A Carson City man with two prior convictions of driving under the influence was arrested on suspicion of a third after a citizen advised authorities they had seen an "extremely intoxicated" man get into a car.
David Allen Bennett, 42, whose occupation was listed as a painter with an unknown address, was arrested Thursday in the 3300 block of Highway 50 east. He faces charges of third offense DUI, possession of a prescription drug without a prescription and open container in a vehicle. In a preliminary breath test, Bennett blew a .391. In Nevada intoxication is .08 blood alcohol content.
The citizen approached a Carson City patrol officer and informed him that they had left the grocery store and saw an "extremely intoxicated" man get into a car in the parking lot, the arrest report stated.
The officer made contact with Bennett and smelled alcohol coming from the car, which was in the reverse position. The officer also observed him conceal an open bottle of alcohol between the two front seats, the report stated. Bennett was instructed to exit the vehicle, and had a difficult timing doing it and maintaining balance.
Bennett would not answer questions and was considered uncooperative by the officer, the report stated. When he was asked if he had been consuming alcohol, the man reportedly replied: "Not enough."
As he was being searched for weapons the arresting officer found a pill bottle with 11 Clonazepam pills inside in which he did not have a prescription for the pills, the report stated. He was taken to the hospital and then to jail. Bennett had prior DUI convictions in 2005 and 2006. Bail was set at $12,687.
In other arrests:
A Carson City woman was arrested Thursday after allegedly stealing her grandfather's car.
Deborah Ellen Duffy, 24, was booked into Carson City jail on $25,000 bail.
According to the arrest report, an officer responded to the 400 block of Lee Street after he was electronically advised of a stolen vehicle through the LoJack system.
The GPS tracking device led officers to the Lee Street apartment where the vehicle was found unoccupied in the parking lot. A cover officer arrived and began to knock on doors in the apartment complex, the report stated.
Duffy, who is on alternative sentencing through the Carson City Sheriff's Office, was contacted. She stated to authorities that she had received the vehicle from her grandfather who gave her permission to use it even though she claimed he had dementia, the report stated.
A deputy spoke with the grandfather. The officer confirmed the man was competent to file a report, telling the officer that his granddaughter often took his vehicle keys without permission and that he was "sick of it" and wanted her arrested.
Duffy had a previous run-in with authorities in January.
— A Carson City man is being held without bail in Carson City Jail on a felony parole and probation warrant.
Terry Lynn Kautz, 53, was arrested Thursday in the 1100 block of East William Street. Officers assigned to the Special Enforcement Team saw a Honda going southbound on Rand Avenue make an illegal turn. Officers conducted a traffic stop and Kautz was found as a passenger in the back seat of the car, the arrest report stated.
Part of Kautz's probation clause was the he not associate with ex-felons, the arrest report states. The driver of the vehicle was a confirmed Nevada ex-felon and the front seat passenger was a confirmed ex-felon from California. Kautz was taken into custody for parole violation.