A Carson City man, already in custody on four felony charges after a May 5 police chase and attempted carjacking, faces felony drug trafficking and sales charges after being served a warrant Wednesday while in jail, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
Efrain Jimenez, 36, was served the two-felony count warrant from an FBI agent. The warrant was issued May 12, 2015 out of Sparks Township Justice Court and carries a $100,000 bail.
On Tuesday, May 5, Jimenez was arrested after he allegedly fled from a deputy during a traffic stop, jumped out of the moving vehicle he had been driving with his pregnant girlfriend still inside, and then attempted to carjack a vehicle occupied by a juvenile from a South Carson Street parking lot.
Jimenez was booked into jail on four felony charges: battery with intent to commit robbery, attempted grand auto larceny, eluding with endangerment and possession of a controlled substance. He also faces misdemeanor charges of obstructing an officer, driving with fictitious license plates and being an ex-felon failing to register. His local bail is $62,500.
In other arrests:
— A 20-year-old Carson City man, William Carlstone Goulardt, was arrested Wednesday, 8:15 p.m. in the 1400 block of South Carson Street on felony suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, and five misdemeanor charges: DUI drugs second offense, following too closely, no proof of insurance, failure to use turn signals, and violation of bail conditions.
According to the arrest report, Carson City sheriff’s deputies were called at 7:49 p.m. to assist with a traffic stop in which a green Acura had been following too closely in heavy traffic.
The Acura was observed driving approximately 40 mph in congested traffic with approximately one car length with the Acura and a car in front of him. A deputy observed the Acura change lanes without using a turn signal. When the deputy made contact with the driver, Goulardt, he could not provide a current proof of insurance and the officer could smell a strong odor of marijuana in the vehicle, the arrest report states.
The deputy asked the man about the marijuana odor and the man provide a valid medical marijuana card. The deputy asked the man if he had recently smoked marijuana. Goulardt said he smoked marijuana the evening prior. Officers asked the man if he would participate in Standardized Field Sobriety Tests in the a parking lot. The man said he would consent.
While conducting a horizontal gaze nystagmus test, the officer observed six clues of impairment. The man also completed a walk and turn and one leg stand unsatisfactorily. The officer asked dispatch to run a criminal history on the man to determine if he had prior DUIs. Dispatch advised he did have a prior DUI in February 2015.
The Department of Alternative Sentencing also placed a hold on the man for violating bail conditions. He was taken to jail where he consented to a blood draw and then moved to an intake area where a search was done. Inside the man’s wallet a deputy found a small clear bag that contained what Goulardt told officers was cocaine. He said he forgot it was in his wallet. Bail: $9,230.
— A 19-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Thursday, 12:53 a.m. in the area of Northgate and Hot Springs Road on a misdemeanor warrant, failure to appear, issued March 25, 2015 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $955.
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