child neglect
Carson City man sentenced minimum of 5 years in prison for child neglect with substantial bodily harm
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 10/23/2013 - 5:30pmJustin Carrigan was sentenced Monday to a minimum of five and maximum of 15 years in the Nevada Department of Corrections prison after a jury in September found him guilty of child neglect with substantial bodily after a 3-year-old suffered brain damage under his care.
This is the second time a jury convicted and Judge James T. Russell sentenced Carrigan of this crime. On September 29, 2011, a jury found Carrigan guilty of child neglect with substantial bodily harm but acquitted him of child abuse with substantial bodily harm.
Woman jailed on felony battery charge after allegedly spitting on fireman, scratching deputy
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 3:14pmA Sun Valley woman faces a felony battery charge and a gross misdemeanor charge of child neglect following an incident Tuesday in which she allegedly spit on a firefighter and used her fingernails to scratch a Carson City deputy in the wrist causing injury.
Capri Johnson, 26, was jailed on the charges and has a bail of $32,500. According to the arrest report, officers were called at 4:41 p.m. to assist Carson City Fire Department personnel with a woman with two small children who was passed out intoxicated in the 1700 block of North Carson Street.
Carson City man jailed after officers find stolen laptop
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 09/16/2013 - 12:17pmA Carson City man faces a felony charge of possessing stolen property, a laptop computer, and five misdemeanors after he was arrested Sept. 14 in the 2800 block of Carmine Street.
Eduardo Reyes, 43, was jailed with bail at $27,469. According to the arrest report, officers went to the residence of the man who had a confirmed warrant out of Carson City Justice Court for obstructing and driving without a valid license.
Carson City man convicted of child neglect with substantial bodily harm
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 09/13/2013 - 4:43pmJustin Carrigan was convicted by a Carson City jury on Thursday of child neglect with substantial bodily harm. The Jury deliberated for approximately 45 minutes before returning a verdict of guilty.
This is the second time a jury convicted Carrigan of this crime. Allegations arose in this case from an incident on September 27, 2010, when Carrigan was the sole caregiver for Rochelle Ellis, a three year old at the time, according to a news release from the Carson City District Attorney's Office.
Carson City authorities make felony arrests in attempted robbery, domestic battery calls
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 08/12/2013 - 11:39amA 19-year-old Carson City man faces a felony charge of attempted robbery after he was arrested Sunday for allegedly demanding money from a victim and then chasing him to a nearby apartment complex.
Carson City woman charged with murder in November death of 18-month old toddler
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 05/31/2013 - 4:12pmA 23-year-old Carson City woman faces murder charges following the death of an 18-month-old toddler, Justin Watson, in November 2012.
Brittany Michelle Paugh turned herself into the Carson City Sheriff's Office Thursday. She is being held without bail. Charges include first degree murder, child abuse, child abuse causing death, second degree murder with child neglect and child abuse with substantial harm. The toddler died of significant trauma to the brain.
Sheriff Ken Furlong said the arrest came after an extensive investigation that involved medical specialists outside the state.
Woman jailed on felony charges; officers make several domestic battery arrests
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 04/06/2013 - 2:55pmA 28-year-old Carson City woman was arrested and faces felony charges of possessing stolen property and methamphetamine after she stopped for driving in a vehicle with plates reported stolen.
Charity Lynn Rasmussen was arrested Friday, April 5, in the 3200 block of Market Street. According to the arrest report, a patrol officer making a routine registration check stopped a vehicle after dispatch advised the license plates on the vehicle were confirmed as stolen.
Carson City sheriff's deputies make drug and burglary-related arrests
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 02/25/2013 - 12:46pmDrug crimes, burglary, child neglect and a third DUI offense made up the bulk of this weekend's felony-related arrests, Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies report.
Two men were arrested Sunday and face felony charges after attempting to steal air compressors from a vacant Carson City building. Arrested were Geoffrey Earl Meudt, 39, of Gardnerville and Steven Walter Cozad, 30, of Wellington, Nev. Both are being held and face charges of being in possession of burglary tools and gross misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to commit theft.
Carson City couple jailed on felony drug and child neglect charges
Submitted by editor on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 12:15amA Carson City couple face felony drug and gross misdemeanor child neglect charges after authorities were led to methamphetamine and marijuana inside the home, described as "filthy" by arresting officers.
Crime log: Carson City mother keeps kids out of school, is arrested
Submitted by T. Costa on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 2:03pmCarson City Sheriff's deputies arrested a 32-year-old woman at around noon Thursday for five instances of failure to prevent truance, five instances of interfering with pupil attendence at school, and five instances of attendence in public school requirement failures.
A school resource officer was contact by the principal of a local elementary school, who notified him of four children who had been missing from school since the beginning of November, coupled with several reports from a neighbor about children playing outside when they should be attending school.
Man arrested for child endangerment
Submitted by T. Costa on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 1:45pmAt around 11:30 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a dispatch from Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center in regards to suspected child abuse. A mother returned home from work to discover that her 21-month-old daughter, who had been in the care of her father, had unexplainable injuries to the side of her face and thigh consistent with open-hand slapping.
Carrigan found guilty of child neglect
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:01amA Carson City jury on Thursday found Justin Carrigan guilty of failing to get help for his 3-year-old stepdaughter, who was unconscious and not breathing inside his home last year. They found hi...
Authorities arrest woman after child allegedly left alone in vehicle
Submitted by editor on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 6:17amA Carson City woman faces a gross misdemeanor charge of child neglect after allegedly leaving her two-year-old child alone in a Chevy Blazer.
Whitney Rose Warren, 22, was arrested at a parking lot in the 3200 block of Market Street on Monday at about 6:20 p.m. The arrest report states that a witness called authorities in reference to a small child left alone in a locked vehicle in the parking lot.
Carson City mother faces meth and child neglect charges
Submitted by editor on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 11:30pmA Carson City woman faces multiple charges including child neglect and possession of methamphetamine after officers learned drug dealing was being done out of the garage of her Robinson Street home.
Deborah Ellen Duffy, 24, was arrested Thursday in the 1100 block of East Robinson Street after the Special Enforcement Team of the Carson City Sheriff's Office received information that meth dealing was being done in the garage of the home.
Mother arrested for leaving son alone in filthy home for 12 days
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/04/2010 - 5:08pmA Carson City woman was arrested Friday afternoon after deputies found her high-school-aged son had been left alone for 12 days in a home filled with trash and pet waste, but little food.
Kelly Pray, 34, was arrested for gross misdemeanor child neglect.
Deputies were alerted by school officials who were suspicious of the boy being absent from class. What they found at the home in the 3000 block of Sunrise Drive left them fighting for air to keep from vomiting.
Carson City authorities make arrest in multi-county burglary investigation
Submitted by editor on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 1:10amCarson City authorities have arrested a woman after finding several stolen iPods and other property in an investigation that covers multiple Northern Nevada counties.
Carson City couple face child neglect charges; home filled with excrement, moldy food
Submitted by editor on Tue, 06/01/2010 - 9:58amA Carson City couple face criminal charges of child endangerment after authorities found a baby crawling around in an apartment filled with trash, moldy food, pet and chinchilla excrement.
Katherine Denise Martin, 20 and Grant Austin, 21, each faces gross misdemeanor child neglect and endangerment charges after Carson City Sheriff's Office deputies made the May 28 discovery at the College Parkway apartment. Bail has been set at $2,500 each.
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