Carson City brothers jailed; items from burglaries recovered

Two Carson City brothers were arrested and stolen property recovered from home burglaries reported earlier this year. Kyle Canyon Curtis, 25, and his brother Matthew Blair Curtis, 21, face felony charges involving burglary and possession of stolen property.

Matthew Blair Curtis was arrested Feb. 19, 3:02 p.m. in the 1000 block of Carson Street. Kyle Curtis was arrested at the same time at the corner of Washington and North Carson streets.

According to the sheriff's report, officers responded to a call on a subject who matched the description of a burglary suspect, wearing a red sweatshirt, riding a stolen bicycle and headed north on Carson Street.

The bicycle, stolen on Jan. 29 from a Wingate home, was recovered and officers began to search the area for the suspect and located him in the 1000 block of North Carson Street. The officer stopped Matthew Curtis and spoke to him. Curtis told the officer that he and his brother Kyle saw police and "ditched" the bike and "walked" away, according to the arrest report.

A pat search was done on Matthew Curtis. He advised that his brother Kyle gave him the bike but he did not know where his brother got it, the report states. During the pat down of the man's pockets, the arresting deputy recovered four pawn slips, one woman's gold ring, $114 cash in his wallet that contained his identification, the report states.

One of the pawn slips was from a business in the 300 block of North Carson and it was dated Feb. 10. The pawn slip had the name of Matthew Curtis on it and personal information printed on it, the report states. The item pawned was a digital camera. A deputy responded to the pawn shop and discovered the digital camera that Curtis had pawned for $25. The camera had been stolen from a burglary on Ramsey Circle, the report states.

On another pawn slip that Matthew Curtis had in his possession from a pawn shop in the 1900 block of North Carson, it was discovered there were 15 items of jewelry pawned. Matthew Curtis advised his brother gave him the jewelry, the report states.

Matthew Curtis was placed under arrest for possessing and pawning the reported stolen camera and other items. He was read his rights and agreed to speak with the officer. He told the arresting officer that he pawns "things" that his brother Kyle gives to him and advised that Kyle was not allowed to pawn property because he is an ex-felon. Matthew Curtis explained that his brother burglarizes a home and gives him the property in which he then goes and pawns, splitting the profit.

Officers transported Matthew Curtis to Washington and Carson streets and met with Deputy Bob Guimont who had Kyle detained. Kyle told Guimont that he did not know his brother Matthew.

An officer then observed that Kyle Curtis was wearing size 13, OP shoes, black pants and a black sweatshirt and appeared to have a physical disability as he leaned to the side, the arrest report states. The description of Kyle Curtis matched that of a suspect in a burglary case in the 2400 block of Glenn Drive where several bracelets and other jewelry were taken, the report states.

Detectives responded. Officers then transported Matthew Curtis to the detective division where he was interviewed. The Condor bike, valued at $1,000, was also recovered and the owner was contacted. Kyle Curtis admitted to stealing the bike and that his brother wasn't involved in the theft.

Matthew Blair Curtis faces four felony counts including possession of stolen property, obtaining money under false pretenses, burglary, possession of stolen property. Bail: $85,000.

Kyle Canyon Curtis faces a felony charge of possession of stolen property and two misdemeanors including disobedience with traffic control device and being an ex-felon failing to change his address. Bail: $25,329.

In other arrests:

The victim of a domestic violence attack did not have a phone and used Facebook to alert friends that she had been strangled by her boyfriend.

The alert resulted in the arrest of a 26-year-old Carson City man, Ivan Avina, who faces a felony charge of domestic battery by strangulation. The incident happened in 1200 block of Siskiyou on Feb. 19.

According to the sheriff's report, officers were briefed at 6:30 a.m. and dispatched to arrest the man after the incident happened, earlier that morning at approximately 2:30 a.m., according to the arrest report.

The victim told officers that she had been arguing with Avina when he grabbed a kitchen knife and cut both his wrists. The victim tried to get away and Avina grabbed her by her upper arms and held her. She told authorities he fled to a bedroom closet where Avina followed her, grabbed her around her neck using both hands and began squeezing, cutting off air flow and circulation. The victim told officers she could not breath and things started to get dark. Avina let the woman go and she fell to the floor, the report states.

The victim did not have access to a phone so she got on Facebook and requested friends call 911. Avina left the scene in an unknown direction and deputies were unable to locate him at the time of the call.

Deputies were informed by the officer treating the victim that she had visible hand prints on both sides of her neck. At around 7:50 a.m. the man called Carson City Sheriff's Office dispatch and advised he was at the Siskiyou residence. He was taken into custody at 8:02 a.m. Avina was taken to Carson Tahoe Hospital where he was treated for his injuries and medically cleared.

Avina had two misdemeanor warrants out of Reno and faces the felony domestic battery with strangulation charge. Bail: $24,000.

In non-felony related arrests:

— A 50-year-old Carson City man was arrested Feb. 20, 4:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Caroline and faces a charge of disturbing the peace.
A complaint at a local motel was made about a man in a room who was pounding on the ceiling and walking out on the balcony and screaming.
The man, who was grossly intoxicated, was contacted and taken to jail after a citizen's arrest warrant was made.