Carson City Sheriff's SET arrest pair after finding drugs, needles in motel where child lives

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team arrested two Friday at a North Carson Street motel after finding drugs, needles and paraphernalia within reach of a small child who lived in the room with his mother, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

Jennifer Brandy Wirowek, 44, was arrested for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, a felony, gross misdemeanor child endangerment, possession of a prescription medication without prescription, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

Randall Saucedo, 33, was arrested for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, a felony, gross misdemeanor concealing or destroying evidence, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the arrest report, deputies were called to a motel in the 1700 block of North Carson Street for a welfare check on a possible drug-endangered child. The reporting party stated the woman residing in the room with her 4-year-old son was using drugs.

Deputies knocked on the room door and the woman answered. Deputies could see the room was in disarray with clothing and food on the floor and bed, multiple balloons common in heroin packaging and a “tooter” straw, commonly used for inhaling drugs, on the dresser. Also observed was a male, Saucedo, in the bathroom who was crouched over the toilet, the arrest report states.

Deputies spoke with the woman and was asked about the child. She said she gave the child ice cream and a drink and that he was out for a walk and that a woman was with him. During the conversation it appeared the suspect was on drugs and appeared more interested in who called the police than the welfare of her child.

She was asked about the drug paraphernalia in the motel room. She insisted it was for smoking marijauna. She was again asked about her son, which she said she didn’t know which room her son was in, or the phone number of the person taking care of him. She stated the child had been gone for 25 minutes, the arrest report states.

Deputies applied for and received a search warrant though a judge and the assistance of a deputy district attorney. The room was searched and officers located two drug baggies of suspected methamphetamine floating in the toilet. Based on Saucedo’s presence in the bathroom and the contents of the toilet it appeared that Saucedo attempted to flush the methamphetamine. Deputies also found a jar containing 1.2 grams of methamphetamine, hypodermic needles and several balloons consistent with heroin packaging, all within the reaches of a child, the arrest report states.

The child was located with a woman, who was walking with him at the motel. A social worker responded and took custody of the child, clothing and toys where were found to be intermixed with drugs and paraphernalia inside the room. Bail for Wirowek: $8,637. Bail for Saucedo: $6,000.

In other arrests:
— A 49-year-old man, Jaime Ventura-Lopez, was arrested Friday, in the area of Gordon and Edmonds streets for felony suspicion of providing false identification to avoid prosecution, driving without a valid license, no insurance and open container. Bail: $20,000.

— A 19-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 11:17 a.m. in the 1100 block of West King Street for a misdemeanor warrant issued Sept. 13, 2018 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $215.

— A 59-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 8:38 p.m. in the 900 block of Woodside Drive for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI and hit and run.

According to the arrest report, a deputy responded to a hit and run accident. The deputy was advised that a white GMC Denali was driving at a high rate of speed and struck a vehicle in the area of Woodside and Stanton streets.
The man wad described as in his 40s and wearing a baseball cap. During the investigation the officer learned the license plate number of the suspect vehicle's owner and went to the residence.

The suspect was asked if he had driven the vehicle recently. The man replied he had not and was home all day. He was asked if he was driving the vehicle and if he hit a parked vehicle. The man replied, again, he was home all day. The owner of the vehicle was asked if the man had been driving the vehicle and was informed he had been.

The man then admitted that he was driving the vehicle and said he had been at a casino and admitted he had drank 4 beers at the casino. He told the deputy he remembered hitting the vehicle and said he stopped but that a bunch of “Mexicans” were outside so he left and drove home.

The man had red watery eyes, slurred speech and the officer could smell and odor of alcoholic beverage coming from his person. He agreed to standardized field sobriety tests and showed signs of impairment. He provided a preliminary breath test with a result of .279 and was arrested. At jail he agreed to evidentiary blood tests. Bail: $1,774.

— A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 3:57 p.m. in the area of College Parkway and Nye Lane for misdemeanor suspicion of reckless driving, DUI, and minor consuming alcohol.

According to the arrest report, a deputy was called to the area for a report of a traffic collision involving multiple vehicles. One vehicle crashed into a fence and two additional vehicles were heavily damaged, the arrest report states. A fourth vehicle was parked in the westbound lane with minor damage. Debris from the vehicles was across all four lanes.

Prior to speaking with the suspect, the arresting deputy was advised the suspect admitted to being the driver one of one of the vehicles. The officer could smell a light odor of alcohol on his breath. He was asked if he had any alcoholic beverages that day. He stated that the night prior he had but nothing for the day. He completed standardized field sobriety tests with difficult and provided a voluntary breath test of .65. It was learned the man was 20 years old and that he admitted to a deputy that he drank alcohol the night prior until he passed out.

Regarding the vehicle accident the man admitted in a statement that he was the driver of the vehicle, and was driving a “little” fast east on College Parkway when his left front tire blew out causing him to lose control and crashing. Witnesses had told deputies the man was driving approximately 80 mph. He was arrested for suspicion of DUI, minor consuming alcohol and reckless driving (wanton and disregard.) Bail: $2,016.

— A 53-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Monday for a misdemeanor failure to appear warrant, driving on suspended registration and having no proof of insurance.

The driver was stopped after a sheriff’s deputy conducted a random registration check on a 2007 GMC that released the vehicle’s registration was suspended. The driver could not provide the officer with the vehicle’s registration or insurance. A records check showed the man to have a confirmed warrant out of East Fork Township Court. Bail: $1,989.

— A 36-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 12:30 a.m., in the 1100 block of South Roop Street for two misdemeanor warrants: One issued April 30, 2010 out of Sparks Justice Court, and the other issued Oct. 27, 2010 out of Wells Township Court. Bail: $902.

— A 66-year-old transient man was arrested Monday, 12:34 a.m. in the 900 block of North Carson Street for a petit larceny bench warrant and three alternative sentencing violations. The man admitted to drinking, and had a “no alcohol” clause. Bail: $9,500.

— A 58-year-old Reno man, Mark James Hunt, was arrested Sunday, 7:43 a.m. in the 1900 block of Marie Drive for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, a felony, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the arrest report, a deputy was called to investigate a subject slumped over the wheel of a vehicle.

The deputy arrived and observed a glass pipe in the man’s hands and the vehicle running. The deputy instructed the man to turn off the vehicle. The man told the deputy he had found the pipe and handed it to the officer. The deputy conducted a search of the man, and asked if there was anything else illegal in the vehicle. There was a baggie which contained a small amount of suspected methamphetamine, a black container with a moderate amount of suspected methamphetamine and in between the seat and door was a loose amount of suspected methamphetamine. He was arrested. Bail: $3,637.

— A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 2:07 a.m. in the 2600 block of Kit Sierra Way for a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued Sept. 13, 2018 and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $4,137.

— A 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 8:25 a.m. in the 200 block of Fleischmann Way for misdemeanor being an ex-felon failing to register. Bail: $242.

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