardized Field Sobriety Tests with unsatisfactory results. He submitted a preliminary breath test with a .272 BAC, the arrest report states.
He was arrested at 1:23 p.m. and taken to jail where he faces charges of DUI third offense within seven years and driving without a valid license.
In other arrests:
— A 51-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Sunday, 4:56 p.m. in the 3900 block of Quinn Drive on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to the address regarding a report of an unwanted subject. Upon arrival officers made contact with a man who said he and the woman were arguing and the woman refused to leave the residence.
After some time talking with the two, they agreed to stay in the house and try to work things out. Deputies prepared to leave the residence. Moments later officers observed the woman slam the door as the man attempted to walk into the home from the garage. The man fell back off the steps of the lower landing and cut his elbow. The woman was arrested for domestic battery. Bail: $3,137.
— A 39-year-old Reno woman was arrested Sunday 4:39 p.m. in the area of Carson and Caroline streets on a misdemeanor criminal contempt warrant issued April 17, 2014 out of Reno Township Justice Court. Bail: $478.
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