Carson City sheriff's arrest log: Man jailed on felony possession of heroin

A 34-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday in the 200 block of Mary Street on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Arrested was Richard Anthony Prendez. He’s being held on $3,637 bail. A 29-year-old woman with him was arrested on a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant. According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to the area in reference to a domestic dispute. Prendez was reported to have angrily walked down the street and returned to a vehicle parked outside a residence. The female was reported to be screaming at the man.

The officer identified Prendez as a heroin abuser from his involvement in many narcotics investigations, according to the arrest report. He was seated in the driver’s seat in a vehicle parked in front of a residence. The officer asked the man to step out of the vehicle and seat himself on the curb while the officer contacted the woman at the residence. The woman would not come outside at first and had to be convinced before exiting and speaking with the officer, according to the arrest report. A dispatch check showed she had a confirmed warrant out of East Fork Township Court.

Prendez’s driver’s license was confirmed suspended by DMV. His vehicle presented a road hazard as it was parked more than 22 inches away from the curb and was designated for impound. Upon inventory of the vehicle officers found several items of drug paraphernalia, including a spoon with a heroin soaked cotton ball and wax paper with heroin residue. The heroin soaked cotton ball tested positive and Prendez was booked into custody at 11:05 a.m.

In other arrests: A 49-year-old Carson City man, Todd Platts, was arrested Tuesday, 12:25 a.m. in the 400 block of Fairview Drive on a felony warrant charge of theft, issued June 14, 2005 out of Henderson Justice Court. Bail: $4,675.

— A 19-year-old Gardnerville man was arrested Tuesday, 2:10 a.m. in the area of Valley and Washington streets on misdemeanor charges of minor consuming and possession of alcohol, open container and driving without lights.

According to the arrest report, officers observed a blue pickup traveling east on William Street turn south on Stewart Street without its lights. It then turned east onto Washington Street. The officer initiated a traffic traffic. The vehicle’s lights then came on. The vehicle turned south onto Valley and came to a stop. The vehicle was occupied by three males in the front seat and one male in the rear seat area.

The driver verbally identified himself and did not have a driver’s license in his possession. The right front seat male then exited the vehicle and ran south away from the location. He was not located or identified.

The officer smelled a slight odor of alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath and his eyes were red and watery. He said he had three beers prior to driving. He was giving a series of standardized field sobriety tests. A preliminary breath test showed a .085. He was arrested for DUI and minor consuming alcohol. Behind the driver’s seat was an opened bottle of Jack Daniels Honey Whiskey, about three-fourths full. The driver was taken to jail where he submitted to evidentiary breath tests of .064 and .061. Bail: $356.

— A 46-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 6:30 p.m. in the 3200 block of Market Street on misdemeanor charges of petit larceny and trespassing. The man allegedly went into the Walmart men’s department and selected pants, shirt, socks, underwear and put them in a bag then went to the hygiene section and selected items from display and put them in a bag. He then walked out without paying. The items were valued at $82,73. Bail: $599.

— A 31-year-old woman was booked into Carson City Jail Monday, 3:30 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant, violation of a suspended sentence, issued June 18, 2015 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.

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.