A 56-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday for misdemeanor suspicion of driving under the influence after a deputy made a traffic stop because the vehicle did not have working tail lights, a sheriff’s deputy said.
According to the arrest report, at 11:36 p.m. a deputy observed a Subaru sedan without tail lights pull out of a parking lot, then pulled into another parking lot and then onto Woodside Drive.
The deputy activated his red and blue lights signaling a traffic stop. The vehicle continued on Woodside, with the front seat passenger looking toward the rear.
It appeared as though the vehicle was attempting to get away and accelerated, pulling into a driveway in the 3100 block of Woodside Drive, the arrest report states.
Once the vehicle stopped, both the driver and the passenger doors opened and the passenger exited from the vehicle quickly. Due to both men attempting to exit the vehicle, the officer drew his firearm and ordered both subjects to stay in the vehicle. CCSO backup officers arrived and both the driver and passenger were detained, the report states.
The arresting deputy made contact with the driver and read him his Miranda warning. The man, who had a heavy odor of alcohol on his breath, stated he had been drinking and was probably too drunk to pass any test or blood test, the arrest report states.
He told the officer he was willing to do a horizontal gaze test but was physically unable to do the other tests due to medical issues with his hip and back. He showed objective signs of being impaired on the horizontal gaze test, according to the report. He provided a preliminary breath test of .124 and was taken into custody. At jail he voluntarily and freely submitted to breath test results of .139 and .140. Bail: $1,209.
In other arrests:
— A 26-year-old Reno woman was arrested early Wednesday in the area of Highway 50 and Sherman Lane for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
According to the arrest report, Lyon County dispatch notified Carson City law enforcement at around 3:10 a.m. of a subject driving a Honda sedan who was possibly under the influence.
A deputy located the suspect vehicle turning east on Highway 50 from College Parkway and stopped the driver. The deputy noted the odor of alcohol coming from the woman’s breath and asked if she had been drinking alcohol. The woman stated she was not drinking.
The woman agreed to field sobriety tests and stated she had consumed one beer during the evening, contradicting her previous statement.
She completed the tests, showing signs of impairment, the arrest report states. She submitted to a preliminary breath test with a result of .122. She was arrested for suspicion of DUI. At jail she freely submitted to evidentiary tests of .127 and .130. Bail: $1,137.
— A 31-year-old Carson City man as arrested early Monday morning for suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and a Department of Alternative Sentencing violation.
Robert Sheline was arrested at 2:05 a.m. at a casino in the 1900 block of North Carson Street.
According to the arrest report, a deputy was doing a business check and observed Sheline walk into the casino with a backpack and place it on the ground. When the man observed the deputy, he quickly went into the bathroom to avoid contact.
When Sheline exited the bathroom, the deputy asked if he could speak with him. The deputy asked the man if he had any narcotics on him. He stated he did not have any drugs on him but did have a meth pipe and hypodermic needle in his backpack, the report states.
The meth pipe had a testable amount of drug inside the bowl end. Dispatch advised the man was on Alternative Sentencing and DAS wished to have his probation revoked for the drugs and paraphernalia. Bail: $6,500.
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