Carson City weekend arrests: Man jailed for suspicion of third marijuana related DUI

A 22-year-old Dayton man was arrested early Saturday morning for suspicion of third DUI drugs, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Steeven Montoya was arrested at 3:19 a.m. in the area of southbound I-580 at William Street. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of failure to maintain a lane.

According to the booking report, CCSO deputies were dispatched to the area for a report of a crash. An off-duty Douglas County deputy traveling north on I-580 observed a crashed vehicle in the median and called dispatch. Dispatch advised the off-duty deputy could see smoke and dust in the air from the crash, indicating it had just happened.

Upon arrival, officers observed tire marks approximately 150 to 200 yards that could be seen leaving the left side of the road, then veering back into the road, and then leaving marks before colliding with the wall on the west side of I-580. The vehicle bounced off the wall, turning sideways and coming to a stop in the median.

A CCSO deputy arrived on scene and made contact with the driver who identified himself as Montoya. The deputy observed a seatbelt mark on his shirt over his left shoulder going across his body. The airbags in the vehicle were deployed and Montoya said he was the driver of the vehicle. He said he was not injured. EMS arrived and checked him out. Montoya declined transport, the report states.

He told the deputy he had not used any alcohol or controlled substances. When asked to open his mouth, the arresting deputy observed green on the back of his tongue, consistent with smoking marijuana, the arrest report states. His speech was thick and slurred and his eyes were red and watery. He agreed to field sobriety tests and showed signs of impairment. He provided a .0 breath sample, the arrest report states.

Montoya advised he had two prior convictions for DUI from marijuana use, which the officer confirmed. The convictions were in 2016 and 2017. He was read the request for voluntary evidence and he declined to voluntarily provide a blood sample, the report states.

He was taken to jail, where the officer received a telephonic search warrant from a Carson City judge at 4:30 a.m. A series of three blood draws were granted in the search warrant. He was booked for suspicion of felony DUI drugs. Bail $20,000.

In other arrests:
— A 29-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday for suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery, a sheriff's deputy report states.

According to the booking report, deputies were dispatched to an Apollo Drive residents in reference to a domestic battery. Officers were advised a woman had been hit in the nose and may have suffered a broken nose.

On arrival a deputy met with the woman who was sitting in a car in the front lawn and observed blood on her face align with a swollen nose that appeared to be broke, the report states.

During the investigation officers were advised the victim had been out drinking with her boyfriend, there was an argument, and that the man got mad, allegedly opened a beer and threw it at her, hit her with a shoe, punched her in the nose and threw her to the ground, according to the arrest report.

The suspect was located in the backyard of the residence and was arrested for second offense domestic battery. Bail: $5,137.

— A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Saturday, 12:31 a.m. in the area of South Carson Street and Fairview for suspicion of misdemeanor DUI.

According to the arrest report, a deputy made a traffic stop after observing the suspect vehicle going at a high rate of speed, failing to maintain a lane of travel and passing in the northbound lane on Carson Street near Telegraph Street. When the officer caught up to the vehicle, using his overhead emergency lights, the suspect vehicle came to a stop after hitting and mounting the curb at the intersection of South Carson Street and Fairview Drive.

The officer spoke with the driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle and could smell a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and person. The man was not wearing shoes and shirt and the officer could see an open bottle of Coors Original on the driver side floorboard.

The officer asked the man to step out of the vehicle, which he did. As he did he began to stumble and had to use the vehicle to balance himself while getting out. The officer also observed the zipper on his fly was open, the report states.

After getting a shirt and shoes for the man, the officer asked him if he would be willing to do some tests. The man said "It doesn't matter because I'm drunk," the booking report states. He agreed to complete standardized field sobriety tests and showed signs of impairment. He provided a preliminary breath test with a result of .138 on a partial blow. He was placed under arrest for suspicion of DUI. At jail he agreed to an evidentiary blood draw. Bail: $1,137.

— A 35-year-old Washoe Valley man, Micah Charles Martin, was booked Friday, 11 p.m at Carson City Jail for a felony warrant out of Washoe County alleging failure to comply. Bail: $20,000.

— A 29-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 9:36 p.m. in the area of 20 College Parkway for a misdemeanor warrant, ex-felon failure to register. Bail: $242.

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