UPDATE THURSDAY: Joseph Andrew Crump was arraigned Thursday in a Carson City courtroom. He was arraigned on suspicion of domestic battery first offense, being an ex-felon in possession of a stun gun, and being an ex-felon failing to register.
The District Attorney’s Office hasn’t concluded its investigation of felony child abuse, in which Crump was also arrested on suspicion. The matter remains under investigation. His bail remains at $40,000.
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A 36-year-old Carson City man faces multiple charges including felony child abuse, being a felon in possession of a stun gun, domestic battery and being an ex-felon failing to register, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
Joseph Andrew Crump was taken into custody at 9:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of North Carson Street following an investigation that began after dispatch received calls of a man screaming at his 5-year-old daughter and a female screaming “get off of her Joey,” the arrest report states.
The arresting deputy activated his department issued body camera and recorded the incident interviews. According to his report, the deputy located the mother and her five-year-old daughter inside a motel room. The five-year-old was crying and upset. The mother confirmed her husband, suspect Crump, was upset with the girl because she was playing in the parking lot.
The girl’s mother told the officer that she asked Crump to leave and she said he did without incident. The deputy told the mother that there was a witness who heard her screaming “get off of her.” The mother told the officer she saw the suspect kick at something in the corner of the room while he was yelling at the girl but thought it was a pillow, the arrest report states.
Deputies observed red marks and a scratch on the back of the girl’s right leg. The officer asked the girl, who was visibly upset and shaken, what happened and the girl replied “daddy hit me,” the arrest report states. The mother then stated that her daughter had fallen earlier and hit her leg on the bed frame.
The deputy states in the report that he was uncomfortable and suspicious that the mother was trying to influence her daughter into believing she fell and hit the bed frame. The deputy asked to the mother to speak to the officer outside and to not try to influence the girl.
The officer again asked the child, who remained upset and shaken, what happened. The girl showed the officer to the corner of the room next to the bed which it appeared the girl slept on the floor. When asked how the injury occurred on her leg, the girl replied “daddy kicked me,” the arrest report states.
Photos were taken of the injury to the girl’s leg.
A reporting person to the incident said he heard the two adults screaming at each other and the female scream “get off her.” He said he also her the woman telling the man “I’m taking pictures to show my mother,” and “you’re a psycho,” the arrest report states.
Crump was read his Miranda warning and was asked about the incident. He did confirm yelling at the girl but denied touching her. He was arrested on suspicion of child abuse and domestic battery.
As he was being patted down, he advised he had a cell phone in his pocket. The officer removed it and, during later inspection, learned the cell phone turned out to be a disguised stun gun. The deputy reviewed Crump’s lengthy criminal history, which included six felony convictions in Oregon. He was asked why he was not registered as felon in Carson City. He advised he was never told he had to register, the arrest report states. Bail: $40,000.
In other arrests:
— A 30-year-old Carson City man, Derek John Melino, was taken into custody Monday, 4:50 p.m. in the 4000 block of Village Drive on suspicion of burglary, preventing a victim from reporting a crime, both felonies, and misdemeanor domestic battery.
According to the arrest report, deputies were called to a residence for a domestic battery and spoke with the victim who said that the suspect, her ex-boyfriend, came over to her home earlier in the day and they had an argument.
She said the suspect knocked on her door and when she opened it, he pushed his way into the residence. She said the man pushed her to the ground and then hit her in the face as she was trying to get back up. She said she tried to get back up again but he pushed her down a second time. She also told the deputy that when she attempted to use her phone to call 911 the man took it from her and threw it on the ground, and then stomped on the phone trying to break it.
The arresting deputy observed a red mark and swelling on the victim’s face where she said she had been hit, the arrest report states. Bail: $20,000.
— A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday in the area of Highway 50 East and Dayton State Park in Lyon County on misdemeanor suspicion of domestic battery and battery. According to the arrest report, reporting witnesses advised the man was in the parking lot and hitting a female in the 3200 block of Imperial Way.
The man left the scene by the time officers arrived. A deputy met with a female victim who said her ex-boyfriend arrived at her apartment to drop off her personal belongings. She said he was angry and making accusations. She said she asked the suspect to return her cell phone and leave. She went to the parking lot to look for her cell phone she believed was in the vehicle. She said the man grabbed her out of the car by her hair, the arrest report states.
A neighbor who lives in a nearby apartment, was outside of his apartment smoking a cigarette and said he saw the man pull the woman out of the car by her hair. The man told the officer he ran over to the woman to help her.
He said he grabbed the suspect’s arm to restrain him from further attacking the woman. He said the man turned on him and began punching him with the two ending up on the ground fighting, according to the arrest report.
The male victim sustained a bloody nose. The female’s roommate came outside and broke up the fight and the suspect drove away.
Deputies spoke with two independent witnesses in the area of the apartment complex who corroborated in the victim’s statements about her being pulled out of the car by her hair and that a fight ensued when two men attempted to stop the man and defend the woman, the arrest report states.
Lyon County Sheriff’s Office deputies located the man’s vehicle in Dayton and he was detained. He was taken into custody by Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputies for suspicion of domestic battery and battery. Bail: $4,274.
— A 24-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday, 1:20 a.m., in the 1400 block of Rand Avenue on misdemeanor suspicion of driving under the influence. According to the arrest report, deputies responded to a dispatch report of an intoxicated driver.
A deputy conducted a traffic stop and asked the driver if she had been drinking. The woman said she had five to six beers over the previous five hours, the arrest report states. She agreed to participate in standardized field sobriety tests and said to the officer “I hope I’m lucky” prior to the tests. She demonstrated signs of impairment and provided a breath sample of .145. Bail: $1,137.
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