Sheriff's Log: Carson City woman jailed on suspicion of felony domestic battery

A 28-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of third offense felony domestic battery, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Ivy Mountain Lion was arrested at 10:08 p.m. in the 1100 block of Woodside Drive. She’s being held on $15,000 bail. According to the arrest report, officers were called to a residence after dispatch was told that a man had been struck in the face by the woman.

Upon arrival officers met with the male victim who said he had been in a dating and living relationship with the woman for eight years and have children together. He told officers that as he was watching television, they began to argue about what they were watching.

The man told officer he picked up the telephone to make a call and that’s when the woman punched him in the left side of the face, the arrest report states. The officer looked at the man’s face and could see slight swelling with the skin red around his left eye, consistent with being struck.

At around the time the officer was speaking with the victim, the woman came out of the back bedroom and began screaming. She paced back and forth, throwing her arms in the air saying “take me to jail. I know how this works,” the arrest report states.

The officer attempted to get the woman to calm down so he could speak with her. The woman continued screaming, “I hit him, take me to jail.” The officer was unable to get her to calm down and talk. She was taken into custody for domestic battery.

At jail the officer checked the woman’s criminal history. On Sept. 10, 2013 she pled guilty to domestic battery, and on March 18, 2014 she pled guilty to domestic battery. She was booked into the jail on domestic battery third offense. At jail, the officer asked the woman is she wanted to tell her side of the story. She said: “I don’t have a side, he just continues to shut me out,” according to the arrest report.

In other arrests:
— A 42-year-old Minden woman was arrested Tuesday, 3:40 p.m. in the 2700 block of Highway 50 East on two gross misdemeanor counts child endangerment after allegedly leaving two infants alone inside a car.

According to the arrest report deputies were dispatched to a grocery market in the 2700 block of Highway 50 East after a call was made regarding babies left unattended in a vehicle.

On scene, officers located the vehicle, a Buick, and two babies, in the back seat of the car in child safety seats. Officers discovered the left rear passenger door of the vehicle was unlocked. Shortly after discovering the babies, their grandmother appeared and was detained after she exited the store.

Officers made contact with the reporting witness who said she was walking through the parking lot of the store. She said she observed two babies in child safety seats in the back passenger seat. She said leaving two babies alone in a vehicle is wrong and called the sheriff’s office to report the incident. She said the babies are too small and cannot care for themselves.

The grandmother stated she was only in the store for five minutes. The officer explained that leaving two babies in an unlocked vehicle was unacceptable. She was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment. Bail: $2,500.

— A 31-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday, 2:31 a.m. in the area of Park and Nevada streets on suspicion of DUI and failure to stop at a stop sign. According to the arrest report, officers observed a vehicle driving southbound on Curry at Park street. The vehicle continued through the intersection, failing to stop at the posted stop sign.
The officer initiated a traffic stop and spoke with the driver, who emitted a strong odor of alcohol from his breath. The officer asked the man how much he had to drink. The man stated a couple beers.

He submitted to field sobriety testing and did not satisfactorily complete testing. He was taken to jail were he was read Nevada Implied Consent. The man chose a breath test with results of .169 and .168, the arrest report states. Bail: $1,244.

— A 22-year-old Dayton man was booked into jail Tuesday, 10:14 p.m., on a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant for his arrest. The warrant was issued Tuesday out of East Fork Township Justice Court. Bail: $500.

— A 37-year-old transient was arrested Tuesday, 3:50 p.m. in the area of Market and Retail streets on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and being an intoxicated pedestrian. According to the arrest report, officers patrolling saw a man panhandling with a sign at the corner of Retail and Market streets. The officer made contact with the man who identified himself. As the officer pulled up the man dropped the sign, which read “Dreaming of Turkey.” The man was drinking a beer from a cup in which he said someone had given him. He smelled strongly of alcohol and had slurred speech. Bail: $319.

— A 32-year-old Sparks woman was booked Tuesday into Carson City Jail at 12:36 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant, failure to appear on a traffic citation, issued Oct. 8, 2013 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $190.

— A 22-year-old Dayton man was booked into jail Tuesday, 1:42 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant charge, violation of a suspended sentence, issued Nov. 13, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.

— A 32-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday, 8:31 a.m. in the area of Third Street and Stewart on a misdemeanor warrant charge, failure to appear, issued Nov. 19, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $215.

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