On August 29, 2025, Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Travis Michael Oliver of Carson City on multiple felony charges after being dispatched to a casino in the 2100 block of E. William Street on report of a man with a gun inside.
Deputies were told by dispatch that Oliver had “flashed” a pistol at a woman inside the casino.
Staff had called 911 on behalf of the woman just before 9 p.m. stating she was “extremely scared” because Oliver was following her around the casino, had flashed a gun held in his waistband at her, and they said they observed her hide behind a bush near the west entrance before eventually running across the street.
Upon arrival, deputies learned the suspect was white, approximately 35 years old with “several face tattoos,” and that he was still inside the casino. Deputies told staff to clear the area, and a short time later, they located Oliver at one of the machines.
Two deputies grabbed each of Oliver’s arms and placed him in handcuffs before conducting a weapons pat-down. They located a pistol in a holster in his front waistband and removed it.
He agreed to speak to deputies and told them that he’d been trying to help the woman, and that she’d been attempting to get him to go to her room, and that he’d never shown her his gun.
Deputies noted he was intoxicated, and he provided a PBT resulting in a .324% BrAC.
On inspecting the gun, deputies learned it was a “ghost gun,” aka a firearm manufactured without a serial number. Oliver told deputies he’d purchased the gun “under the table” from someone in California who manufactures ghost guns.
Deputies later located the woman at a nearby casino, who advised Oliver had been following her around, refusing to leave her alone. She told deputies that he kept trying to get her to go up to his room with him, and at one point, he’d lifted up his shirt and displayed a handgun to her.
She said she feared for her life and fled the casino.
Oliver was transported to the Carson City Jail and booked on felony assault with a deadly weapon, felony possession of a firearm without a concealed carry permit, felony possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, felony aggravated stocking, and gross misdemeanor possession of a firearm without a serial number.
Bail: $45,000
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