A 58-year-old woman was arrested Friday for suspicion of gross misdemeanor elder abuse of her husband who has dementia, according to a Carson City Sheriff’s Office booking report.
Deputies were dispatched to an Otha Street address at 8:22 a.m. regarding a domestic dispute. Dispatch advised that a female and male were yelling at each other. Dispatch further advised that multiple reporting parties were advising the same information and that the female attempted to run the male over with her car.
Deputies arrived and made contact with one of the reporting parties who stated she heard the female yelling at her husband and witnessed her trying to run him over. She said it has been an ongoing issue and she has reported multiple disputes over the last few months, the report states. She said the woman constantly locks the man out of the house and lets him wander around the neighborhood and into the middle of the street.
Three other reporting parties who live in the same neighborhood advised the deputy of the same information. All reporting parties stated the woman constantly yelled at the man, locked him out of the residence and left him alone for hours. One of the reporting parties showed the deputy footage of the man wandering the street and entering his neighbor’s yards. Another video showed the man walking on the side of the road while the woman drove past him, yelling at him.
Deputies interviewed the suspect, who said there was no argument and she was trying to get her husband back into the house. She told the deputy her husband has been diagnosed with dementia and frequently leaves the house, the report states.
She said the man walked to a neighbor’s house and she told him not to leave the house. She told the deputy she got into her car, left and drove around the block. The deputy asked if she ever tried to hit the man with her car. She said no. She told the deputy she had parked her vehicle and that her husband came out of the house, banging on her window. She said she backed up the car and attempted to leave to have her husband return to the house. The deputy asked the woman to tell them where he was standing when she put her car in reverse and she said he was standing in the driveway next to a white car.
The deputy later read the woman her Miranda warning and she said she understood and wished to speak. The deputy asked how often she locks her husband out of the house. She said she has done it a few times. The deputy asked why she locked him out and she said it was to teach him not to leave the house or else he would be locked out.
The deputy asked how often she leaves the man alone. She said she usually doesn’t but only does if she drives around the block. The deputy asked if she was the man’s primary caretaker and she said yes, the report states.
The deputy spoke with the watch commander who said he had taken a report at the same address with similar circumstances. The MOST team provided the woman with resources to help her care for her husband. The MOST team advised the woman had not taken any steps to get assistance in caring for the man, the report states.
Due to the woman telling the deputy she willingly locked the man out of the house and leaves him alone to wander in the streets, she was arrested for suspicion of elder abuse. Bail: $2,500.
In other arrests:
— A 50-year-old Carson City woman was arrested April 12 for suspicion of driving with a suspended licenses, hit and run property damage and leaving the scene of the hit and run. The woman allegedly struck a house and left the scene, the report states. Deputies located the vehicle that fled the scene and was stopped.
A deputy observed a chain link fence on the ground in a front yard and people standing near the fence. The driver told deputies she was driving down the street and fell asleep while driving and woke up with her car hitting the curb. She stated she was going to have her sister take her back to the scene of the crash sometime that day. She stated she wasn’t sure she hit anything but needed to get home before her tire went flat. She stated she should have called the sheriff’s office and stated she had not used any drugs and had not been drinking.
The deputy observed fresh scratches on the suspect’s hood and front right side of the vehicle. The vehicle had a flat front right tire with sidewall punctures. The rear right tire had marks along the sidewall indicating the tire rubbed along a curb. Bail: $740.
— A 61-year-old man, Kirk Ruggeri, was arrested April 12 for two counts possession of a controlled substance, suspected methamphetamine and psilocybin mushrooms and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $2,500.
— A 44-year-old man, Patrick Woods, was arrested April 12 for suspicion of possession of 34.7 grams of methamphetamine, possession with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to the booking report, a deputy observed a vehicle parked on East Washington near a grocery store. The vehicle had blankets in the windows and appeared like someone was using the vehicle to overnight camp.
The deputy ran the registration and learned the identity of the owner, that he was a tier 3 sex offender with an address of the Walmart shopping center on Topsy Lane in Douglas County. The deputy also observed picture of him.
