Two women were arrested early Wednesday morning after leading Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies on a vehicle chase that ended off road near the water tower off of Koontz Lane.
Amber Wolfe, 22, was arrested at 1:59 a.m. and faces felony charges of eluding and being in violation of probation conditions. She also faces lesser charges of reckless driving and operating a vehicle with expired registration. The Winnemucca woman is being held without bail on the probation violation charge and $20,000 bail on the eluding charge.
Also arrested was Felicia Villalobos, 28, on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, and a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Her bail amount is $3,637. She is also listed as being from Winnemucca.
According to the arrest report, Carson City Sheriff's Deputy Nicholas Pinochi was patrolling the area and did a routine check on a four-door Dodge, which came back from DMV with an expired registration.
The vehicle turned northbound on Carson Street from Eagle Station Drive and then quickly moved into the No. 3 travel lane, eastbound on Koontz Lane. The deputy activated his overhead lights and attempt a traffic stop on the vehicle, which then quickly accelerated, passing a vehicle by going into the westbound travel lane, the arrest report states.
Officers advised dispatch that the vehicle was failing to yield or stop as it was passing Silver Sage Drive. The vehicle blew a stop sign and continued at speeds of approximately 80 to 90 mph, the arrest report states.
The vehicle continued eastbound and wasn't slowing down, blowing stop signs on Koontz at Hillview and South Edmonds Drive. The vehicle continued eastbound on Koontz, going onto the dirt road toward the water tower and then hitting a large boulder.
As the officer pulled up, with lights and siren still activated, Wolfe exited the driver's seat of the vehicle and took off running east into the hills. The officer exited his vehicle and yelled for the woman to stop. The woman kept running. Another woman, Felicia Villalobos, was in the vehicle, and the officer stayed with her until backup officers arrived.
Deputy Pinochi then went to look for the driver. Sgt. Jim Primka and Sgt. Craig Lowe responded and found Wolfe, without shoes, hiding under a bush. She was taken into custody and taken to the hospital for medical clearance for cuts and abrasions for running along the hillside without shoes.
Inside the vehicle were two blue plastic baggies containing methamphetamine and a glass pipe on the passenger seat. Inside the purse of Villalobos, deputies found a black eye glass case containing hypodermic needs and a plastic container with suspected methamphetamine. In the center console of the car was a glass marijuana pipe, and a black plastic lid with methamphetamine, according to the arrest report.