Carson City man identifies himself as his brother while checking his brother's jail status
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 9:56am
A 30-year-old man was booked into Carson City Jail for a felony warrant alleging burglary and other offenses, according to a sheriff's office booking report.
Reece Lindahl was booked into Carson City Jail after being transferred from the Nevada Department of Corrections on the confirmed Carson City charges.
He also faces charges of possession of burglary tools, a gross misdemeanor, and misdemeanor theft. The warrants were issued June 1, 2020. Bail: $5,000.
In other arrests:
— A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday for misdemeanor suspicion of obstructing an officer via making a false statement.
According to the arrest report, a deputy assigned to booking duties at the Carson City Jail received a call from a person stating he had checked on his brother's status online. He stated he noticed that his brother was using his name and information.
The deputy asked the man what his brother's name was and he stated a name and stated a name for himself. The officer asked the caller for their date of birth and social security number. The deputy verified through its web query system and located both parties.
The deputy advised the control deputy to send the man to the booking counter. Once he arrived, the deputy asked him his name. He provided his real name. The officer asked him why he used his brother's name when he first identified himself. The man stated he thought he had warrants and that he was drunk, the arrest report states.
The deputy checked the man for warrants and he was clear of any. The deputy advised him that he would receive a charge for using his brother's name. Bail: $412.
— A 61-year-old Moundhouse man was arrested Wednesday, 11:49 a.m. a gross misdemeanor warrant issued Sept. 2, 2020 out of Storey County Justice Court. Bail: $2,500.
— 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.