The deputy yelled the man’s name through a window. The deputy spoke with the man, the same one in the photo, and asked the man if he was sleeping there. Woods was hesitant to answer and stated he had only been there for one night because his friend lived down the street. The deputy asked the man to be truthful as to whether he was sleeping there for more than 48 hours. He ultimately admitted to staying in the location for multiple days on and off.
The deputy opened the door and observed a makeshift bed in the back seat, trash, clothes and miscellaneous items in the vehicle. The deputy asked to man to step out of the vehicle so they could further investigation the registered address of his sex offender registry, according to the report.
As the man was rummaging through the vehicle to get dressed, the deputy asked him if there was anything in the vehicle they should know about to which the man specifically stated yes, there was a meth pipe and a little meth, the report states. The deputy asked where and he pointed behind him and indicated it was in the right rear of the vehicle.
Once the man stepped out of the vehicle he was detained. He was read his Miranda rights which he stated he understood and advised he would like to speak. The deputy asked if there was anything else in the vehicle and he stated he didn’t think so. The officer clarified again asking if the meth and meth pipe were in the rear of the vehicle. The man stated yes.
The deputy investigated and observed a multi-colored smoking device commonly used to smoke methamphetamine. The officer also observed two clear dime bags with methamphetamine residue. The amount of the methamphetamine in the third bag located appeared to be approximately an ounce of meth. He was placed under arrest, the report states.
Deputies further searched the vehicle and located a ziplock bag containing approximately 100 empty dime bags, and a scale with white residue on it. All of these items were located in the same area where the man said the meth and pipe would be, the report states.
The deputy later spoke with him and asked him if he still understood his rights, which he stated he did. The deputy asked about the scale, methamphetamine and dime bags. He stated he and his friends pitched in to buy a larger amount and then he gave it out to them when they need it, the report states.
He denied any sales of methamphetamine. However, the amount of empty dime bags, the amount of methamphetamine and the scale indicate an intent to sell and distribute. He was booked into jail. Evidence collected was 34.7 grams of methamphetamine, a weighing scale with white residue, two clear bags with white residue, a glass pipe with stem and bulb with white residue; a silicon bong with glass stem and bulb with white residue, and approximately 100 clear dime bags. Bail: $10,000.
— A 30-year-old Reno woman was arrested April 12 for a misdemeanor outside agency warrant issued out of Reno Township Justice Court. Bail; $2,728.
— A 25-year-old Silver Springs man, Jay Marshall Hegwood, was arrested April 12 for suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor drawing a firearm in a threatening manner. According to the booking report, a deputy responded to a gas station in the 3900 block of Highway 50 East for a dispute involving a gun.
The deputy investigated and learned the suspect allegedly drew a firearm during an argument in which the person he was arguing with threw a rock at him. Deputies spoke with the man who had the gun allegedly pointed at him, the suspect, witness and reviewed video of the incident. Bail: $20,000.
— A 36-year-old Carson City man was arrested April 12 for suspicion of DUI.
According to the booking report, deputies were dispatched to the Washoe County line for an attempt to locate a DUI driver coming from Reno. Dispatch advised the reporting party called saying a family member contacted them informing them the man was driving drunk and could not maintain their lane. There were four juveniles in the vehicle. A deputy located the suspect vehicle off North Carson Street and College Parkway.
Deputies spoke with the driver, who had red, watery eyes, a mild odor of alcohol coming from his person and slightly slurred speech. The man was asked if he had anything to drink and he stated he had a few drinks earlier in the day. He was asked if he would be willing to perform standardized field sobriety tests. He agreed and showed signs of impairment on the tests. He refused a preliminary breath test. He was arrested for suspicion of DUI. The request for voluntary evidence was read and he stated he would do breath tests. He provided samples of .098, .129 and .138. Bail: $1,137.
— A 66-year-old man was arrested April 12 for suspicion of misdemeanor trespassing. Bail: $637.
— A 29-year-old man was arrested Sunday for suspicion of misdemeanor Department of Alternative Sentencing violation. The man had entered a casino in violation of a DAS condition that stated he wasn’t allowed to enter a casino. Bail: $1,000 cash.
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