Drug, weapons case lands man in court

When Clark County sheriff’s deputies and paramedics first saw Kevin A. Gouveia on Thursday afternoon, he was slumped over the steering wheel of a Ford. But court documents allege it was when he awoke that the real trouble started.

Gouveia, 37, appeared Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree assault, possession of methamphetamine, second- and third-degree malicious mischief and possession of a dangerous weapon.

The allegations stem from a report of a man slumped over the wheel of a silver Ford Taurus in the 1300 block of Northeast 102nd Street in Hazel Dell. When first responders arrived about 2 p.m., the man was still slumped over the wheel, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

One deputy used a loud hailer to tell him they were there to check on him. Deputies then knocked on the driver’s side and passenger’s side windows to wake him, the affidavit states.

Gouveia awoke, then put his car in reverse, ramming a Clark County Fire District 6 firetruck. He pulled forward and slammed into a sheriff’s patrol vehicle, reversed again, and slammed into the patrol vehicle once more, court records said. The court documents do not indicate if anyone was injured.

Deputies then broke the passenger’s side window to pull Gouveia out of the car. While handcuffing him, two bundles of what appeared to be drugs fell out of his pocket. Both tested positive for methamphetamine, according to the affidavit. Deputies also found brass knuckles in Gouveia’s pants pocket, court records state.

On Friday, he was appointed an attorney, and his bail was set at $50,000. Gouveia will be arraigned Jan. 5.