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A Carson City man faces a felony probation violation charge and a charge of domestic battery after he allegedly pushed and punched his girlfriend in front of his 16-year-old daughter and the victim's 14-year-old daughter.
According to a Carson City sheriff's arrest report, deputies were dispatched to the 1500 block of Roop Street on Sunday morning at around 2:30 a.m. to meet with the victim. Carson Now will not publish the name of the suspect because the two children are tied to the investigation.

A 23-year-old transient was arrested Saturday and faces several charges including warrants for felony robbery, fraudulent use of a credit card, and uttering a fictitious bill.

Christopher Hugh Trappe, was arrested at North Carson and William streets at about 11:25 p.m.
According to the arrest report, deputies working with the Tri-County Gang Unit were dispatched to look for a four-door sedan with unknown Nevada license plates occupied by two men with shaved heads who left the area of Russell Way and Long street, displaying a "red rag" which is used to provoke gang activity.

A Carson City man was arrested for failing to register as a tier 2 sex offender.
Leon Gene Rutherford, 30, who's address on the arrest report was listed as being in the 700 block of Silver Oak Drive in Carson City, faces the felony charge. His bail has been set at $2,500.

According to a Carson City Sheriff's Office arrest report, deputies responded to a domestic dispute between a man and woman at an apartment on Silver Oaks Drive at 9:31 p.m. on June 11.

An Arizona man was extradited to Carson City jail this morning on a warrant that alleges he made threats of terrorism to Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons.
Douglas Raymond Hoffman, 63 of Goodyear, Ariz., arrived in Carson City about about 2 this morning. He faces charges of making threats or conveying false information concerning acts of terrorism, weapons of mass destruction with lethal agents or toxins.
Hoffman is being held without bail.

A Reno man faces multiple charges including a felony warrant for writing bad checks and possessing methamphetamine, after being stopped late Tuesday night.
Launie Merritt, 29, was stopped by Carson City deputies after his red Toyota came back with suspended registration. According to the arrest report, Merritt gave deputies his brother's name and date of birth when questioned and in a subsequent search of his wallet, he was in possession of a prison identification card with his correct name and date of birth.

A transient who held a sign that said "in need of weed" at the Carson Nugget faces misdemeanor drug charges, while the man who allegedly sold him marijuana faces felony charges, authorities said.
The alleged seller, Timothy Kinsey, 43, of Carson City was arrested, as was the transient, Zachary Gonzales, following the alleged transaction seen by Nugget security.

A Yerington man faces multiple charges including felony drug possession after Carson City authorities arrested him in a sting operation involving the sale of alcohol to minors.
Nicholas Salas, 43, was arrested after a search found methamphetamine, a meth pipe and false identification.
According to the Carson City Sheriff's Office arrest report, detectives were assigned on May 31 to work outside the AMPM in the 2700 block of Highway 50 East on a shoulder tap detail, which involves using government grant-funded undercover decoys.

A traffic stop near Airport Road in Carson City resulted in the arrest of two women, one of whom allegedly was in possession of a pharmaceutical drug without a prescription.
According to the arrest report, a vehicle was stopped on Sunday and an unidentified driver was arrested for DUI.
During the investigation, a deputy asked the arresting officer to have the vehicle towed. While conducting a vehicle inventory, a deputy found an orange pill bottle with the suspect's name on the top, according to the arrest report. The suspect was a passenger in the vehicle.

A 40-year-old transient was arrested early this morning on a felony charge of being a fugitive from justice.
Joel David Germain was picked up by Carson City sheriff's deputies at about 2 a.m., when officers were looking for a separate subject who had threatened suicide in the 500 block of East Long Street.
According to the arrest report, a deputy went to the apartment to check on the welfare of the suicidal subject and an attempt to locate pills possibly used in the suicide attempt.

An unemployed Carson City man was arrested Tuesday on a Tri-Net warrant charging possession and sale of drugs, according to a deputy report.
The man, Marco Antonio Mendez, 34, was an inmate in the Carson City Jail who had recently been transported from the Northern Nevada Correctional Center.
The warrant was a complaint filed from the deputy district attorney alleging the sale of a schedule I controlled substance, drug trafficking of between four and 14 grams and drug trafficking of substances 28 grams or more. All charges are felonies. Bail has been set at $100,000.

A 34-year-old transient with a criminal history involving fraud was arrested by Carson City authorities after giving them a false name.
Helen Holguin, 34, faces felony charges of credit card fraud, breaking probation and a misdemeanor charge of obstructing. She is being held without bail at the Carson City Jail.
On May 10 at about 11:12 p.m. a vehicle was pulled over by a Carson City deputy on West Long and South Carson streets because it didn't have a license plate. According to the arrest report, the passenger in the car had acted suspicious, clutching a large purse.

For the second time this month, a computer was stolen from a Carson City Wal-Mart and surveillance footage have landed the thieves behind bars.

Carson City authorities made a significant methamphetamine bust over the weekend, netting at least 30 grams of the drug, seizing a vehicle and finding police scanners and night vision cameras used as surveillance.

Deputies arrested the 52-year-old suspect, a Carson City carpenter, on numerous felony drug charges including drug trafficking.

A 41-year-old Carson City woman faces felony drug and misdemeanor obstruction charges after officers found bottles of prescription drugs that didn't belong to her.

Deputies arrested the woman following a traffic stop in which a female driver was clocked doing a 40 in a 25 mph zone on Friday at about 2 p.m. An officer asked for identification from the suspect, who was the passenger in the car. The name, date of birth and Social Security number she gave officers didn't match anyone in the Nevada or California database.

A California man wanted on a felony fugitive warrant was arrested Saturday by Carson City deputies after he allegedly head-butted a hotel manager when he was informed that pets weren't allowed in rooms.

The victim told sheriff deputies that he approached the suspect after seeing a dog in the room. The suspect began to yell at the victim and got within a few inches of his face, and then, struck him in the face with his forehead, according to the arrest report.

Erratic behavior led to search of the suspect's Carson City apartment after he told a deputy that when 'you leave the desert, you leave with seven gods.'

A Carson City woman has been tracked down in suburban Seattle and jailed on charges she stole nearly $100,000 from her Minden employer, then skipped town although she earlier had agreed to turn herself in.

CARSON CITY — An Arizona man is due in court April 7 and faces multiple felony charges after allegedly making terrorist threats to citizens and public officials in Nevada, according to the Department of Public Safety.

The Nevada Department of Public Safety – Investigation Division obtained an arrest warrant on March 9 for Douglas Hoffman, 63.

A Carson City woman, who was having a fight with her neighbor regarding a television, was arrested on an outstanding felony theft warrant from Douglas County.

The following is a summary of some of the arrests made by the Carson City Sheriff's deputies, March 6-8.

March 6

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Former Lyon County Public Administrator Richard Glover is wanted on a charge of attempted theft of estates he was supposedly overseeing.

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