A 35-year-old woman was arrested Sunday for suspicion of two counts child abuse/neglect after an investigation led to the discovery of cocaine in her vehicle and in the children’s bedroom of her residence, according to a Carson City Sheriff’s Office booking report.
Jenny Thomas was taken into custody at 5:38 p.m. in the 2700 block of Highway 50 East. She was also booked for allegedly using drugs in the presence of a child and possession of a controlled substance.
According to the booking report, a deputy made a traffic stop on a vehicle that had a suspended registration. The officer made contact with Thomas, the driver and sole occupant. She advised she knew she did not have valid registration. She was asked if she had current vehicle insurance and she said no. The deputy asked for her driver’s license and she said she left her wallet at home. The deputy did a records check where she was cleared and had no warrants and had a valid driver’s license.
The deputy asked the woman was she was going. She said to a friend’s house. The deputy asked if there were any weapons or drugs in the vehicle. The woman said there should not be but that her friend uses her vehicle often. The deputy asked if she had used drugs and she said she had used methamphetamine a while ago. She was asked if the friend who uses her car uses drugs and she said yes.
A K-9 arrived and did a sniff of the vehicle and did not alert. The deputy asked for consent to search. The woman said yes. A small clear bag of white powdery substance was located, the report states.
The woman was placed into handcuffs and read her Miranda rights. She said she wished to speak. The officer asked if she had used cocaine recently. She said she used cocaine early that morning. The officer asked if the small clear bag was hers and she said yes. At this time, she was placed into custody.
The woman told the deputy she was concerned about her children. The officer asked her where they were. She said the children were at home alone. The officer asked how old the children were. She said 9 and 8 years old. The deputy asked if she had any drugs in the house they could access. She told the officer they would have to climb to get it. The deputy asked if she had anyone to pick up the children and she said yes. The deputy attempted to contact the woman’s family but was unsuccessful, the report states.
The deputy asked if she would consent to having their CCSO deputy partner check on the well being of the children and she said yes. The deputy asked the woman if the CCSO deputy partner could enter the residence and she said yes. The officer seized the small bag and booked into evidence for further testing and the woman’s vehicle was towed.
The deputy took the woman to jail. While at the jail the deputy who went to the residence said he located suspected cocaine in the children’s bedroom. The deputy also advised the house was disarrayed and dirty, the report states.
The woman was booked for the following: Use controlled substance in presence of a child, two counts of child abuse/neglect and possession of a controlled substance. Bail: $40,000. The case has been forwarded to the Department of Child and Family Services for further followup.
In other arrests:
— A 51-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday for suspicion of possession of receiving/transferring a stolen vehicle, possession of a controlled substance among other offenses.
Jeffrey Annabel was taken into custody at 7:25 p.m. following an investigation. He was also booked for a failure to appear traffic warrant and possession of drug paraphernalia, both misdemeanor offenses.
According to the booking report, a deputy was in the 1400 block of South Carson Street and observed a black Ford Explorer with California paper plates. A records check of the license plate showed it belonged on a Pontiac. The deputy advised that from their training and experience, subjects involved in crimes including possession of stolen vehicles will frequently “cold plate” cars (place false license plates for another vehicle on the suspect vehicle) to avoid detection by law enforcement.
The deputy made contact with the driver, who made multiple furtive movements to the area between the center console and driver’s seat. Suspect narcotics were later located in the location he was moving. The man advised his license was not valid and he did not have insurance on the vehicle. He was detained and provided consent to search the vehicle. A records check returned with a misdemeanor warrant from Nevada Highway Patrol.
A records check on the vehicle’s VIN showed the vehicle was reported stolen to Reno Police Department. A search of the vehicle yielded a clear baggy containing a clear crystalline substance of suspected methamphetamine. Also located in the vehicle was a suspected meth pipe.
The man was in possession of a vehicle that had been reported stolen, had suspected methamphetamine and a suspected methamphetamine pipe and had a warrant for his arrest. He was booked and taken to jail. Bail: $10,000, plus $1,005 cash for the failure to appear warrant.
— A 22-year-old man was arrested Nov. 22 for suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery. According to the booking report, deputies were called to the 2000 block of East William Street for a domestic battery.
Deputies spoke with the victim who’s stated there was an interaction with her ex-boyfriend that became physical, where the man kept grabbing her and pulling her toward him and grabbing her belt loops and pulled her back. She was asked if he hit her or pulled her hair. The woman said not that day but he had hit her in the past and also stated she had a previous restraining order on him because he choked her and hit her with his elbow, the report states. A witness, the woman’s sister, was interviewed and stated the man was standing between the car door preventing it from closing. They stated the man was yelling at her sister, asking if she would going to come grab her “shit.”
The officer asked the victim what happened previously. She stated she had bruising on her arms and wrist from the man.
A deputy made contact with the man in the 1800 block of Rock Court to interview him. Before the officer could reach the front door of his house, the man exited, locked his vehicle and asked to speak with the deputy away from the house. The officer said they could talk by the patrol vehicle.
The deputy asked the man to explain what happened earlier in the day. He stated the woman rode with him to a store in the 2000 block of East William. He said he went to the bathroom and out of nowhere the woman had called her sister to pick her up. The officer asked the man if he grabbed the woman. He stated yes but not aggressively, even though it may have appeared that way to others. He stated the woman bruises easily. The officer said it takes some type of force for someone to bruise. The man stated the woman is small and if she bumps her knee she gets a bruise. He was placed under arrest for suspicion of domestic battery. Bail: $3,000.
— A 42-year-old Carson City man was arrested for a misdemeanor warrant alleging confined animal in a motor vehicle. The warrant was issued Nov. 15, 2024 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $2,500.
— A 33-year-old man, Shawn M. Sutton, was arrested Nov. 22 for a felony fugitive from justice warrant issued Sept. 24, 2024 from Illinois Department of Corrections for parole violation. No bail hold, awaiting extradition.
— A 58-year-old South Lake Tahoe, man, Henry Lawrence Gerling, was arrested Nov. 22, 12:30 p.m. for a felony failure to appear warrant out of Carson City Drug Court. The original charge was possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of sale, a category D felony. No bail hold in lieu of hearing.
— A 38-year-old Carson City man, Tony Waller, was arrested Nov. 22 for two felony warrant counts for violation of conditions. No bail hold in lieu of hearing.
— A 37-year-old woman was arrested Nov. 24 for a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $500 cash.
— 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.
