A 39-year-old man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of felony domestic battery causing substantial bodily harm, according to a Carson City Sheriff’s Office booking report.
Perry Browyn was taken into custody at 12:59 a.m. following an investigation into a domestic battery on Como Street in which a woman was allegedly pushed down a stairway, causing the woman to suffer injuries to her hands and legs.
According to the booking report, deputies arrived at the location and observed the suspect matching the description given by a reporting party. The man was detained and read his Miranda warning. He said he understood and stated he didn’t want to speak.
Deputies interviewed the victim briefly in an ambulance. She advised she and the man had been in a relationship for six years. She said the man had taken her vehicle and the keys to her house.
She said she discovered he was seeing another woman at the Como Street address and showed up at the address to confront the man. She stated there was a physical altercation and she was pushed down the staircase by the man. The woman had multiple injuries on her hand, blood on her fingers and blood on her pants, with her ankle appearing twisted and deformed, the report states. She was taken to the hospital with a deputy follow up to take her statement, along with documenting her injuries.
Deputies spoke with the reporting party, a neighbor, who advised they were preparing for bed and heard loud banging from the staircase and heard the female screaming “he pushed me down the stairs!” The RP advised they did not actually witness the incident but only heard it. They opened the door and found the woman laying on the ground, saying her leg was in pain. The RP stated they saw the suspect walk west of where the incident happened. Officers learned the suspect does not live in the residence and just stays with the woman.
Officers then spoke with the woman who lived in the residence who told deputies she and the man were in the apartment when the woman showed up and began banging on the door. She advised Browyn answered the door and the woman attempted to make her way past him.
She said Browyn showed her back out of the door onto the landing, exiting the apartment and shut the door behind him, at which point she heard a scuffle and screaming outside the stairwell. The woman said she did not actually witness any altercation at the stairwell outside her door, however described she heard banging and screaming. She provided a written statement.
Another witness advised they heard loud noises coming from outside their door but didn’t think anything about it until he heard a loud bang outside their door which alerted his dogs. He said he thought someone was attempting to break into his apartment, which is when he heard a lady screaming from the stairwell outside about being pushed down the stairs and having a broken ankle. He said he did not visibly see the incident.
After completing the investigation along with witness statements the man was placed under arrest for domestic battery with substantial bodily harm. Bail: $20,000.
In other arrests:
— A 39-year-old Carson City man, Ralph Ruiz, was arrested Sunday for suspicion of felony domestic battery by strangulation.
According to the report, deputies were dispatched at 7:21 p.m. April 19 to a North Carson Street residence in reference to a domestic battery. deputies arrived and learned from the victim that her husband punched her twice in the face and choked her, and then left.
The officer asked the victim to explain what happened. She said she had been sick for a few days and the man was drinking and on their bed. When she got out of bed to use the restroom she returned and put a blanket back over her. The man ripped the blanket off of her and she went to grab a different one, with the man saying “what’s up motherf**er, punching her in the nose and again on her right cheek then getting on top of her and placing his hands on her neck for approximately 10 to 15 seconds, the report states.
She yelled his name multiple times before he let go. She grabbed her phone when the man stated “I’m going to jail” and left. He had been drinking earlier and took approximately 10 Fireball shots.
While speaking with the victim, the deputy observed the woman’s right nostril was bloody and had a small cut inside. The deputy also observed redness to her right cheek and right side of her neck. The deputy asked how many hands did the man use to choke her and she stated he used only his left hand and he was using his right hand to support himself on the wall. The deputy took photos of the woman’s injuries.
According to the booking report, deputies were briefed there was a probable cause to arrest Ruiz for domestic battery by strangulation. On Sunday, April 20, a deputy was patrolling the area of South Carson and Rhodes when they observed a vehicle matching the description of Ruiz’s vehicle. The officer pulled into the parking lot of a motel and observing the vehicle, and the license plate registered to him and made contact with the front counter to ask if they had a room number. The man stepped forward stating he was Ruiz. He was arrested for suspicion of felony domestic battery with strangulation. Bail: $15,000.
