An Elko City man had a really bad Saturday night in Wendover and now sits in the Elko County Jail on one count of felony car theft and on count of drug paraphernalia.
According to police reports the Tooele County, Utah Sheriff’s Department alerted West Wendover Police that a car reported stolen could be in Wendover. A short time later during a regular patrol the car was spotted in the parking lot of a apartment complex. While police were interviewing residents of the apartment Peter Zieman, 29, of Elko arrived to the lot and in front of officers entered the car and tried to drive off. He was stopped. Arrested for car theft Zieman’s night got worse when a search revealed a bag on him that contained suspected drug paraphernalia.
His bail was listed at $7,274.
