Carson City deputies make arrest for possession of meth, stolen credit cards, burglary tool

A 33-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man were arrested by Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team deputies in the area of North Edmonds Drive for suspected possession of methamphetamine. The woman also faces charges of possession of stolen credit cards and having a burglary tool.

According to the arrest report, Eva Jessica Santa Cruz and Filiberto Gonzalez-Ramirez, both listed as transients, were arrested by SET deputies early Saturday morning following contact with Santa Cruz, who was seated in a vehicle in a parking lot of a local casino.

When the vehicle arrived, the driver, Gonzales, exited the driver seat and went inside. Santa Cruz then moved to the driver’s seat and appeared to be using her phone, according to the report.

Deputies approached the vehicle and immediately noticed a "tooter" straw and a butane torch behind the driver’s seat on the floorboard. Deputies asked Santa Cruz to exit the vehicle, which she did, and Deputy K-9 Ivo was dispatched to the scene, the report states.

Ivo conducted a free-air sniff of the vehicle and alerted to the presence of drug odor at the vehicle. Deputies searched the vehicle and located a piece of foil and tooter straw behind the driver’s seat. The foil contained a small amount of methamphetamine, the report stated.

Deputies interviewed both parties and they both admitted to recently using methamphetamine. Santa Cruz also admitted that on her phone she would have messages discussing drug sales. Neither admitted to possession of the specific items inside the vehicle, however.

Both were taken to jail. During a search of Santa Cruz’s belongings, deputies located two separate credit cards in two different names, neither of them hers. She told deputies she had “found them,” but learned they didn’t work when “someone” tried to use them, the report states.

Deputies also located a plastic lock picking device in her purse as well.

Santa Cruz was booked for suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, probation violation, possession of burglary tools, and possession of credit cards without the owner’s consent. Bail: $14,137; $3,000 cash only.

Gonzales-Ramirez was booked on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $3,637.

— A 20-year-old Reno man was arrested in the area of Lompa Lane and Dori Way for minor in consumption and DUI first offense.

Deputies were dispatched to the area around 3:23 on Saturday morning in reference to an injury accident. A vehicle was turned over on its roof, according to the report.

Deputies made contact with the 20-year-old who had visible bruising and lacerations to the left side of his face. He told deputies he hadn’t been driving the vehicle and had no idea why it was on its roof.

Paramedics arrived on scene and deputies overheard the 20-year-old telling them he had been driving the vehicle and passed out. He declined further medical attention.

He agreed to participate in a field sobriety test, and admitted to having consumed “two mixed alcoholic beverages” at his friend’s house around 2 a.m.

The man showed multiple signs of impairment and provided a voluntary preliminary breath test which resulted in a .287 percent BAC.

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