Carson City arrests: Man with warrant jailed for giving officer fake name to avoid arrest
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 05/08/2019 - 10:01am
A 33-year-old Carson City man was taken into custody Tuesday for a felony warrant and, subsequently, providing false information to avoid being arrested for the warrant, a sheriff's deputy said.
Lance Robert Stewart was taken into custody at 7:38 p.m. at a Clear Creek Avenue address.
According to the arrest report, a deputy was dispatched to the area for a welfare check on an elderly woman who had told her mobile home park manager that two people were living at her residence who failed to pay rent.
The officer spoke with the older woman who lived at the residence. During the course of the investigation, the officer learned the two people, a man and woman, were inside the residence. The two were escorted to the front porch and read their Miranda rights. Both agreed to speak.
The woman provided a driver's license and the man said his wallet was stolen and he doesn't have an ID with him. The deputy asked for the man's name, he provided a name which turned out to be false. The deputy was able to obtain the identity of the man by other means and ran his name through dispatch which showed he had a felony warrant for his arrest out of Walker River Justice Court and a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant out of Sparks.
He was arrested for the warrants and for allegedly providing the deputy with a false name to avoid being arrested. Bail: $36,245.
In other arrests:
— An adult male transient was arrested Tuesday for felony suspicion of attempted burglary, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.
Christian Stevens was taken into custody at 5:26 p.m. He also faces a gross misdemeanor charge of being in possession of burglary tools.
According to the arrest report, deputies met with the reporting party, (RP) who advised that a man who appeared to be homeless was trying to break into his business and was using a bright colored tool to pry open glass doors. The RP stated he told the male he was going to call the cops and the man yelled an obscenity at him and left. He later saw the man at a watering spigot and he appeared to be getting water.
The man was located near a gas station. The deputy approached him and asked if he was at the business. Stevens said he was and was trying to get water. He stated the man became upset with him and that didn't know why. Stevens told the deputy he had a hammer on him.
For safety reasons, the man was detained and searched where a hammer and a pair of orange shears were taken off of his person, the arrest report states. There were also two hammers that were on the ground within reaching distance of the suspect.
The suspect was read his Miranda warning and he denied trying to break into the business. He stated he likes art and he was merely looking into the windows, the arrest report states. The reporting party confirmed the identity of the man and identified the shears Stevens had on his person. He was arrested. During transport he yelled obscenities at the officer. Bail: $17,500.
— A 49-year-old transient an and inmate at Carson City Jail was booked on a contempt of court warrant issued in March 2018. Bail: $500 cash only.
Go here for Tuesday's crime log. All information for the crime log (unless otherwise noted) comes from the arrest reports supplied by the Carson City Sheriff's Office, and is considered by law to be public information. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The policy of Carson Now is to name anyone who is arrested for a felony offense.
