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Possible Senate candidate arrested

BATTLE MOUNTAIN -- A man who says he intends to run for the seat held by U.S. Sen. Harry Reid has been arrested in Lander County.

Jerry Dean "JD" Carter faces arraignment today in Battle Mountain on charges of disturbing the peace, trespassing and resisting a public officer.

Sheriff's deputies say Carter was trying to campaign at the Senior Center and was arrested after he refused a request to leave. The 69-year-old Carter listed a California residence.

His party affiliation was not immediately known. A spokeswoman for the secretary of state's office says his name can't appear on the ballot because he has failed to comply with state election law.

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