Carson City sheriff's arrest log: Felony fugitive warrant leads to heroin discovery

A 29-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday on a fugitive from justice warrant issued out of Utah and local felony drug charges after a search warrant was issued leading to the discovery of balloons filled with heroin, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Arrested was Mark Berg in the 1400 block of North Carson Street. He faces local charges of possession of heroin and four counts possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the arrest report, officers obtained a search warrant after a K9 sniff was done in the commons area of an apartment Berg had lived at. The K9 drug dog detected a positive scent at the apartment door where the man was living. The man had told officers earlier to get a search warrant if they wanted to search his residence.

A Carson City judge granted the warrant authorizing a search of the man’s apartment. Inside officers found a package of cigarettes in the man’s pants that contained a small red balloon with suspected heroin.

Deputies located a spoon and cotton ball in a dresser, a spoon and two hypodermic needles rolled up on a red washcloth in the closet and another red balloon in an empty cigarette box. Four empty balloons were also found in the garbage can in the bedroom. He was arrested at 6:35 p.m. on the local charges and the felony fugitive from justice warrant issued out of Cedar City, Utah. Bail: $7,500.

In other arrests: A 64-year-old Sun Valley man, William Leroy Sanborn, turned himself into Carson City Jail deputies Saturday, 10:20 a.m. on a felony warrant, alleging diversion of funds, issued April 9, 2015 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $2,500.

— A 37-year-old Carson City man, Charles Scharadin, was arrested Saturday, 8 a.m. in the area of North Carson Street and Hospitality Way on a felony warrant charge, possession of a controlled substance, and was charged with a misdemeanor, driving on a suspended license. He was being held without bail pending a hearing on the felony charge. Bail for the misdemeanor: $637.

— A 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 1:12 a.m. in the area of Saliman and Fifth Street on a gross misdemeanor charge, suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs. He had a prior conviction of DUI in 2011. According to the arrest report, the man was stopped in the area for multiple traffic violations.

The officer spoke with the driving who had an odor of alcoholic beverage emitting from his breath and had slurred speech. The officer asked the man how much he had to drink and the man told the officer he had one beer at work. The man agreed to submit to field sobriety tests in which officers observed signs of impairment. He provided a breath sample of .146 and told officers that he had smoked marijuana recently. The man had a prior DUI in 2011 that he pleaded guilty to, the arrest report states.

— A 25-year-old man was arrested Saturday, 5:15 a.m. in the 1600 block of Airport Road on a misdemeanor charge, disorderly conduct. According to the arrest report, the man kept attempting to get into an apartment in which he doesn’t live. He blew a .387 on a preliminary breath test. Bail: $242.

— A 23-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 12:51 a.m. in the 1900 block of North Carson Street on a misdemeanor failure to appear warrant and driving on a suspended registration. Bail: The warrant was issued March 30, 2015 out of Reno Township Court. Bail: $1,198.

— A 49-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 2:56 p.m. in the 1400 block of North Carson Street on misdemeanor charges of first offense domestic battery and violation of probation conditions. According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to a motel on a domestic battery call and made contact with the victim who said she and her boyfriend got into a fight, with him hitting her on the shoulder and right side of her head, with the victim using a pillow to protect herself. The victim had a bruise under her left eye from a previous fight with the man, she said. The officer was unable to see any visible injuries on the woman’s shoulder and head from the fight earlier, the arrest report states.

Officers located the man walking through the parking lot toward the room. Once he saw the officer he began to walk in the opposite direction and ignored him when being told to stop. The officer asked the man his name and the man identified himself and was arrested. He had a preliminary breath test of .240, and was in violation of probation conditions. Bail: $6,137.

— A 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 6:17 p.m. in the area of 20 College Parkway on a misdemeanor warrant, violation of a suspended sentence, issued Jan. 15, 2013 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.

— A 21-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday, 12:06 p.m. in the 3000 block of Minonee Lane on a misdemeanor warrant, contempt of court, issued April 14, 2015 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $227.

— A 22-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday 10:02 a.m. in the 4000 block of Apollo Drive on a misdemeanor warrant, contempt of court, issued April 21, 2015 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $1,000.

— A 25-year-old Minden man was arrested Friday, 10:34 p.m. at I-580 and College Parkway on two misdemeanor failure to appear traffic warrants out of Reno Justice Court. The warrants were issued Dec. 16, 2014 and Dec. 30, 2014. Bail: $686.

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.