A 19-year-old man was arrested Monday for suspicion of gross misdemeanor conspiracy to commit petit larceny and misdemeanor obstructing, according to a Carson City Sheriff’s Office booking report.
Deputies were dispatched to a larceny report at a convenience store in the 3900 block of Highway 50 East. The reporting party advised two males stole a case of beer. Deputies arrived and spoke with the reporting party (RP) who stated two males walked out with an 18 pack of beer. The total price was $24.20. The RP was able to take a photo of the suspect vehicle and license plate.
Deputies learned the vehicle was registered to an address on Woodside Drive, arrived at the location and spoke to a woman who stated the vehicle is being used by her grandson, who she said lives on North Edmonds. She provided a address.
Deputies went to the apartment and and from the outside looking through a wind observed two males drinking the beer and singing, the report states.
A deputy knocked on the door. One of the males walked over to the window. A deputy identified himself as a CCSO deputy. Both males ran back to the living room and began to pick up beer cans. Both males then ran toward the hallway.
Deputies continued to knock on the door. A relative nearby stated she could get her nephew to come to the door. She knocked on the door and a male opened the door. One male was sitting on the couch and the main suspect in the beer theft was highly intoxicated as he spoke to his relative, the report states.
He began to push the relative out of the door way. A deputy took a photo of the suspect, who then became upset. He stated he didn’t have to talk with CCSO deputies, the report states.
The suspect continued to argue with his relative and would not allow CCSO deputies to talk as he was yelling over everyone. A deputy informed the suspect about his worried grandma who was downstairs. The suspect then walked out of the apartment and looked downstairs. The man was detained and began to resist officers attempting to place cuffs on him.
During the investigation, the suspect was positively identified as one of the males who walked out with the beer. As he was being arrested, he yelled multiple times to the other male to not say anything and persuaded the other male not to cooperate. He was arrested, and taken to the hospital where he was medically cleared and then booked into jail. Bail: $1,137.
In other arrests:
— A 41-year-old woman was arrested Monday for a misdemeanor warrant alleging domestic battery. The warrant was issued April 12, 2025 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.
— A 39-year-old woman was booked into jail on an outside agency warrant issued August 27, 2025 out of Reno Municipal Court. Bail: $1,549.
— A 64-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday for suspicion of DUI and open container. According to the booking report, deputies responded to the 6000 block of Sierra Vista Lane. The reporting party stated a man was in a vehicle on the property. The RP stated the man appeared to be intoxicated and was having issues operating his vehicle.
Deputies arrived on scene and observed a four-door sedan occupied by a man. He identified himself with a Nevada driver’s license. He was in the driver’s seat of the vehicle, which was running and in drive. The man was attempting to drive the vehicle down the driveway while deputies were driving toward the residence, the report states.
Deputies observed a Voodoo Ranger alcoholic beverage in the passenger seat of the vehicle. The man had thick, slurred speech and and strong odor of alcohol coming from his person. He stated where he lived and attempted to negotiate with the officer about the situation. He would attempt to redirect questions in an attempt to be released from the scene, the report states.
A deputy instructed him to exit the vehicle. The man was hesitant at first and then again attempted to negotiate with deputies in an attempt to be released from the scene. He then exited the vehicle willingly, the report states. The vehicle was not parked on a steep grade but was parked on gravel. When he exited the vehicle, he used the car to maintain balance. He removed his sunglasses, where the deputy observed him to have red, watery eyes and the odor of alcohol coming from his person was strong, the report states.
Due to the man being in actual physical control of the vehicle and signs of impairment, the deputy requested the man submit to standardized field sobriety testing. The deputy asked the man multiple times and explained to him that the tests were to determine if he was capable of driving, the report states. The man again tried to negotiate with the deputy about letting him go home. The deputy again asked if he was willing to do the tests. He continued to negotiate with the officer and never denied or consented to performing SFSTs, the report states.
Based on the open container, signs of impairment and not answering questions, he was placed under arrest. He was read the request for voluntary evidence and again the man would not answer the question and attempted to negotiate with the deputy. The man asked the deputy to drop him off at home. The man was taken to jail.
A deputy contacted the on-call district attorney and judge to request a seizure order for the man’s blood. The warrant was granted and the blood was drawn. The man was released to detention staff and booked for suspicion of DUI and open container. Bail: $1,137.
— A 47-year-old Carson City man, Paul Charles Cherghezan, was arrested Jan. 17 for a felony outside agency warrant issued Nov. 9, 2016 out of Michigan. No bail hold in lieu of extradition.
— A 72-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Jan. 16 for suspicion of misdemeanor trespass not amounting to burglary. According to the booking report, deputies were called to a casino in the 500 block of North Carson Street regarding a woman yelling and being belligerent with staff. Dispatch advised the casino wanted the woman trespassed from the location.