— A 25-year-old man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of felony residential burglary and misdemeanor trespassing, according to a Carson City Sheriff’s Office booking report.
Samuel Adam Strachen was taken into custody following an investigation.
According to the report, at 11:48 a.m. a deputy was dispatched to a Norrie Drive address in regards to a welfare check. The reporting party advised the man was release from jail the night prior and tried to break into his parent’s house. The RP stated the man broke in through the garage and threatened to punch them in the face. The RP was concerned for his parent’s safety and stated the man’s parents were too afraid to report him.
Deputies arrived and met with the man’s parents, who said their son was no longer at the house but just a few hours prior he had shown up to the house uninvited, the report states. They advised they have told their son on multiple occasions he was not welcome or invited into their home.
Deputies learned that the son was discovered sitting in a chair and that he had entered into the house through the garage. The parents said they told their son he was not allowed in the house while he is on drugs. Deputies learned the parents tried to talk with him but he didn’t listen. Their other son then confronted him about his “verbal abuse and blaming” and that in turn “ignited” the suspect’s anger where he threatened to punch the brother.
The man was again asked to leave but wouldn’t leave until they began to dial the phone to call police. They said the man then left the house once police were called.
Deputies investigating learned the man lived at an address on West Caroline Street. Deputies made contact with the man and detained him. He was asked by a deputy if they could search his person. He said they could. During that search deputies located a small glass pipe which the man advised was for smoking marijuana, the report states.
The suspect told the deputy that “nothing happened” and that he just went over there to say hi. He was asked how he got into the house and he said through the garage because he knew the code. A deputy then asked if he had any conversations with his mom stating he wasn’t allowed to be there if he was using drugs and he said no. He said his dad told him it was OK to be there if he was there and that “freaked” his brother out, the report states.
The deputy noted that through their earlier conversation with both parents, they did not advise it was OK for him to be there. He was asked asked if he talked to anyone in the house and he said he talked to his brother and his mom. He advised there were no threats and he never threatened to punch his brother. He told the deputy his family is making those claims because they hate him because he smokes weed, the report states.
He stated he hasn’t lived in the house in the past two months and that he left on good terms. He was asked why he didn’t just call his parents if he was going to come over there and he said he was currently blocked because of the “weed stuff,” the report states. He was asked why he didn’t just knock at the door instead of entering through the garage. He said he was planning to knock but decided to try the door code.
He was asked about the weed pipe and conditions from the court not to smoke marijuana. He stated it was his “weird friends” and he doesn’t like smoking weed, the report states.
Based on the interviews with the family and the suspect, he was arrested for suspicion of felony residential burglary and trespassing. Bail: $20,000. In the arrest mentioned earlier in the report, he was booked into jail April 18 for a misdemeanor petit larceny warrant with a $1,000 cash only bail. The warrant was issued Nov. 19, 2024.
— A 32-year-old Fallon man, Tyler Ray Radke, was arrested April 19 for suspicion of felony DUI third offense.
According to the report, at 2:01 a.m. a deputy observed a pickup drive north onto North Carson From Musser. The deputy observed both rear tail lights on the vehicle were not emitting any light. The deputy followed and then attempted to make a traffic stop when the vehicle quickly turned east on East Robinson, then to North Plaza and then to East Washington where it came to a stop.
The deputy asked the man where he was coming from. He said he was going home. He had red watery eyes and thick slurred speech. He was asked if he had anything to drink and he said no. The officer asked him to step out of the vehicle and walk back to the patrol car. While walking the officer could smell a moderate odor of alcohol coming form his person, the report states.
The deputy asked again if he had anything to drink and he said no. The officer asked if he would be willing to perform standardized field sobriety tests. He said yes. The officer began asking the mandatory questions before the tests and asked him what time it was and he said he didn’t know and said it was 12:15 a.m. The actual time was 2:08 a.m. He answered no to the rest of the questions. He showed signs of impairment on the tests. He was asked if he would be willing to provide a PBT sample and he answered no.
Due to the man driving with no rear lights on, having a moderate odor of alcohol coming from his person, red watery eyes and thick slurred speech, showing 6/6 clues of impairment for the horizontal gaze nystagmus test and showing 4/8 clues of impairment on the walk and turn test, he was arrested for suspicion of DUI.
