Five arrested in Carson City SET vehicle drug bust

Five people were arrested in the area of N. Lompa and Highway 50 on Thursday afternoon after Carson City Sheriff's Office Deputies with the Special Enforcement Team located drugs for sale in their vehicle.

David Jason Martinez of San Jose, Colten Coralles, born in South Lake Tahoe, and Alibi Smith of Gardnerville were all arrested on felony parole and probation holds, and are all being held without bail.

Hunter Chad Smith of Carson City, 18, was arrested on misdemeanor obstructing and battery of a protected person, a gross misdemeanor.

Steven Williams of Gardnerville, 21, was arrested on felony possession with intent to sale, felony trafficking, failure to maintain a lane, driving without insurance, and driving an unregistered vehicle.

SET deputies stopped an unlicensed car after it cut across two lanes without signaling during heavy traffic. It then swerved back into another lane while speeding.

The deputy conducted a traffic stop, and the driver, Williams, said he had recently purchased the vehicle but couldn’t provide a bill of sale or current insurance.

Additional deputies came to take the other occupants aside, and the reporting deputy asked Williams if he had any drugs in the car. Williams said there might be marijuana.

The deputy asked him to get the marijuana, and Williams pulled out a backpack and handed him a jar full of marijuana. Inside the backpack was a sandwich zip lock bag, and the deputy asked him what was in it.

Williams then immediately ripped open the bag, scattering unknown shards of a substance in his lap. The deputy grabbed his arms and ordered him out of the car, where he was detained.

A K-9 Deputy was dispatched, who gave a positive alert during his sniff search of the vehicle.

Inside, deputies found a substance inside a folded piece of foil. It was a brittle type of gelatin with squares, and the deputy counted over 215 squares. The deputy noted this is how LSD/Acid is packaged for sales.

Williams also had over $2,200 in his wallet despite being unemployed.

Tri-Net Detectives arrived and advised they had recently recovered LSD/Acid from Reno and it was packaged in the same manner.

As Colten Coralles, Alibi Smith and David Martinez were all under the department of parole and probation, they were taken into custody.

Hunter Smith kicked one deputy in the chest as he was being placed in the back of a vehicle.

Bail for Steven Williams: $25,981.

Bail for Hunter Smith: $2,912.

Martinez, Coralles and Smith are being held without bail.

— A 48-year-old transient woman was arrested in the location of Sherman Lane and Airport Road late Thursday night on felony possession of a controlled substance, in addition to other charges.

A SET Canine Handler arrested Pamela Warner after she made an abrupt stop and a quick u-turn after seeing other SET members arresting people from a known drug house.

Another deputy went to stop her as she had suspended license plates, no proof of insurance, and no valid drivers license.

He had also received three independent tips in regards to Warner selling methamphetamine and prescription pills.

The SET Canine Handler arrived with his partner, K-9 Deputy Ivo, who conducted a sniff search of the vehicle.

K-9 Deputy Ivo gave a positive alert not he passenger side of the vehicle, and deputies found an assortment of pills.

Cyclobenzaprine, tramadol, zolpidem, and methylphenidate pills were all recovered, all of which require a prescription to obtain.

She admitted the “muscle relaxers” were hers, and was taken into custody.

Bail: $6,128.

— A 64-year-old woman was arrested on the charge of domestic battery, first offense, in the 2000 block of W. Sheffield Manor Thursday afternoon.

The woman had allegedly pushed down her daughter, the reporting party, and was seen kicking her in a video.

When deputies arrived, they noticed the mothers car was partially blocking the victim’s from exiting the area. The victim was visibly emotional and crying.

According to the woman’s statement, she told deputies she had come to the house to bring her daughter some mail. They were outside when they began arguing over a bowl the woman owned.

According to the woman, her daughter then asked her to leave and began to curse at her. The daughter got into her car along with her two children.

She said she went to the car door and asked her why she was acting this way, then said she hit her with the door.