Deputies located the woman who was yelling at bar staff and appeared to be intoxicated. A deputy told her the reason for the contact and that the casino wanted her trespassed. The woman stated she was not trespassing and said she was not going to leave, the report states.
Deputies told her multiple times that she needed to gather her belongings and leave. The woman refused to leave, repeatedly stating that she was not trespassing.
The casino stated they wanted to press charges for trespass. The woman was arrested for suspicion of trespass. She came uncooperative with deputies, and began to kick her feet and started spitting. The woman was taken to the hospital for medical clearance. She refused to provide a preliminary breath test. She was medically cleared and taken to jail. Bail: $1,137.
— A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Jan. 15 for suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery. According to the booking report, deputies responded to a Fairview Drive address for a report of a man and woman physically fighting in a parking lot.
Deputies arrived and made contact with the woman who advised she and the suspect were wrestling over her phone in the parking lot prior to arrival by deputies. She advised the man came to her work and demanded to look through her phone. She told deputies she gave him the phone and then took it back.
She advised the man then snatched the phone out of her hand and starting walking to the car. The woman tried to grab the phone back and they started wrestling over the phone in the parking lot. She advised she did not tell him she was going to call 911 when he took her phone.
The man walked back to the address after leaving for a short time. The suspect told deputies that he walked to the woman’s work to call her out for cheating on him. He demanded to see her phone and started looking through it. He said the woman then took the phone back and he snatched it back, the report states. He was sitting in the vehicle and looking at the phone, getting ready to leave when the woman tried to get her phone back. This started a wrestling match between the two, he said.
The man admitted he came to the woman’s place of business with the intention to start an argument. He also admitted that he escalated things when he snatched the phone out of her hand and refused to give it back, the report states.
The deputy advised the man that because he came to the business to start an argument and escalated things by snatching the phone that caused a physical altercation, he would be arrested as the primary aggressor for suspicion of domestic battery.
A deputy spoke with the woman, who confirmed the man’s statement. He was taken to jail and booked for suspicion of domestic battery. Bail: $3,137.
— A 34-year-old woman was arrested Jan. 15 in the 800 block of East William Street for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). Bail; $2,500.
— A 31-year-old Carson City man was arrested Jan. 16 for a misdemeanor outside agency warrant issued out of Douglas County Justice Court and misdemeanor driving with a revoked license for DUI. Bail: $1,000 cash.
— A 35-year-old Sparks man was arrested Jan. 16 for suspicion of driving with a revoked license for DUI and suspended registration. Bail: $1,137.
— A 54-year-old South Lake Tahoe man booked Jan. 16 for a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued March 21, 2025 out of Carson City Justice Court and a failure to appear bench warrant issued March 12, 2025. Bail: $3,000 cash.
— A 74-year-old Carson City man was arrested Jan. 16 for a misdemeanor bench warrant issued Jan. 6, 2026 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000 cash.
— A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested Jan. 17 in the 900 block of South Roop Street for a misdemeanor warrant issued Oct. 16, 2025 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $1,000.
— A 37-year-old Dayton man was arrested Jan. 17 for suspicion of DUI. According to the booking report, at 3:27 p.m. a deputy was traveling south on College Parkway toward Sherman and observed a sedan stopped in northbound traffic in the number 2 travel lane with a pickup and a motorcycle parked in front of it.
The deputy could see the front of the sedan had damage to it and the front driver side tire was flat. There was a male still sitting in the driver seat of the vehicle. The deputy saw tire marks on the road from the stopped sedan to the curb around 100 feet behind it. The deputy stopped behind the sedan and made contact with the driver.
When the deputy made contact, the pickup and motorcycle left the scene. The deputy asked for the man’s driver’s license, registration and insurance for the vehicle. The man began looking around for something as if he was confused. The man eventually found his license identifying himself. He found his registration but could not find his insurance.
The deputy asked the man what happened. He said his tire was flat and he was trying to call for a tow. He later said he was looking at his phone and then struck the curb, which caused the accident.
The deputy began taking photos of the crash and returned to the man, where the deputy could smell an odor of alcohol coming from his person. The deputy returned to his patrol vehicle and the man then exited his vehicle and walked over to the deputy. When the man walked up to the deputy, the deputy could smell an odor of alcohol coming from his person again. The deputy asked if he would be willing to perform standardized field sobriety tests. The man answered yes.
During the question part of the tests the man advised he had both of his knees replaced and had one Bloody Mary three hours prior in Virginia City, the report states. The man showed signs of impairment on the tests. He blew a partial .201 on the preliminary breath test. He was arrested for suspicion of DUI.
The man was read the request for evidentiary testing and refused to provide a breath or blood sample. The district attorney and a judge were contacted, where a warrant to draw blood was approved. At jail, the man provided a PBT of .266 and was taken to the hospital for medical clearance and then returned to jail. Bail: $1,137.
— A 41-year-old Reno woman was arrested Jan. 18 for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine.) Bail: $2,500.
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