A 60-year-old man was arrested Monday for battery on a protected person after allegedly punching and spitting on a firefighter who was assisting him into an ambulance, according to a Carson City Sheriff’s Office booking report.
Following an investigation, deputies arrested Robert Frach of Carson City for the alleged gross misdemeanor crime. According to the booking report, deputies were called to the area of North Carson Street and College Parkway for a report of a man stumbling into traffic.
A deputy arrived and saw the man walking west on College Parkway in front of an apartment complex stumble off the sidewalk into the westbound traffic lane. The deputy approached the man asked asked him to walk toward their patrol vehicle away from the street.
While speaking with the man, the deputy could smell a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. The man was unstable on his feet and had heavy slurred speech. He was asked if he’d submit to a preliminary breath test. The man agreed and provided a breath sample of .260, the report states.
At this time, the deputy asked the Carson City Fire Department to respond and take the man to the hospital for high intoxication levels. CCFD arrived and asked the man to step into the ambulance through the side of the vehicle. A firefighter/medic was inside helping the man step up to the ambulance due to the man being unstable when walking.
The man stepped up the first step and then punched the firefighter/medic in the stomach using a closed fist, according to the report. The firefighter yelled at him not to hit him again. The man then spit on the firefighter. The deputy asked the firefighter if he wanted to press charges. He said yes. The man was arrested for alleged battery on a protected person. Bail: $2,500.
In other bookings:
— A 42-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Monday for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (suspected heroin) and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $3,000.
— A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday night for suspicion of DUI. According to the booking report, deputies were called for a possible intoxicated driver following a woman to a parking lot. Dispatch advised the man had gotten out of his vehicle, was arguing with the reporting party’s coworker, had a bottle in his hand and was possibly intoxicated.
Deputies responded to the area to look for the man. Dispatch provided a vehicle description and license plate number. While in route to the location, a deputy radioed that he located the vehicle and that it had pulled out of a parking lot, the report states.
A deputy located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop near the I-580 overpass. The officer made contact with the man and explained someone reported him following them and possibly being intoxicated. The man denied the interaction. A deputy asked the other deputy to get more information from the reporting party on the situation, the report states.
While waiting for a response, the deputy observed an open-end brown glass bottle in a black plastic bag on the passenger floorboard. The deputy asked if he would participate in standardized field sobriety tests. After administering the tests, the officer determined the man was too intoxicated to operate a motor vehicle safely and he was arrested. He agreed to a preliminary breath test with a result of .201, the report states.
The man agreed to the request for voluntary evidence and chose a blood sample. Bail: $1,140.
— A 58-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Tuesday morning for a misdemeanor Department of Alternative Sentencing violation. The man was in possession of alcohol and marijuana, a violation of DAS conditions. Bail: $3,000 cash.
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