A 30-year-old Nevada Department of Corrections inmate was booked into Carson City Jail and served a felony warrant Thursday alleging that he was in possession of a portable telecommunication device while doing time as a prisoner, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
Joel Alcaraz-Gonzalez was presented with the warrant at 8:15 a.m. The warrant was issued through Carson City Justice Court on July 24, 2015. He is being held without bail pending a hearing. The warrant didn't specify if Gonzalez was in possession of a cell phone.
In other arrests: A 50-year-old Carson City man was jailed Thursday in the 200 block of Allouette Way on misdemeanor charges of assault and making threats, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said. According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched at around 5 p.m. to the area for a domestic dispute.
A woman called dispatch and stated that a man was intoxicated, yelling at her and making threats. Deputies had been called to the residence earlier that morning where the man was being disruptive, the arrest report states.
Officers met with the man who appeared to be intoxicated. He admitted to drinking and yelling at his roommates and other people in the home about money and using profanity. He also was yelling at a neighbor across the way. The officer asked the man what was going on. The man told the officer that the sheriff needed to keep the deputy in line and that the deputy already knew what was going on. The deputy asked the man if he had been injured or battered. He said no, the arrest report states.
A woman at the residence said they had been drinking and the man became violent. She said there wasn’t a battery that happened but the man attempted to kick her. The officer asked her to explain. She said that prior to the deputy’s arrival she and the man were in the kitchen, he got close to her, raised his foot and kicked toward her. She confirmed she felt as though the man was trying to kick her, the arrest report states.
The man also threatened harm on other people inside the home, saying he would shoot and stab them. Two agreed to complete statements for a citizen’s arrest. The man was jailed on misdemeanor assault and threats charges. Bail: $1,274.
— A 22-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 1:56 a.m. in the area of William and Division streets on misdemeanor charges of DUI and a moving violation of a lane change violation.
According to the arrest report, a deputy going northbound on Carson Street observed a vehicle speeding, going approximately 35 mph in a 25 mph zone. The vehicle was traveling in the No. 2 lane and applied its brakes suddenly and turned left from the No. 2 lane in the turn lane approximately one car length.
The officer initiated a traffic stop and met with the driver, explaining the reason for stopping. The driver said a passenger told him to turn at the last moment and that is why he cut across the lanes. The driver provided his license, registration and expired vehicle insurance. He advised his current document was at home and said he had consumed alcohol at a nearby bar. The officer noticed he had red, watery eyes and a strong odor of alcohol.
He submitted to standardized field sobriety tests and failed three of the four tests. He was arrested and taken to jail where he provided to evidentiary breath tests that showed him to be illegal. Bail: $1,209.
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