CCSO: 2 arrested on child endangerment, drug charges

Two Carson City residents were arrested Tuesday on charges of endangering children and various drug-related charges, according to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office.

Greg Armentrout and Wendylyn Clemens were booked into the Carson City jail for trafficking a controlled substance, maintaining a drug house, drug-endangered children, and illegal extraction of THC, according to a news release.

CCSO investigated two residents in a home on the eastern edge of Carson City, recovering over 75 pounds of marijuana from an illegal and clandestine marijuana cultivation laboratory.

Law enforcement also seized 181 grams of hashish and two pounds of butane honey oil, which is a concentrated extraction of cannabis that has a THC concentration of up to 90%.

During the morning, the Tri-NET Task Force assisted the Special Enforcement Team in conducting surveillance on Armentrout as he transported his children to school. After the drop-off, the Special Enforcement Team detained Armentrout for a traffic violation.

The traffic stop initiated a pre-planned, simultaneous execution of the search warrant service upon the Armentrout residence by CCSO's Special Weapons and Tactics team, who searched the one-acre lot containing a 1,977-square-foot residence and five additional storage structures, two motor homes, and six vehicles.

SWAT encountered Clemens at the residence while clearing the property of hazards and soon found the clandestine marijuana cultivation laboratory.

SET amended the search warrant to include searching for signs of drug sales and trafficking, and with the assistance of the Tri-NET Task Force, allowing them to recover the marijuana, butane honey oil, and hash.

Public health agencies, such as Carson City Code Enforcement, Environmental Services, and the City Fire Marshal, responded to assess the condition of the clandestine laboratory. They determined that all the unsanctioned construction improvements to the property made it a public safety hazard, condemning it and directing NV Energy to cut the power.