A 33-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of gross misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon, according to a Carson City Sheriff’s Office booking report.

At 12:20 p.m. a deputy was dispatched to a phone store in the 3400 block of Market Street for a report of a subject with a weapon. The staff at the store stated a man was in the store acting erratically and had a large knife in his pants.

A deputy arrived and found the man who fit the provided description. The report states the deputy asked the man what he was doing. The man began talking very fast while not making any sense. The deputy asked the man if he had any weapons on him. The man said “yes, a machete,” the report states.

The man began to reach in his pants to show the officer the machete. The deputy told the man to turn around and place his hands on the back of his head. The man complied with verbal commands. He was detained due to him having a machete and the officer being on scene alone.

The deputy walked the man to the patrol vehicle and read him his Miranda rights. He said he understood his rights and agreed to speak. The officer asked the man what he was doing in the store and he said he was trying to get a new phone.

The officer asked the man why the employees at the store called the police on him. The man said he gave them a note and then started jumping around. The officer asked what was on the note and he said something like a message, the report states.

The officer asked the man for permission to search him and remove the machete. He agreed to be searched. While searching, the deputy found a black handled silver bladed machete inside a sheath tucked into the right side of his pants. The machete was not visible to the officer while the man was in front of them. The handle was covered by his shirt and the blade was tucked in his pants pocket, the report states.

Deputies spoke with the employees at the store who stated the man entered the store and asked about a new phone. They said they asked the man for his phone number to see if he was already a customer and he handed them a note with scribble written on it, the report states.

They said when the man started jumping around, they could see a black handle of the machete sticking out of his pants. The deputy asked if the man ever showed the blade of the machete. They said no. Employees stated the man walked out of the store and they locked the doors. They said the man shook the doors and tried to enter the store. Witness statements and a citizens arrest form were taken.

At this time, the deputy arrested the man for alleged gross misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon due to the machete begin tucked into his pants and the handle being covered by his shirt and jacket. Bail: $7,500.

In other arrests:
— A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of misdemeanor DUI drugs and resisting a public officer.

According to the booking report a deputy responded to a report in front of the sheriff’s office regarding a subject stating someone was following him from a convenience store to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies arrived and observed a vehicle parked facing westbound against the eastbound curb in a red fire lane. The vehicle was parked approximately 3 to 4 feet from the curb as well. The deputy entered the sheriff’s office and made contact with the subject who identified himself and would later be determined to be the DUI suspect.

The man was in the interview room filling out a statement. The deputy entered the room and began to speak with him. The man told the deputy he was being chased down Carson Street and drove to the sheriff’s office because he was worried the people following him were trying to hurt him.

He said he was going 70 to 80 mph down Carson Street weaving through traffic to try and get away from the people chasing him. While speaking, the officer observed the man’s eyes to be bloodshot, red and watery. The man was having very slow and methodical speech when explaining the incident. The deputy asked the man if he had been drinking of using drugs prior to driving. The man said he had not been drinking or doing drugs and asked why it mattered if he had been using drugs or drinking alcohol, the report states.

The officer asked the man when he arrived at the sheriff’s office and he said about 10 to 15 minutes before the officer spoke with him. The man said he pulled up and parked in the red zone in front of the sheriff’s office because he was worried the people were chasing him and were going to hurt him. He was unable to provide any information as to why someone would be chasing him or want to hurt him.

He said he felt someone had placed a hit on him and the people chasing him were trying to kill him. He continued, telling the officer the same story multiple times. The man also said it was not out of the ordinary for people to be chasing him. The officer asked what he meant. The man said people had no reason to chase him. He was unable to articulate the correct words for the situation he was describing. The man said it was not out of the ordinary but he meant to say it was out of the ordinary for people to chase him, the report states.

The officer asked the man again if he had used any drugs prior to driving. The man appeared to evade the question, again asking why it mattered if he was doing drugs. The officer suspected the man to be impaired and also at the time he was operating his vehicle. The deputy asked the man if he would be willing to participate in standardized field sobriety tests. The man consented.

The officer walked the man to the Ormbsy Room in the sheriff’s office. The man continued to tell the officer he did not believe SFSTs were going to help him catch the people that were chasing him. During the question part of the tests, he stated he had no medical conditions that would prevent him from completing the tests and did not take any prescription medications. He said he felt like the incident was ruining his high, the report states.

The officer asked what time he believed it was without looking at his watch. He believed it was 1:50 p.m. The correct time was 2:10 p.m. The officer asked if he had used any controlled substances, marijuana or dangerous drugs. The man said he smoked meth and marijuana. When the man was asked when he smoked those substances, he said he did not feel it mattered and began explaining the situation he believed he was in. The deputy asked the man again when he last smoked. The man told the deputy he lied and that he has never used any illegal drugs, the report states.

During the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, the man began talking about the situation he believed he was in and how he did not feel the SFSTs were going to help him or deputies in finding who was chasing him. He told the deputy he already knew he failed the tests and did not feel like he was being taken seriously. The deputy explained to the man that other members of the sheriff’s office were looking into the situation and were attempting to obtain video footage of the people chasing him. The man attempted to continue with the test but continued looking around and was unable to focus on the officer’s finger for the test, the report states.

During the walk and turn test, the deputy read the instructions for the test and demonstrated the test. Before the deputy could finish the instruction, the man began walking. The deputy told him he needed to wait until they completed the instruction stage and instructed him to begin. The deputy completed the instruction stage and before telling him to begin, he started the test, the report states.

The officer informed the man that they had not instructed him to begin. The man stated he did not feel the tests were helping and that he was not impaired. He said he got to the sheriff’s office safely and felt he was safe to drive because of that. The deputy asked the man if he was willing to continue with the tests. The man said he no longer wanted to participate.

The deputy asked the man to place his hands behind his back. The man backed away from the deputy. The officer grabbed the man’s arm and attempted to place him in handcuffs. The man became tense and clenched his fists. The deputy’s partner grabbed the man and assisted as cuffs were placed on him, according to the report.

While waking the man began to pull away from the deputy telling them he did not want to go to jail. The officer told the man he needed to walk with them to the jail. The man pulled away continuously attempting to stop the deputy from walking. The man then wrapped his legs around the deputy’s left leg and not letting go. The deputy’s partner delivered a distraction strike and the man released the officer’s legs. He was taken out the front door of the sheriff’s office where he again wrapped his leg around the officer’s legs. The deputy’s partner delivered another distraction strike and the man released himself from the officer’s leg. He pulled away and attempted to get out of the grips of the officers. He was escorted to the ground until he calmed down and was turned over to detention staff, the report states.

Once at jail he become uncooperative. The deputy contacted the on-call district attorney and on-call judge to apply for a telephonic warrant for a blood draw. The warrant was granted. Bail: $1,137.

— An Elk Grove, Calif., man was arrested Tuesday for a misdemeanor failure to appear warrant issued Dec. 9, 1994 out of Tahoe Township Court. Bail: $5,000.

— A 51-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $2,500.

— A 39-year-old man was booked into jail Tuesday for a misdemeanor contempt of court bench warrant issued Feb. 28, 2024 out of Carson City Justice Court. No bail hold in lieu of hearing.

— A 46-year-old Dayton man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $2,500.

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