She said she decided she was going to keep the door open and said “You are not going to leave here hitting me with the door like this.” She said the daughter then began to hit and kick her.

Deputies noted she had a small bruise on the inside of her left arm from the incident.

Deputies spoke to the daughter, who showed them a video of the incident.

On the video, it showed the mother standing in the doorway blocking the daughter from closing the door. She told the mother she needed to leave because she was putting her children in danger. She asked her several times to let her leave. At one point she screamed at her to let her leave.

She then got into the mother’s car to move it from blocking her in, but the vehicle would not start. She then tried to get out of the mother’s car, but the mother blocked her from leaving it.

A struggle ensued, during which the deputy noted the mother kick the daughter.

After she exited the vehicle, the daughter said the mother threw her to the ground, and deputies noted several small scratches on her knee from where she hit the ground.

She did not want to fill out a written statement.

The mother was then taken into custody.

Bail: $3,137.

— A 21-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the 800 block of Sonoma Street Thursday morning on the charges of disorderly conduct, obstructing, and fictitious registration.

Deputies were called in response to a report of a man sleeping in the passenger side of a Lincoln town car in front of a house.

Deputies woke up the male and asked for his identification, and he said he didn’t have any. He also said he didn’t have to provide his name to deputies.

Deputies continued to ask him what his name was, and he said he didn’t need to tell them.

He was taken into custody, and while at the jail became cooperative and told them his name, according to the police report.

Bail: $766.

— A 26-year-old Gardnerville man was arrested in the 800 block of E. Musser Thursday morning on a contempt of court warrant, an outside agency warrant, and a felony parole and probation hold.

Lee Michael Lawson failed to appear in specialty court on Aug. 2 in Carson City which led to the Carson City warrant.

A second warrant was issued for Lawson out of Sparks Justice Court, for failing to pay fines and fees after driving without a valid license, driving an unregistered vehicle, and driving without proof of insurance.

Lawson is being held without bail due to the felony parole and probation hold.

— A 34-year-old Dayton man was arrested Thursday at a store in the 1400 block of S. Carson street on the charges of petit larceny and violating his suspended sentence.

Deputies happened to be at the store picking up paperwork for an unrelated case when they came upon the man sitting in a chair with 3 employees. They said he had been caught taking a survival bracelet and walking out of the store.

The security guard who witnessed him taking the bracelet from its packaging, put it into his pocket and walk out of the store, stopped him and escorted him back inside.

He said he would pay for the item if they allowed him to leave, and they refused and called in to report the theft.

Deputies were notified the man was on alternative sentencing.

The man was taken into custody for petit larceny and probation violation.

Bail: $1,737 cash only.

— A 33-year-old transient man was arrested in the 4500 block of N. Carson Street Thursday afternoon, cited with an ex-felon failing to register, a misdemeanor.

Deputies had spoken with the man earlier that morning after he was allegedly attempting to engage in a fight with another man. The man is deaf, and another deputy was called in to assist in communicating.

The man had been in a heated argument with the other subject, but no fight had taken place. He said he just returned to Carson two weeks prior from Las Vegas.

His multiple convictions included several felonies.

Burglary, 2016
Carrying a concealed weapon, 2008
Possession of a stolen vehicle, 2007
Possession of methamphetamine, 2003

Due to the fact that he had not registered in Carson City as an ex-felon, he was taken into custody

Bail: $242.

— A 37-year-old Carson City woman was arrested on a contempt of court warrant early Thursday morning.

The woman came to the jail to turn herself in on the warrant.

She was taken into custody without incident.

Bail: $187 cash.

— A 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested int he 200 block of Fleischmann Way late Thursday evening on an outside warrant from Esmeralda County.

The warrant was due to the fact that the man had failed to pay fines and fees for second offense domestic battery, as well as a traffic offense. He had paid half of the fines, according to the warrant.

Deputies responded to the house for a neighbor dispute, and came into contact with the man. Deputies were advised by dispatch of the failure to comply warrant.

Bail: $605 cash only.

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