A Carson City man faces a gross misdemeanor domestic battery charge after he allegedly urinated and spit on his living room floor and then punched his girlfriend in the chest.
The 31-year-old unemployed man was booked on suspicion of second offense domestic battery and was jailed on $5,000 bail.
According to the arrest narrative, deputies were dispatched to the 2000 block of Hawaii Circle in reference to a report of a domestic battery.
On the scene authorities made contact with the reporting victim. The woman stated she had been fighting with her boyfriend and that during the dispute the man “urinated in the living room and kept spitting on the floor,” according to the report. She also noted the man may have also soiled his pants.
The victim said the man had punched her in the upper right side of her chest with a closed fist and that she hit him back to defend herself. She said the man left the home on foot prior to deputies arriving at the scene. The victim herself appeared to be very intoxicated and no signs of injuries were observed, according to the report.
A deputy found the man near the intersection of Carson and Fairview Drive. The deputy was advised that based on the information provided by the woman that the suspect was worthy of arrest for domestic battery. Another deputy transported the man to the Carson City Jail as an assist, according to the report.
During the contact with the suspect at the jail, the deputy informed the man that he was under arrest for domestic battery. The man said the woman hit him and scratched him on the neck. The man then said he didn’t want to make any other statements, according to the arrest report.
There were no signs of injuries that were observed on the man, other than a horizontal scratch on the outside of his right ankle, according to the report. After a criminal history check with Carson City dispatch, the man was found to have a previous domestic battery conviction in 2006.
