Two were arrested Thursday for suspicion of felony child endangerment, according to a Carson City Sheriff’s Office booking report.
Following an investigation at apartment in the 1000 block of South Carson Street, Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement team arrested Dontre Durel Calhoun, 31, and Jasmine, Delgado, 24 for suspicion of felony child endangerment.
According to the booking report, Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement team members were called to the 1000 block of South Carson Street for a report of a drug endangered child. A CCSO deputy advised that at around 2:05 p.m. they were dispatched to the apartment regarding a domestic dispute between three subjects.
According to the booking report, as the deputy was investigating the domestic dispute, a person at the residence asked the deputy if they could look in the residence for a phone. The deputy asked the person, (name on report redacted) who lives at the residence, if she would allow them to look inside the residence for the phone, to which the person gave the deputy consent to enter the home, according to the report.
During the deputy’s search of the residence for the phone, they observed a 2-year-old child in a playpen, identified as Delgado’s daughter. Next to the playpen was a marijuana bong on top of a refrigerator along with multiple kitchen knives that could easily fall into the playpen, the report states. The deputy then observed an empty marijuana container with marijuana residue and a backpack inside the playpen with the child.
Dontre Calhoun, who also resides in the residence, took ownership of the backpack and gave the deputy consent to search it. The deputy advised they located multiple marijuana dispensary bags inside the backpack, the report states.
Detectives spoke with Delgado and Calhoun and the third person at the residence, who gave consent to a search of their home.
They were advised multiples times they could revoke consent for a search, which they stated they understood and allowed for the search, the report states. A detective spoke with Delgado under Miranda. She stated she and her daughter reside at the home and Calhoun is a longtime friend who she considers as her brother and allows him to live with her, stating that while she is at work, he watches the child and cares for her when she is not home, the report states.
During the search of the one-bedroom, one bathroom residence, there was a deflated air mattress on the floor in front of the doorway. The entire home appeared dirty, with clothes scattered everywhere and multiple belongings stacked up, the report states.
There was a small playpen with rollers that was easily moveable. Near the playpen was a crockpot sitting on top of a microwave within reach of the child, approximately 14 inches from the playpen. The crockpot was turned on and hot to the touch with hot food and liquid inside, the report states.
Detectives note the child is ambulatory and can easily reach the crockpot, which can cause it to fall onto her head and cause severe burns, the report states. North of the playpen were large piles of trash with plates left out dirty. As the deputy inspected the playpen, where the child sleeps, they located a child’s sippy cup containing old milk that had curdled, indicating it had gone bad, which could cause the child to become sick if she drinks it, the report states. The playpen was also dirty and appeared to not have been cleaned for a few days. The playpen had an old, dirty sweatshirt, old stale food, food crumbs and trash inside, the report states.
During a further search of the home a detective found two vodka bottles, an empty Buzzball alcohol container, a pack of cigarettes, an ashtray with cigarette butts, and a Sunkist beverage mixed with alcohol, and a container of tobacco under the bed where Calhoun sleeps, all within reach of the child. As a detective inspected the vodka bottles, they noticed they were easily opened with minimal strength required to open them, the report states.
The woman she had bought the fuzzball and the vodka was Calhoun’s. Calhoun also later admitted under Miranda to officers that the vodka, cigarettes and tobacco were his.
During the investigation, officers observed the child walking and running and was also seen jumping, interacting with detectives and coloring in a book with a pen. This indicated the child is ambulatory and able to move about freely in the home without restrictions, the report states.
Detectives photographed all the hazards found in the home within reach of the child, along with photographs of the child.
Due to the curdled milk and dirty bedding in the playpen where the child sleeps, the hot crockpot within reach of the child that could be knocked over and cause burns, the bottles of alcohol located under the bed, which the child could easily access and drink, and the tobacco also located under the bed where the child could put in her mouth and swallow and the overall conditions of the home, deputies determined the conditions of were unsafe for the child to live in, the report states.
Calhoun and Delgado were arrested for suspicion of child endangerment. Bail: $40,000 each. Division of Child and Family Services were notified and arrived on scene to take custody of the child. Per DCFS, the child was later released to her godmother.
In other arrests:
– A 54-year-old man, William Foster, and 55-year-old woman, Melissa Milner, were arrested Thursday for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $2,500 each.
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