The man began apologizing saying he’s made a lot of bad decision in his life. He was read the request for evidence and he consented to a breath test. The man had two previous DUI convictions in the past seven years. He was arrested for a third DUI. The officer requested the man provide a blood sample for evidentiary testing. The man said he would not provide blood. Deputies called for the on-call district attorney and judge for a telephonic search warrant allowing for a single series blood draw. The judge granted the warrant at 3:01 a.m. Two vials of blood were collected by an on-call phlebotomist at 3:26 a.m. Bail: $20,000.
— A 63-year-old woman was arrested Saturday for suspicion of misdemeanor driving with a revoked license for DUI. Bail: $1,140.
— A 29-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of driving with a revoked license and two counts misdemeanor violation of a suspended sentence. The conditions were to drive with a valid driver’s license and to have an ignition interlock device, both which he didn’t have. Bail: $2,000 cash.
— A 46-year-old Carson City man was arrested April 18 in the area of Fourth Street and South Carson Street for suspicion of disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer. According to the booking report, the man had bloodshot and watery eyes, slurred speech and a smell of alcohol coming from his person.
The man was yelling things like “f*ck around and find out,” and “do you know who I am?” among other things. A deputy asked if he had ID. The man grabbed his genitals and said “right here,” the report states. The deputy requested medical due to his aggressive behavior. He was asked his date of birth and was asked again for an ID. The man told the officer “f*ck around and find out.” He was told if he didn’t provide his name, date of birth and all identifying information he would be arrested. The deputy again asked who he was and the man said “your daddy,” the report states. He was arrested for disorderly and obstructing. Bail: $1,137.
— A Reno woman, Daisy Marie Marsha Hutsell, was arrested April 18 for a felony warrant alleging furnishing dangerous drugs without a prescription and two misdemeanors, conspiring to violate the Controlled Substance Act and unlawful imitation of controlled substance. Bail: $5,000.
— A 37-year-old Sparks man was arrested April 19 for two misdemeanor counts probation violation and violation of a domestic violence temporary protection order. Bail: $6,000.
— A Carson City woman was arrested April 19 for two counts gross misdemeanor battery on a protected person (police officer) the following misdemeanor offenses: probation violation, two counts destruction of property, obstructing an officer and three counts harassment.
According to the booking report, the suspect’s brother reported that his sister had threatened to kill him in a text message. He advised she has a history of drug and alcohol abuse and was on Department of Alternative Sentencing with conditions not to drink alcohol, do drugs or have paraphernalia.
Deputies went to the woman’s apartment and made contact with her at the door that she opened slightly. She spoke with slurred speech, and refused to answer whether she had been drinking and refused a preliminary breath test. She opened the door to allow her boyfriend to exit. Deputies could see then she was intoxicated, unsteady on her feet, swaying back and forth. She then walked down the stairs to the sidewalk, where a deputy could smell alcohol coming from her person. She refused again to submit to a PBT, then became increasingly agitated, squaring up against a deputy in a fighting stance and balling up her fist, the report states.
For officer safety the deputy attempted to detain her, but she pulled away and then began yelling and kicking the two deputies. No injuries were sustained. She was handcuffed and continued to pull away from the deputies and refused multiple commands.
She then saw sunglasses that were dropped by the deputy and stomped on them, breaking the glasses into several pieces. She then stomped on one of the deputy’s phone, shattering the protective lens.
While deputies continued to restrain her for a third time, she she said she would slit both deputies throats and then spit in the direction of one of the deputies. She made the statement again and spit again a second time. Having threatened to kill her brother by slitting his throat, the brother stated he wished to press charges. Bail: $3,000 cash for probation violation, and $2,500 for the battery on a protected person.
— A 46-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman was arrested April 19 for a misdemeanor outside agency warrant issued April 7, 2025. Bail: $1,000 cash.
— All information for the crime log (unless otherwise noted) comes from the arrest reports supplied by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, and is considered by law to be public information. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The policy of Carson Now is to name anyone who is arrested for a felony offense.
