Man turns himself into Carson City jail deputies on a felony credit card fraud warrant
Here is the Carson City Sheriff’s Office arrest report for July 16-17, 2014. Those arrested and facing criminal charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
A 32-year-old Reno man, Benjamin Sowda, was booked Thursday into Carson City Jail on a felony warrant for failure to appear on a charge of fraudulent use of a credit card, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
The warrant was issued June 9, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. The warrant also alleges a gross misdemeanor charge of conspiracy. Sowda turned himself into jail authorities at 11:54 a.m. Bail: $10,000.
— A 41-year-old Carson City man, Mark Anthony Rosales, was arrested Thursday, 12:45 p.m. in the 1000 block of Minnesota Street on a felony drug charge, possession of prescription drugs without a prescription, and a misdemeanor charge of being a convicted felon failing to register. Bail: $2,887.
— A 35-year-old Carson City woman, Amy Marie Thompson, was arrested Thursday, 3:45 p.m. in the 3200 block of Highway 50 East on a felony charge of possessing prescription drugs without a prescription and a misdemeanor warrant, failure to appear in court.
According to the arrest report, officers responded to the area for a report of a woman looking into cars and lifting door handles in a parking lot. The woman was contacted where it was learned she had an confirmed warrant for failure to appear, the arrest report states.
Deputies found a bottle of prescription meds that were not hers, 38 Klonopin 2mg tablets out of a 90-count bottle that was prescribed to someone else, the report states. Bail: $5,274.
— A 23-year-old Reno man was booked into jail Thursday, 7:28 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant charge of violation of a suspended sentence. The warrant was issued Sept. 12, 2013. Bail: $1,000.
— A 75-year-old transient was booked into Carson City jail Thursday, 7:35 p.m. on a misdemeanor charge of contempt of court. The warrant was issued June 10, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.
— A 26-year-old Carson City man was booked and released Thursday, 5:24 p.m. on a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant, failure to appear, issued July 15, 2014.
— A 27-year-old transient was booked into jail Thursday, 7:28 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant charge of violation of a suspended sentence. The warrant was issued July 2, 2014. Bail: $3,000.
— A 30-year-old Moundhouse man was booked into jail Thursday, 4:10 a.m. on a misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear for monthly probation checks, dishonorably discharged from substance abuse counseling and failure to pay restitution. Bail: $3,000.
— A 30-year-old Carson City jail inmate faces a gross misdemeanor charge of destruction of jail property in a incident Thursday morning. The man allegedly kicked a window at the jail causing it to crack. Bail: $2,500.
— A 20-year-old Carson City man was booked into Carson City Jail on Wednesday, July 16 on a misdemeanor charge of failure to appear in court for a traffic charge. Bail: $175.