Carson City man jailed on felony child abuse charge

A 36-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of child abuse after allegedly hitting his juvenile-age son and kicking him out a car, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Christian Omar Rivera is being held on $40,000 bail. According to the arrest report, officers were called to the area of South Lompa Lane and Menlo Drive at 1:59 p.m. on a report of a child kicked out of a car. Dispatch reported that an adult male driving a white Cadillac got into altercation with a juvenile who was riding in the vehicle, and then drove away leaving the child behind.

Officers stopped the Cadillac as it was driving north on Lompa and spoke with Rivera, who asked officers if they were looking for him and his son after they got into a fight, the arrest report states.

Rivera advised his son was mouthing off in the car and was refusing to listen, and then wanted out of the vehicle. Rivera told officers that he struck his son in the mouth and that the boy become angry and began kicking and trying to hit his father, causing him to have to hold him down in the backseat of the vehicle.

An officer asked the man where his son was. Rivera pointed to a boy walking west in a parking lot toward Lompa Lane. The officer observed the boy had a black right eye, marks similar to fingers on his neck on the right side and his shirt was stretched, showing red marks on the right side of his chest, the report states.

The officer asked the boy what happened to his eye. The boy told the officer: “I don’t know. Probably when my dad punched me.” Officers interviewed witnesses who noted there was a confrontation in the vehicle. Rivera stated he would never back hand or punch his children, the arrest report states. One witness advised he saw arms from both flailing but did not witness either making physical contact though the witness said it seemed like the man was pulling the boy out of the car, the report states. Rivera was arrested at 2:38 p.m.

In other arrests:
— A 43-year-old Carson City man, Paul Bradley Morowski, was arrested Wednesday, 11:34 p.m. on a felony charge of DUI and lesser charges of failure to maintain a single lane and driving in violation of his restricted license classification.

Officers were notified that an intoxicated driver was leaving the area in the 2100 block of Highway 50 East.
Officers found the vehicle in the parking lot of a liquor store in the 1500 block of North Carson Street. The man stopped on Adams Street when officers made contact with him, noting his speech was slurred. The man said he had two beers that night.

Officers ran a background check and learned the man is a convicted felony for DUI third or more offenses. He submitted and failed four field sobriety checks and was taken to jail. He was read the Nevada Implied Consent and the man advised he would submit to an evidentiary blood draw. Bail: $20,269.

— A 25-year-old Carson City man, Anselmo Viramontes, was arrested Aug. 12, 4:20 p.m. on a felony charge of burglary and a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. The man allegedly went into the home of his ex-wife, pushing his way through the home, causing injury to her and then fought with a male subject inside. Viramontes then fled the home and was located at his residence, with visible signs of being in a fight. Bail: $23,137.

— A 53-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday, 6:52 p.m. in the 500 block of Stewart Street on a misdemeanor charge of violation of a protection order. The man allegedly sent 60 text messages to the female who had a restraining order on him. Bail: $1,137.

— A 24-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Wednesday, 6:35 p.m. in the 700 block of Silver Oak Drive on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. The woman allegedly attacked her husband, scratching his neck and tearing his shirt after the couple had been arguing. The victim had scratches on the back of his neck and was bleeding, according to the arrest report. Bail: $3,137.

— Two women, ages 18 and 20, were arrested Aug. 12, 5:44 p.m. in the 3200 block of Market Street on misdemeanor charges of petit larceny. The 20-year-old woman also faces a warrant charge of failure to appear in court. The two allegedly placed items in a cart and left the Walmart store without paying. Bail for the 18-year-old $352. Bail for the 20-year-old: $2,047.

— A 57-year-old Carson City woman was booked into jail Aug. 13, 11:45 a.m. on a failure to appear warrant. Bail: $215.

Those arrested and facing criminal charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.