Carson City arrests: Pair jailed on felony suspicion of meth possession

A Reno couple face felony drug charges after officers found methamphetamine inside a purse and stashed in a pill bottle following a traffic stop in the 1200 block of Woodside Drive, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Booked into custody at 9:21 p.m. were Christian Tyler Keogh, 25, and Soleo Moon Allen, 20. According to the arrest report, an officer observed a vehicle with suspended registration drive into the parking lot of Stanton Arms apartments.

The officer made contact with the pair. Keogh stated he had recently purchased the vehicle in California and did not have vehicle insurance and registration. He said he was aware the registration was suspend. A K9 conducted an exterior sniff of the vehicle that resulted in a positive alert. Officers located two glass marijuana pipes and a set of brass knuckles inside the car. In the woman’s purse officers found a baggie of methamphetamine.

At jail, Allen was asked if she had any drugs on her as she was going through the intake process. She first stated that she did not and then when informed it would be an additional felony charged if she brought drugs into the jail facility she admitted to having a small pill bottle inside her bra.

She was asked what was inside the bottle and the woman said she didn’t know. A deputy opened the bottle that contained plastic baggies with a gram methamphetamine.

Keogh faces charges of felony possession of a controlled substance, possession of a dangerous weapon (brass knuckles), possession of drug paraphernalia, suspended registration and no insurance. Bail: $9,486. Allen faces a felony charge of possession of methamphetamine and a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $3,637.

In other arrests:
— A 40-year-old Carson City man, Michael Roberts, was arrested Thursday, 8:42 a.m. in the 400 block of Fairview Drive on felony suspicion of vehicle embezzlement and misdemeanor driving on a suspended license. According to the arrest report, the vehicle owner had loaned the vehicle to the man which was supposed to be for approximately 2 hours. The man never returned the vehicle and the woman said she wished to press charges against him. Bail: $10,637.

— A 33-year-old Carson City man, William Clifford Kirst, was arrested Thursday, 6:18 p.m. in the 3300 block of South Carson Street on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the area after receiving an anonymous tip that there was drug activity happening in the parking lot of the apartment complex. The officer arrived and noticed a man in an unlicensed sedan.

The officer approached the vehicle and saw the man inside scraping black drug residue from a plastic pen into a small sheet of tinfoil. The officer ordered the man out of the vehicle and read him his Miranda rights. The man agreed to speak told the officer he uses heroin for pain due to back problems, the arrest report states. The man was taken into custody. Inside his pocket was also a small baggie of marijuana.
Bail: $4,374.

— A 31-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Thursday, 5:12 p.m. in the 1400 block of Rand Avenue on suspicion of domestic battery. According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the area for a domestic dispute involving a man and woman arguing.
An officer spoke with the two separately and learned the woman allegedly punched and slapped the man. Two people also independently witnessed the assault. Bail: $3,137.

— A 22-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 1:24 a.m. in the area of Plaza and Telegraph streets on misdemeanor suspicion of driving under the influence. Bail: $1,137.

— A Carson City man was arrested Thursday, 6:52 p.m. in the area of North Division and West Telegraph stress on misdemeanor suspicion of pre-trial conditions. According to the arrest report, the officer was dispatched to the area after a report of a man walking in the road.

The officer located the man and could smell a strong odor of alcohol. He identified himself and admitted to drinking “two high gravity beers,” according to the arrest report. Dispatch advised the man is currently on pre-trial supervision with a “no alcohol clause.” The man submitted to a breath test of .260, the arrest report states.

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