Carson City sheriff's log: Drug related arrests make up bulk of Friday bookings

A 44-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday in the 1400 block of Rand Avenue on felony drug possession charges, a gross misdemeanor charge of child neglect and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A deputy with the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team was called to the area of Rand Avenue for a report of drug activity. Taken into custody was Erik Robert Compton.

According to the arrest report, a deputy advised the SET officer they he had responded on a welfare check of Compton and his 2-year-old son. The deputy said he made contact with Compton at the apartment. The man told the officer that his son was at a baby sitters on Fifth Street. The deputy stated the boy was actually with the apartment manager due to other tenants finding the child with Compton who was passed out.

When the officer spoke with Compton he noticed the man was having a hard time maintaining focus and appeared to be falling asleep. The officer looked at the man’s eyes and noticed the pupils were constricted to pinpoints, signs of the man being under the influence of opiates.

The officer read the man his Miranda rights and he said he understood those rights. The officer asked the man if they could search his room for anything he he wasn’t supposed to have. The man said the officer could. Inside the apartment the officer noticed a small shelf next to the bed. On a shelf was a pill bottle with multi-colored tape on it. The officer opened the bottle and noticed several small tied pieces of balloons. The officer recognized the odor of unburnt heroin emanating from the bottle. The substance in one of the balloons was tested showing presumptive positive for the presence of heroin.

The officer also noticed that some of the balloons were empty. Next to the pill bottle the officer found a small white metal screw top pill container. Inside the container was a small blue pill in a baggie. The pill was identified as Alprazolam. On a shelf in the bathroom the officer located a hypodermic needle. Compton was arrested on suspicion of possession a a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription and for chid neglect. Bail: $8,637.

— A 40-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday, 9:12 p.m. in the 15000 block of Lompa Lane on a felony drug charge and three misdemeanors, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said. Arrested was Heather Nicole Woomer. According to the arrest report, officers were at the location regarding video surveillance of a possible drug deal that occurred on the north side of the building involving Woomer, the arrest report states.

A tenant gave deputies permission for a K9 sniff of the apartment. The dog alerted to a black backpack. Inside the officer found female clothing, makeup and a plastic baggie and two hypodermic needles and a silver spoon with a testable amount of white residue on it.

Woomer admitted without asking that the bag belonged to her and admitted that it was her needles and spoon in the bag. She told the officer the substance in the baggie was epson bath salts. A field test on the baggie did not test presumptive positive for methamphetamine. A test on the spoon did, according to the arrest report. She was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, and three counts possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $5,911.

— A 37-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday, 11:08 p.m. in the 2000 block of Hawaii Circle on a felony warrant, possession of a credit card without consent and probation violation.
Stephanie Lynn Collins is being held without bail in lieu of a hearing. The warrant was issued May 5, 2015 out of Carson City First Judicial District Court.

— A 38-year-old Carson City man, Lucas Lombardo, was arrested Friday, 5:58 p.m. in the 400 block of West 9th Street on a felony warrant for nonpayment of child support, issued March 2, 2015 out of New River Justice Court in Churchill County. Bail: $5,000. A 40-year-old man was also arrested at the address on a misdemeanor warrant, contempt of court, issued May 27, 2015 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $500.

— A 23-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday, 8:37 p.m. in the 1500 block of Lompa Lane on misdemeanor charges of possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the arrest report, a deputy with the Special Enforcement Team was called to the area at 7:37 p.m. An apartment manager told the officer that the man was given a 24-hour eviction notice. When they went to check they saw several hypodermic needles on the floor and tin foil with “black streams on them,” the arrest report states.

The officer made contact with the occupant and asked if he could look inside the apartment. Inside the officer saw a mattress on the floor in the living room and kitchen area. The man said the bed was his. Under the mattress was a small baggie and tinfoil with a black streak on it and small ball in it. The man told the officer it was his roommates. Bail: $2,274.

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.