Two men were arrested Sept. 27 and face felony drug charges after Carson City Sheriff's Special Enforcement Team officers found methamphetamine in a console of a van. Both men denied the meth was theirs.
Keith Wayne Furr, 51, and William Dale French, 42, of Dayton were arrested in the 4900 block of Highway 50 East at 5:28 p.m.
According to the arrest report, an officer was patrolling eastbound Highway 50 near Sunrise Road when he noticed a Chevy van with an expired California plate traveling westbound. The officer followed the van to a mobile home park where it drove into a space. The men got out of the vehicle and went around to the back of a mobile home. The men were given instructions to stop what they were doing and put up their hands, which they didn't do, each rummaging through their pockets, according to the arrest report.
Officers continued to give verbal commands with their weapon drawn. The men complied. Both men waived their Miranda rights and agreed to speak. Furr was the driver of the van. While officers talked to the men they noticed French had an open contaner of Smirnoff Vodka that was half empty in his rear pocket.
French told officers that he was a passenger in the van and was just getting a ride. He stated that Furr saw the officer on Highway 50 and stated he knew it was a cop. French told officers that Furr was nervous and drove quickly into the mobile home park. He said they didn't know anyone who lived in the mobile home park.
A K9 did a drug sniff of the yard of the mobile home park where the dog located a small amount of marijuana along with some cash near a grill. French was asked about the marijuana and he stated it was Furr's and he is the one who hid it. Officers spoke with Furr who stated that French was the one with the marijuana and was hid it. Furr also stated he knew the officers who stopped him were part of the SET team from the sheriff's office when he was driving on Highway 50, according to the arrest report.
Department of Alternative Sentencing assisted with the investigation as it was learned that Furr was on a list that allowed for searches. The K9 conducted the search of the van. In the van a hypodermic device was found along with a small amount of methamphetamine and another open bottle of alcohol in the middle console of the van, within reach of both men, the arrest report states.
Officers again asked both about the meth and hypodermic device. Furr said it belonged to French and French said it belonged to Furr, the arrest report states.
Officers then learned that the rear plate of the van had a valid 2014 registration sticker however the registration was expired as of 2010, according to California DMV. The plate was taken for evidence and later booked at the sheriff's office for fictitious registration. Dispatched advised Furr did not have a valid license in Nevada or California.
Both men were booked. Furr faces the following charges: felony possession of methamphetamine, gross misdemeanor destruction of evidence. Misdemeanors include possession of marijuana, no valid driver's license, expired registration, no proof of insurance, possession of a hypodermic device, violation of conditions, open container and fictitious registration. Bail: $11,179. French faces a felony charge of possession of methamphetamine and a gross misdemeanor charge of destruction of evidence. He also faces the following misdemeanor charges: Possession of marijuana, possession of a hypodermic device and open container. Bail: $6,874.
In other arrests:
— A 33-year-old Stockton, Calif., woman was arrested 10:46 p.m. Sept. 28 in the 3800 block of South Carson Street. She faces a gross misdemeanor charge of battery on a police officer and misdemeanor charges of obstructing a police officer and domestic battery.
Officers were called to the address on a report of a suicidal woman who had reportedly battered her brother. Officers learned the woman had a few drinks with family members and said that she was going to hurt herself and didn't care about anything.
When the woman's brother tried to intervene and calm her down, she bit and scratched him, the arrest report states. The brother told officers he tried to restrain his sister when the battery happened. Officers could see a scratch on the victim's lip and scratches on his arms. Officers determined the woman to be the primary aggressor. Officers asked the woman, sitting in the bathroom, to stand up and that she was going to be arrested for domestic battery. The woman said: "I'm not going to stand up, you can't arrest me for domestic violence." Officers then asked the woman to stand up again and again she would not comply, saying "I don't give a s***."
The arresting officer then grabbed the woman's right arm to help her stand up. The woman was resisting and would not stand up on her own. A deputy assisted and grabbed the woman's left arm. As officers were trying to get both of her hands behind her back, the woman kept falling to the ground. The deputy then placed the woman against the wall to prevent her from moving around. As an officer began to place handcuffs on the woman, she used her left leg and kicked at a deputy, striking him in the left knee. After a short struggle, officers were able to get the woman cuffed. She then became somewhat cooperative and was placed into the patrol car. Bail: $6,064.
— An-18-year-old Stagecoach woman was arrested at 5:17 p.m. Sept. 28 in the area of Imperial and Gardengate. She faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. According to the arrest report, the woman told officers she "socked" her boyfriend twice in the face during an argument. She said they had been drinking with friends when her boyfriend "brought up the past" and called her a "whore" so she said she punched him in the face, according to the arrest report.
