Carson City arrests: Man with felony robbery and assault warrants taken into custody

A Carson City man wanted on multiple felony warrants including allegations of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon was arrested Wednesday by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team.

Garrett John Hatch was taken into custody at 4:01 p.m. in the 1000 block of Woodside Drive. He also faces two felony warrant counts of release conditions violations and felony suspicion of possession of a controlled substance after officers found methamphetamine with his property that was taken into inventory, according to the booking report.

A 26-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman with him was also arrested on a misdemeanor warrant issued out of Tahoe Justice Court in Douglas County. She is being held without bail in lieu of a hearing.

According to the arrest report, a deputy assigned with the Special Enforcement team was patrolling in an unmarked car. At 3:57 p.m. the officer was in the area of an apartment complex at 1087 Woodside Drive. He observed Hatch standing outside of an apartment with two females. The deputy knew the man had four felony warrants issued out of Carson City District Court, including warrants for robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. The officer knew the man was an ex-felon for battery with a deadly weapon.

The deputy approached the three and gave commands to lay face down on the ground. All the subjects complied. Deputies arrived on scene. The two women were detained and dispatch confirmed Hatch had the four felony warrants, the arrest report states. The 26-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman was arrested for the misdemeanor warrant and the third female was released without incident.

Hatch is being held without bail in lieu of a hearing. He faces a $2,500 bail amount for suspicion of methamphetamine possession.

In other arrests:
— A 66-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday for felony suspicion of embezzlement after allegedly, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said. Susan Jane O’Neal of Nampa, Idaho was arrested at 11 a.m. in the 1300 block of North Carson Street.

According to the arrest report deputies responded to the area of West Park Street and North Curry in reference to a report of a found rental vehicle that had not been returned. The officer located the 2016 white Toyota sedan parked on West Park Street. The vehicle had been reported embezzled by the Reno Police Department via Enterprise Rent a Car with the suspect Susan O’Neal named, the arrest report states.

The deputy found the vehicle unlocked. He checked the manager’s office at a motel in attempt to locate the suspect. The deputy located the woman at a second motel in the 1300 block of Carson Street.

She was read her Miranda Rights at which time she admitted that she had rented the vehicle and had not returned it to the rental agency when she was supposed to, the arrest report states. The deputy also located the vehicle’s key in the woman’s purse. She was placed under arrest for one count suspicion of embezzlement. The vehicle was released to Enterprise Rent a Car. Bail: $20,000.

— A 32-year-old Carson City man, Joey Garcia, was booked into jail Wednesday, 5 p.m. on a felony warrant, violation of bail release conditions. He is being held without bail in lieu of a hearing.

— A 36-year-old Medford, Oregon man was arrested Wednesday, 9:10 a.m. in the 3200 block of Market Street for misdemeanor obstruction and living in a vehicle. Bail: $619.

— A 60-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Wednesday, 6:20 p.m. for a misdemeanor failure to appear warrant issued April 13, 2017 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $740.

— A 23-year-old Silver Springs, Nev., man was booked 6:20 p.m. Wednesday into Carson City Jail for a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued March 7, 2017 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $500.

— A 32-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday, 5:41 p.m. in the area of North Edmonds and Fairview for a misdemeanor violation of a suspended sentence warrant issued March 23, 2017 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $1,000.

— A 33-year-old Carson City man was booked into Carson City Jail on Wednesday, 9:10 p.m. for a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued Jan. 9, 2015 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $737.

— A 29-year-old Carson City woman was booked Wednesday, 9:10 p.m. for a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued March 7, 2017 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $425.

All information for the crime log (unless otherwise noted) comes from the arrest reports supplied by the Carson City Sheriff's Office, and is considered by law to be public information. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The policy of Carson Now is to name anyone who is arrested for a felony offense.