A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday on a felony charge of possession of methamphetamine. According to the arrest report, Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 3200 block of Imperial Way at 7:42 a.m. on a report of a man slumped over the wheel of a vehicle that belonged to his girlfriend.
Officers arrived and the man, Joseph Scurti, was evaluated by paramedics. The man was searched for weapons where officers found a meth pipe with meth residue and a small clear plastic baggie that tested positive for methamphetamine, according to the arrest report. He was arrested at 9:12 a.m. Bail: $3,637.
Scurti's 24-year-old girlfriend was also arrested and faces misdemeanor charges of being in possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of conditions through Alternative Sentencing.
According to the arrest report, officers met with the woman explaining to her that her boyfriend was taken to jail for possession charges after being found in her vehicle. The woman told officers that she used meth the night prior but didn't have any on her or in the vehicle and did not give consent to search.
An exterior sniff with a K9 gave a positive alert for drugs, the report states. Inside the vehicle was a small baggie that had several smaller baggies inside of it, commonly used for packaging and distributing narcotics. She was arrested for possession of paraphernalia and violation of Alternative Sentencing conditions. Bail: $4,137.
In other arrests:
— A 33-year-old Reno man was arrested Monday, 9:20 a.m. in the 700 block of Silver Oak Drive on a misdemeanor warrant for contempt of court out of Sparks. Bail: $810.
— 20-year-old Carson City man was booked into Carson City Jail on Monday, 2:30 p.m. on a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued April 18, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $175.
— A 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 10:28 p.m. at a casino in the 1900 block of North Carson Street. According to the arrest report, the man admitted to drinking inside a casino when he had a court order through Alternative Sentencing stating that he was not allowed to be drinking. Bail: $1,000.
Those arrested and facing criminal charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.