Carson City sheriff's officers made felony arrests in two separate cases Friday involving possession of stolen property. In one arrest a man was in possession of an electronic tablet that was allegedly stolen from a Target store in Oregon and the other, a vehicle that was reported stolen Dec. 26.
On Friday, Jan. 3, officers arrested Keenan Massey, 36, on suspicion of felony possession of stolen property. According to the arrest report, officers made a traffic stop on a vehicle for going 46 mph in a 25 mph zone. An officer made contact with Massey who provided insurance and registration information. The officer could smell an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and dispatched a K9 to respond to the location.
Massey was issued a citation for speeding. He was asked if he had anything illegal in the vehicle, in which the man replied "No, search it with the dog." Deputy Pullen did an exterior search with K9 Rex, which alerted to a positive on the driver's side door, the arrest report states.
The man advised that when he bought the vehicle there were "roaches" in the ash tray and that he removed them prior to driving it out of state, according to the arrest report. Officers conducted a search of the vehicle. Deputy Pullen advised he located a Samsung Tablet in the center console with a security device still on it. The tablet had "demonstration only" printed on the back. The security device is a large black lock with the securing wire cut.
The man stated on his own free will that he bought the tablet a month ago for $150 from a guy named Alex at a local business. Officers called the owner of the local business who advised that Alex hadn't worked at the store for about 5 years and that he would never sell an item that was "for demonstration only," the arrest report states.
Officers looked through the photos on the device and saw retail store employees taking pictures of themselves. There were also pictures of several random people in the same location. Deputy Pullen ran the serial number of the tablet and did not get a match in the NCIC data base, the arrest report states.
Officers located a cigarette package containing a small amount of marijuana and two Visa cards with a name that was not his. Massey was told his story didn't check out. He then told officers he got it at a pawn shop and has a receipt in his wallet. Officers checked on that too and couldn't see where the tablet was pawned. He was taken to jail. Deputies then learned, after further investigation, that the tablet belonged to a Target store in Salem, Oregon. Officers received a fax from store officials with an incident report and still pictures.
Officers read Massey his Miranda rights and Massey agreed to speak. He stated that he was in Oregon and stopped at a Target store. While he was in the store he was near the tablets. He said he saw a male cut the cable to the tablet and take it from the store. He said the male approached him at his vehicle and offered to sell him the tablet for $20. Massey said he purchased the item knowing it was stolen and left the area. He said he was sorry for lying to officers and said the photos of him in the Target store in Oregon were his.
The property was recovered and booked into evidence. Massey was jailed on charges of possession of stolen property and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Bail: $25,732.
In a separate felony case:
John Andrew Zglinski, 51, was arrested Jan. 3, in the 1600 block of Brown Street on suspicion of being in possession of stolen property and a misdemeanor drug paraphernalia charge.
According to the arrest report, Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Brown Street where Sgt. Cullen was out with a vehicle matching the description of a car stolen in December. Upon arrival officers made contact with Zglinski who was driving a black 1995 Honda Accord.
The vehicle was reported stolen on Dec. 26 after Zglinski failed to return it to his mother, the registered owner. According to the arrest report, his mother attempted to contact him several times to return the vehicle, but he did not.
Officers read Zglinski his Miranda rights and he agreed to speak. He said his mother left him three voice mails to return the vehicle but he did not answer any of them or return the vehicle.
When asked why he did not return his mother's calls or the vehicle, he said he didn't have an answer for that and that he was just being a "butthead" and downright selfish, the arrest report states. Officers asked Zglinski if he knew his mother was in the hospital and the man said he did but had not gone to visit her, the arrest report states.
During a pat down search, officers found a small marijuana pipe in the front coin pocket of the man's jeans. He advised the officer beforehand that he had a pipe in his possession.
The vehicle was returned to the man's mother. Zglinski faces a felony charge of possession of stolen property and a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $26,132.
Those arrested and facing charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.