Carson City deputies make arrests for trafficking, felony assault, DUI

A Carson City man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of felony methamphetamine trafficking and drug possession charges, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Steven William Peters, 31, was booked Saturday, 9:28 a.m. into Carson City Jail for suspicion of trafficking meth 4 to 14 grams, possession of a controlled substance (suspected heroin), misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of a suspended sentence. He was arrested in the area of Arrowhead and Louise streets.

During an investigation deputies were called regarding a suspicious subject in the area. The suspect walked up to a deputy and began speaking and laughing uncontrollably, and attempted several times to put sunglasses on his face but kept missing his head, the arrest report states.

A deputy asked if he had been drinking or had done drugs. The suspect told the deputy he had had been drinking the night before and wasn’t intoxicated. He didn’t answer the question about taking drugs, the arrest report states. The man also informed deputies he had a warrant for his arrest out of California.

Deputies conducted pat down search, where a sandwich bag was recovered containing 9.4 grams of methamphetamine crystals mixed with a fine white powder.

He was asked during the pat down search if there was anything in his pockets that could stick or poke the deputy during the search. The man replied there wasn’t. The deputy recovered a syringe with suspected heroin inside, the arrest report states.

The deputy again asked if there was anything else in his pockets that would poke the officer during the search. The man again replied “no I don’t have anything else.” The officer retrieved a second uncapped syringe with suspected heroin inside, as well as a heart shaped spoon, with a small piece of cotton with dark residue.

He was arrested without incident and turned over to jail staff. He was booked for possession of a controlled substance, (heroin), trafficking 4-14 grams of methamphetamine, and misdemeanor drug paraphernalia and violation of a suspended sentence. Bail: $26,500.

In other arrests:
— A Las Vegas man, Michael Debaun, was arrested Saturday, 1:21 p.m. in the 1500 block of Empire Ranch Road for felony suspicion of possession of schedule 1 and schedule 4 drugs and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

During an investigation, deputies found several items related to drugs the man had on him. He had two needles in his pocket, a spoon with cotton and heroin residue, a Clonazepam, and a small piece of foil with heroin inside.

Found at jail during the intake process was a baggie of Clonazepam pills, 19 and 1/2 in the man’s front chest pocket. Bail: $6,137.

— A 45-year-old Carson City man, Lennard Bruce James, was arrested Saturday, 4:18 p.m. in the 300 block of East William Street for felony suspicion of robbery, burglary and assault with a deadly weapon.

According to the arrest report, the man allegedly threatened a manager at a grocery store with a knife after confronting him about stolen alcohol and meat.

The man admitted to stealing an unopened bottle of Smirnoff vodka he had in his possession from the store. Earlier the man had been contacted after he attempted to leave the store having concealed a package of meat in his pants. According to the store employee he walked toward them, pointed the knife and said “I will f**k you up,” the arrest report states.

The value of the meat and vodka stolen was $22.08. A review of the man’s criminal history showed he has 3 prior conviction of petit larceny, therefore he was arrested for felony suspicion of burglary. Bail $60,000.

— A 25-year-old Carson City man was booked Saturday into jail at 5 p.m. for a misdemeanor warrant out of Douglas County District Court. He is on a no-bail hold in Carson City awaiting extradition.

— A 41-year-old Carson City man, Carlos A Simpson, was arrested Saturday, 8:25 p.m. in the 1000 block of South Roop Street for felony suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, gross misdemeanor attempt to destroy or conceal evidence, misdemeanor drawing a weapon in a threatening manner and misdemeanor failure to appear traffic warrant.

According to the arrest report, the man allegedly threatened to kill the victim with kitchen knives during an argument, placing a knife in front of them and holding onto another knife telling the victim “this is how it is going to end,” the arrest report states.

The victim said the argument never turned physical, but that they were afraid of the man following the knife situation. The knives were found in a nearby Dumpster after the man left the scene. Bail: $23,432.

— A 19-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Sunday, 7:17 a.m. in the 2300 block of Airport Road for misdemeanor suspicion of domestic battery. According to the arrest report, the woman admitted to hitting the victim in an argument causing his nose to bleed. Bail: $3,137.

— A 21-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 4:22 p.m. in the area of Pine Street and Hot Springs Road for a misdemeanor failure to appear in traffic court warrant issued Dec. 18, 2017 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $230.

— A 33-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Sunday, 11:48 p.m. in the area of East Fifth Street and South Harbin for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI.

According to the arrest report a deputy made a traffic stop after observing a vehicle pass him going westbound on East Fifth Street with a non-functioning passenger side head lamp.

The driver had slurred speech and an odor of alcohol. The woman told the deputy she had “one beer” about four hours prior.

The woman agreed to participate in field sobriety tests, where she showed signs of impairment, the arrest report states. A deputy discontinued the last two tests due to her not being able to maintain balance. She provided a breath sample of .232 and was arrested for suspicion of DUI. Bail: $1,137.

— A 23-year-old Carson City woman was arrested early Monday New Year’s morning, 3:27 a.m. in the 300 block of North Carson Street for suspicion of gross misdemeanor destruction of city property and misdemeanor battery and obstructing.

According to the arrest report the woman was at a bar, became belligerent and was ordered out. The woman punched the bouncer in the left eye as he escorted her out of the bar. The woman was located.

Deputies attempted to speak with her, when she then became argumentative. As she was being arrested and placed in a patrol car she had pushed off the back panel causing a sizable dent to the patrol vehicle. The damage was photographed and the woman was booked in jail facing the charges. Bail: $4,186.

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.