Man jailed for DUI and drug charges says he was on Vicodin but not drinking
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 06/21/2013 - 11:15am
A 30-year-old Carson City man, arrested on suspicion of DUI early Friday morning, also faces a felony charge of being in possession of a controlled substance and a gross misdemeanor charge of being in possession of a dangerous drug.
Carson City sheriff's patrol officers stopped Lauffette Kimmins Jr. for speeding, doing 44 mph in a 25 mph zone. The man showed signs of intoxication and admitted to taking Vicodin pills but denied drinking any alcoholic beverages. When officers spoke with the man, they could smell alcohol on his breath, the arrest report states.
Kimmins submitted to field sobriety tests in which he showed impairment on three of the tests. He was taken into custody.
A K-9 had alerted officers of a drug find near the front passenger door. There, deputies found an orange pill box in the center console of the vehicle. The pill bottle did not have a prescription label. In the bottle were six pills, two round blue pills, two round red pills, one large white pill and a small round white pill. The blue pills were identified as Aleve, the red pills as Ibuprofen, the small white pill as Tramodol (which can only be obtained with a prescription) and the large white pill as Carisoprodol, (a schedule 4 drug.)
At jail Kimmins agreed to give blood samples. Bail: $6,065.
— A Carson City woman was arrested Thursday, 9:50 a.m. in the 100 block of Park Street. She faces a criminal contempt charge, for failing to appear in court. Bail: $250.
— A 19-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Thursday 1:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Edmonds. She faces misdemeanor charges of criminal contempt and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The woman was on an active warrants list and her vehicle was in a parking lot. Officers asked an unidentified man leaving the vehicle if he knew where the woman was. The man took them to a residence where a 16-year-old, (who was later arrested and cited for possession of drug paraphernalia) was observed sitting on a couch attempting to light a marijuana pipe, according to the arrest report. Officers detained the woman and recovered a red water bong in which the woman told officers: "That is not mine."
While conducting the investigation, officers asked who lives in the apartment. The woman said it was her apartment and also made several statements saying how they smoke pot frequently and want to move to Colorado where it is legal and they can live that lifestyle, according to the arrest report.
She was taken into custody for the outstanding warrants and possession of the red water bong. At jail she was uncooperative, and described the man who led officers to the apartment as "useless." Bail: $1,132.
— A 18-year-old Carson City man was arrested June 19, 8:43 p.m. in the 700 block of Marsh and faces charges of DUI and driving without a valid driver's license.
The case involved a single vehicle rollover accident in which one person was flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno. The injured occupant suffered non-life threatening injuries. The driver admitted to officers that he had been drinking, having a beer and a shot of whiskey, according to the arrest report. He submitted a preliminary breath test that resulted in a .100 BAC. He was booked for DUI first offense and driving without a valid license. Bail: $1,864.
— A 21-year-old Sparks woman was jailed June 15 on a contempt of court charge, failing to appear. Bail: $1,000.
— A 52-year-old Reno woman faces a felony charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Toni Frosch was booked into Carson City Jail June 15 on a Carson City Justice Court warrant. The warrant was for false pretenses to obtain money, goods, services more than $650 in value, according to the warrant issued May 24, 2013. Bail: $25,000.
— A Dayton man, Jeffrey Royce Atkins, was booked in the Carson City Jail June 16 and faces a felony charge of sale of a controlled substance and being in violation of a suspended sentence. Bail: $23,000.
— A 50-year-old Gardnerville man faces a misdemeanor charge of trespass. He was arrested on a warrant from East Fork Township. Bail: $1,000.
Those arrested and facing charges are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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