A 53-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday on four misdemeanor charges, including DUI, destruction of private property, driving on a suspended license and resisting arrest after she drove her vehicle into a building, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
The incident happened in the 3300 block of Highway 50 East at 10:41 a.m. Officers arrived and found the woman had driven a white Toyota pickup into the north side of a business. The vehicle was running and still in drive gear, with the engine revving at a high rpm, according to the arrest report.
A deputy opened the driver’s door and detained the woman. He asked if she would perform field sobriety tests. The woman said she would not. The officer asked how much alcohol she had to drink. The woman replied “too much.”
The officer requested Carson City fire and ambulance to check for any medical problems. The woman was cleared by ambulance personnel and the officer attempted to place handcuffs on her in which she resisted. She also refused to get in the patrol car.
The woman was taken to jail where she provided a preliminary breath test of a .284. She was then taken to the hospital to be checked for any medical conditions. At the hospital officer read the woman the Nevada Implied Consent where she allowed technicians to draw blood. The woman was taken back to jail after being medically cleared. Bail: $2,763.
In other arrests:
— An 18-year-old Carson City woman, Shelby Essex, was jailed Tuesday, 10:40 p.m. in the 1400 block of North Carson Street on a felony charge of probation violation, and two misdemeanors, obstructing an officer and a failure to appear in court warrant.
According to the arrest report, deputies went to a motel to serve the woman a felony warrant for failure to appear.
Officers met with Essex, asking her to step outside of her motel room. Once out of the room she took off running. Another deputy was able to find her and placed her in custody at the intersection of Corbett and Carson streets after a foot pursuit.
Officers then returned to the motel room and met with a 24-year-old man who was on Alternative Sentencing with conditions of not having or using drugs and alcohol.
Officers observed the man to be under the influence of drugs and found a metal spoon commonly used as drug paraphernalia. Alternative Sentencing advised they wanted the man arrested on a misdemeanor charge of being in violation of his pre-trial agreement. Both were taken to jail. Essex was being held without bail awaiting a hearing because of the felony probation violation. Bail for the 24-year-old man: $3,000.
— A 25-year-old Carson City mans as arrested Wednesday, 12:56 a.m. in the 4000 block of South Curry Street on a misdemeanor warrant charge of criminal contempt issued out of East Fork Township Court. Bail: $500.
— A 33-year-old transient was arrested Tuesday, 1:07 p.m. at Mills Park on a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to the park for a report of an intoxicated man. Officers spoke with him, and a preliminary breath test was done, with a .23 result. He was taken into custody for civil protection. During a search of the man, officers found a clear glass smoking pipe with residue inside a pouch. Bail: $1,000.
— A 64-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. in the area of East Telegraph and Plaza streets on suspicion of driving under the influence. According to the arrest report, a reporting witness contacted dispatch saying an intoxicated woman was attempting to drive.
An officer arrived and noticed the woman sitting in the driver’s seat with her hands on the wheel and the engine running. The officer notes the woman smelled strongly of alcohol. She was asked what she was doing and the woman said she had stopped to talk to a woman. She said she had not consumed any alcohol but she did have a glass of pink wine. Bail: $1,137.
Those arrested and facing criminal charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.