A 51-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday, 8:34 p.m. in the 1400 block of North Carson Street on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance.
Mark Tyzbir, 51, was arrested after Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies went to the residence after learning of a domestic dispute there.
Officers made contact with Tyzbir who was on the sidewalk and asked him if he and his wife had been fighting. Tyzbir told the officer he didn't touch his wife. He was asked again if he and his wife had been fighting. This time Tyzbir said he and his wife had been arguing but that was it. Officer asked Tyzbir if his wife was in the apartment. The man replied she was.
Officers went to the home and announced loudly it was the sheriff's office. After several minutes of announcing there wasn't an answer. Deputies entered the apartment to look for the woman. The officers walked in the front door and within five feet of the door saw a small clear baggie on the floor. Officers continued to look in the apartment for the woman and were unable to locate her.
The officer walked back outside and showed Tyzbir the baggie in which he said it was a new empty one. The officer saw that it had a small amount of white crystal powder determined later to be methamphetamine. He was arrested for possession. Bail $2,500.
In other arrests:
A Carson City man was arrested Thursday, 12:12 p.m. in the 500 block of East Long Street on a felony warrant out of Douglas County. Michael John Harrell, 20, was being held without bail awaiting extradition.
The felony arrest warrant was issued Jan. 14, 2014 out of Douglas County on a charge of failure to appear in drug court.
He also had a misdemeanor warrant for his arrest issued Jan. 9, 2014 from Carson City Justice Court. The charge is failure to report for drug testing. Bail for the Carson City charge, $3,000.
— A 33-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday, 1:57 a.m. in the 2200 block of Highway 50 East on a misdemeanor failure to appear traffic warrant issued out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $740.
— A Fresno woman was taken into civil protective custody Jan. 23, 9:30 p.m. in the 400 block of Agate Way.
— A 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested Jan. 23, 4:45 p.m. in the area of East Nye and Loraine streets. He faces a misdemeanor charge of driving on a suspended license. Bail: $632.
Those arrested and facing charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.