A 23-year-old transient was arrested Saturday and faces several charges including warrants for felony robbery, fraudulent use of a credit card, and uttering a fictitious bill.
Christopher Hugh Trappe, was arrested at North Carson and William streets at about 11:25 p.m.
According to the arrest report, deputies working with the Tri-County Gang Unit were dispatched to look for a four-door sedan with unknown Nevada license plates occupied by two men with shaved heads who left the area of Russell Way and Long street, displaying a "red rag" which is used to provoke gang activity.
Deputies located the suspect vehicle, an Oldsmobile, in the area of 600 Hot Springs Road and the two subjects with shaved heads as described by dispatch. Additionally, the Oldsmobile had multiple items hanging from the rear view mirror, obstructing the driver's view, according to the arrest report.
At 11:25 p.m. deputies stopped the vehicle at the corner of Carson and William streets. Deputies contacted the driver, and seated next to them in the passenger seat was a white male with a shaved head that fit the description by dispatch, according to the arrest report.
Due to the fact that the male subject matched the description, a deputy knocked on the passenger window of the Oldsmobile and asked the man for identification. Trappe ignored the request, according to the arrest report, and the deputy requested him to step out of the vehicle.
As Trappe stepped from the vehicle, the arresting deputy asked for identification. Trappe stated he did not have any identification in his possession, according to the arrest report. The deputy then requested Trappe to walk to the rear of the Oldsmobile with his hands at his side. Once at the rear of the Oldsmobile, the deputy conducted a pat search of the man for weapons.
In the man's pocket near the bottom of his left leg, the officer found a meth pipe, with residue, according to the arrest report. Also located on the subject was a hypodermic needle in the left breast pocket, according to the report.
Once Trappe was in handcuffs, the man told officers his name was "John Smith" and provided a Social Security number and date of birth. There was no match of such a person in the data base, according to the arrest report.
Deputies spoke with the man again, who then gave them the name of "Christopher Tarp" with the same date of birth and Social Security number as he had given before. There was still no match through dispatch. Due to the fact that the information the man provided was not consistent, a charge of obstructing was added to the charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic device.
Once at the Carson City jail, the man provided deputies with his true identity. Trappe currently has two outstanding warrants out of Carson City for alleged robbery, with a $50,000 bail warrant and alleged fraudulent use of a credit card, with a $15,000 bail warrant.