Witnesses reported seeing the woman punch her boyfriend in the face, with one witness saying he saw the man punched several times. Bail: $3,137.
— A 46-year-old Carson City woman faces a misdemeanor charge of petit larceny after her employer at a convenience store noted she had been coming up short on her till numerous times. The employer advised that he reviewed surveillance footage and observed the woman taking numerous items and placing them inside a plastic bag located inside a cabinet and then retrieved the bag and gave it to an unknown male sitting at a slot machine.
The woman's employer advised the woman did not make any attempt to pay for the items she took. The total amount was $43.13. The employer signed a citizens arrest warrant. Bail: $737.
— A 22-year-old Carson City man was booked Sept. 27 and faces a gross misdemeanor warrant charge of tampering with a motor vehicle. The warrant was out of Carson City Justice Court and was issued Sept. 13, 2013. Bail: $2,500.
— A 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested at Sept. 27 in the 1100 block of Woodside Drive. He faces misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, obstructing and jaywalking.
— A 31-year-old Carson City man was arrested 10:33 a.m. Sept. 29 in the 1700 block of Brown Street. He faces a warrant charge of being in violation of a suspended sentence. Bail: $3,000.
— A 39-year-old Carson City man was booked into Carson City Jail on Sept. 29 on a charge of being in violation of a suspended sentence. Bail: $1,000.
— A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sept. 28, 4:10 p.m. in the 2700 block of Highway 50 on a traffic warrant. Bail: $410.
— A 26-year-old Carson City woman and a 30-year-old man were arrested at 8:15 p.m. Sept. 28 in the 1400 block of North Carson Street. According to the arrest report, officers were called to the location in reference to a fight. The man and the woman had both been drinking and were in violation of a no drinking clause issued in their alternative sentencing. The man blew a preliminary breath test of .06. The woman blew a preliminary breath test of .235. Bail; $3,000 each.
— A 28-year-old Carson City woman was arrested at 3:53 p.m. Sept. 26, in the 3800 block of Highway 50 East. She faces misdemeanor charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and being in violation of her probation. Bail: $3,132.
— A 31-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sept. 27, 11:04 p.m. in the area of Caroline and Plaza streets. He faces misdemeanor charges of being in possession of an ounce of marijuana and open container. Bail: $929.
— A 54-year-old Brentwood, Calif., man was arrested Sept. 28, 4:10 p.m. near Highway 50 and Arrowhead. He faces a misdemeanor DUI charge. According to the arrest report officers patrolling saw a gold Harley Davidson on the ground on its side with a man underneath it in the travel lane. When officers spoke with the man there was an odor of alcohol and he spoke with slow and slurred speech, the arrest report states. He agreed to a preliminary breath test with a result of .08. He also gave a blood sample at jail. Bail; $1,132.
— A 30-year-old transient was arrested Sept. 28, 2:55 p.m. in the 100 block of East Park Street. He faces misdemeanor charges of possessing drug paraphernalia and being in violation of alternative sentencing. Bail: $6,000.
— A 19-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sept. 28, 2:31 p.m. in the 2600 block of Sit Sierra Way. He faces misdemeanor charges of possessing marijuana, improper u-turn, and being in violation of alternative sentencing. Bail: $6,824.
— A 35-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sept. 28, 12:05 a.m. in the 900 block of Saliman Road. He faces a misdemeanor warrant charge of failure to appear for traffic court. Bail: $250.
— A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sept. 27, 10:05 a.m. in the 2000 block of Airport Road. he faces misdemeanor charges of being in violation of a suspended sentence, possessing less than an ounce of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and obstructing. Bail: $8,049.
— A Carson City man was arrested Sept. 27, 7:45 p.m. in the area of Northridge and Ridgecrest. He faces misdemeanor charges of obstructing and less than an ounce of marijuana. Bail: $1,149.
— A Rockville, Calif., woman was booked into jail Sept. 27, 3 p.m. She faces a misdemeanor charge of failure to appear. Bail: $192.
– A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sept. 26, 2:04 p.m. in the area of Fairview and North Edmonds. He faces misdemeanor charges of being in violation of a suspended sentence, failure to stop or yield at signs, and obstructing an officer. Bail: $2,256.
— A 44-year-old Las Vegas man was booked into Carson City Jail on Sept. 26, 3 p.m. on a misdemeanor charge of being in violation of probation. Bail; $3,000.
— A 38-year-old Carson City woman was booked into Carson City jail on Sept. 26, 10 a.m. and faces a charge of failure to appear on a traffic warrant. Bail: $1,141.
— A 29-year-old Palmdale, Calif., man was booked into Carson City Jail on Sept. 26, 3 p.m. and faces a charge of violation of probation conditions. Bail: $3,000.
Those arrested and facing charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.