Carson City arrests: Man attempting to escape officer, jailed for burglary and home invasion

A 24-year-old man was arrested in the 1500 block of East William Street for suspicion of home invasion, attempted burglary, battery on an officer and other charges, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office report.

Adam Daniel Carroll, listed as a transient, was taken into custody at 10:52 a.m. Friday. According to the arrest report, an officer was in the area of East Long and observed two subjects next to a fence. One of the subjects was lifting a bicycle over the fence into a yard behind an apartment. The man, Carroll, was then observed knocking on the door of an apartment.

The officer approached the man to come speak with him. The man told the officer "just a minute" and then climbed onto the roof of the apartment and tried to get into a window, the arrest report states.

The subject was ordered to come and speak with the officer. After several attempts the man went to the officer to speak. He provided a name and did not have identification on him. He allowed a pat down search, where the man had a wallet with nothing inside.

The officer attempted to detain and place handcuffs on him. The man pulled away from the officer and began running, then got on a bicycle and pedaled, the report states.

The officer grabbed the man's shirt as he attempted to pedal and both fell to the ground. The officer hit his head on a garage door during the fall. The suspect told the officer that he wasn't a cop and took off running again.

A citizen approached the officer and said that a man was running and climbed up on a roof top on the second story of a condominium complex.

The man then climbed down from the second story to the first story and then pulled a screen off a window, the arrest report states. He then slid the window open and climbed inside. The man then entered the garage of the apartment, entered a vehicle in an attempt to hide then, later, left the garage. The man was located and taken into custody at a bank on William and Saliman streets.

Carroll was arrested for the following: Home invasion and attempted burglary, both felonies, gross misdemeanor battery on an officer, and misdemeanor obstructing and resisting, trespassing, destruction of property and violation of a suspended sentence. Bail: $45,016.

In other arrests:
— A 34-year-old Eureka, Nev., man, Douglas Allan Smith, was arrested early Saturday, 1:30 a.m. for felony suspicion of a third DUI and a misdemeanor charge of driving without tail lamps.

According to the arrest report, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong initiated a traffic stop where a vehicle was driving on North Carson Street without tail lights.

A deputy arrived and took over the investigation where the driver presented an Oregon license. He had an odor of alcohol on his person. The man was asked if he had been drinking. The man replied he hadn't but had smoked marijuana in the past 30 minutes. The officer didn't smell and odor of marijuana on his person. The man was asked if he would participate in standardized field sobriety tests. The man agreed.

The man said he had two beers around 30 minutes prior. During the tests he showed signs of impairment. He provided a preliminary breath test of .242 and was arrested. At jail he agreed to a voluntary blood draw for evidence. While at jail the deputy conducted a criminal history to check for prior DUI conviction. His history showed a DUI second offense conviction out of Sparks in March of 2014. He was arrested for suspicion of a third DUI. Bail: $20,000.

— A 37-year-old Sparks man was arrested Friday for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to signal and making an improper lane change.

Robert Lee Stine was taken into custody at 4:14 a.m. in the area of Park and Carson streets. According to the arrest report a deputy made a traffic stop after observing the driver of the vehicle make erratic and sharp turns without using signals.

The man said he didn't have identification on him and provided a deputy a name that was checked through dispatch, which didn't match. The officer could smell an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The man advised his father had smoke marijuana in the vehicle the day prior.

The deputy asked the man if he would consent to a search of the vehicle. Th man consented. Inside a deputy located approximately 1/2 gram of suspected methamphetamine, a glass pipe and a "tooter" straw, a device commonly used for inhaling narcotics. The man was arrested. Bail: $3,901.

— A 29-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 8:58 a.m. in the 1300 block of South Carson Street for misdemeanor driving on a suspended license, suspended registration and a failure to appear warrant issued in December 2018. Bail: $2,344.

— A 39-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 10:22 a.m. at a Silver Sage residence for gross misdemeanor suspicion of being a sex offender failing to register. Bail: $2,500.

— A 41-year-old Carson City man, Derek David Collis, was arrested Saturday, 9:22 a.m. in the 1800 block of Nichols for suspicion of felony battery with strangulation.

According to the arrest report, sheriff's deputies were called to a Bunch Way residence regarding a domestic battery. Deputies spoke with the victim who had a bloody nose.

The investigating deputy observed red marks on both sides of the victim's neck among other injuries, which were photographed for evidence. The suspect was located later and placed under arrest. Bail: $20,000.

— A 29-year-old Carson City woman, Kelli Ann Davis, was arrested May 19 for a felony warrant alleging possession of a controlled substance. The warrant was issued April 5, 2019 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.

— A 26-year-old Carson City man, Jeremiah Pellant, was arrested May 19, in the area of Long and Rand streets for suspicion of possession of methamphetamine and five misdemeanor offenses.

According to the arrest report, a sheriff's office sergeant made a traffic stop on a vehicle in which the driver was talking on a cell phone and failed to make two complete stops at posted stop signs, rolling through one going 3 mph and the other 5 mph.

The sheriff's office sergeant made contact with the driver who admitted he was on a cell phone. The officer advised him that his windshield was broken across the driver's view. The man provided a license and insurance information but was unable to provide registration information.

The officer asked the man if he could open the door to see if there was a bar code with the VIN number. The man agreed and the officer located the number. As the officer prepared to close the door, he observed a clear plastic baggie with suspected methamphetamine, and two needles in the door map pocket, the arrest report states.

The officer asked the man to step out of the car and he was handcuffed. The officer read the man his Miranda rights and the man agreed to speak. He admitted to using methamphetamine 1-1/2 hours prior via injection. He had a fresh injection mark on his left arm. The officer looked into the baggie and observed about 1 gram of suspected methamphetamine that was in plain view in the driver's side map pocket. The officer also observed an aluminum foil that had residue of suspected heroin in it.

The sergeant also observed an eye glass case on the floor of the vehicle near his feet. The man said there was some meth residue inside. Th officer retrieved it and located methamphetamine shards inside, as well as a needle that had less than 1 cc of blood in it, the report states.

The man agreed to field sobriety tests and showed signs of impairment. The officer read the man an evidentiary request for evidence. The man elected not to submit to evidentiary testing. The officer was granted a search warrant for evidentiary testing of the man's blood.

He was arrested for the possession charge and misdemeanor charges of suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while using a cell phone, obstructed windshield, no registration certificate and DUI drugs. Total bail amount listed: $5,030.

— A 48-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 8:33 p.m. in the area of Edmonds and Fairview for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI, driving on a suspended license, driving too fast for conditions and careless driving.

According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the area for a rollover crash. Witnesses advised deputies that the driver, who was the sole occupant, exited the vehicle. Th officer spoke with the driver and could smell an odor of alcohol on his person.

He was asked how much he had to drink. The man stated one and a half drinks of whiskey. He provided a preliminary breath test of .157 and was arrested for suspicion of DUI and the other charges. At jail he refused evidentiary testing. A telephonic warrant was granted by a Carson City judge allowing for a blood draw. The man's license was also showing to be suspended. Bail: $2,128.

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