A 31-year-old man was arrested Oct. 30 for suspicion of felony child abuse or neglect after allegedly throwing a chair into the ceiling near his daughter’s crib during a domestic battery involving his wife, according to a Carson City Sheriff’s Office booking report.
Following an investigation, CCSO deputies arrested Travis Robert Milner. He was also booked for alleged felony domestic battery with strangulation and felony preventing a victim from reporting a crime.
According to the sheriff’s office booking report, deputies were called to the 500 block of Stewart Street in reference to a domestic battery. Deputies were advised that a man at the location had grabbed a woman by the neck and were advised the man left the area on foot.
Deputies arrived and met with the reporting party, who identified herself. She had puffy, red and watery eyes and looked like she had been crying. She said her husband, later identified as Milner, had been drinking alcohol and that he was acting “belligerent” and she was scared for her safety.
She explained the man picked up their small dog by the neck and threw it. After seeing this, she told Milner that she was going to call 911. She stated that she was sitting down at the desk chair in their room. When she picked up her phone to call 911, she said the suspect grabbed her by the throat with both hands and picked her up. She stated he picked her up approximately six inches off the seat she was sitting on. She stated the man then let her go and grabbed her phone. She stated she lunged for the phone but that he threw it across the room toward their bathroom, according to the report.
She said she saw where the phone was so she picked it up. She said the man tripped over a rolling chair in the middle of the room and got angry. She said he picked up their chair and threw it at the ceiling. She stated that is when the suspect saw she was on the phone with 911 operators, that he left out the front door and ran northbound.
Deputies learned the couple have a two-year-old daughter. The woman stated the daughter was initially sleeping in her crib during the incident. Due to the size of the motel room, their daughter’s crib is in the living area of the room. The deputy noticed there was a hole in the ceiling and drywall stuck to one of the wheels of the chair. The chair was sitting right next to the 2-year-old’s crib and the hole was just to the left of it. The mother stated the daughter was in the crib when Milner threw the chair into the ceiling, according to the report.
The victim also had red marks on her neck where she described the suspect had grabbed her. These marks were consistent with being grabbed, the report states. The victim stated that although the suspect grabbed her with both hands around the neck, she never lost her airway or consciousness, the report states.
While CCSO deputies were on the scene, dispatch advised of a separate medical call in the 500 block of Anderson Street in reference to an intoxicated man at the location. A deputy responded to the location and identified the man as Milner. A deputy stated the suspect claimed he had been at Smith’s and claimed there was no altercation at their motel room, according to the report.
The suspect was arrested at 1:42 p.m. He submitted to a preliminary breath test of .167 and taken to jail. He was booked for alleged felony child abuse or neglect, domestic battery by strangulation and preventing a victim from reporting a crime. Bail: $50,000.
In other arrests:
— A Carson City man, Mark Kana Teruya, was arrested Oct. 29 in the 900 block of Mallory Way, for suspicion of two counts felony embezzlement. Bail: $25,000.
— A 25-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Oct. 29 for suspicion of battery after allegedly getting into an argument with a Carson City Community Center janitor and pepper spraying him.
According to the booking report, at around 2 p.m. deputies were called to the Carson City Community Center regarding a woman who was seen on video using pepper spray on the man, later determined to be a community center janitor.
Surveillance video showed the altercation, where the two were arguing and the man was holding his cellphone. It appeared the man was videotaping the verbal altercation with the woman near an open double door.
The video shows the woman clearly advancing toward the man and then slapping the phone out of his hands. Then the video shows the woman hit the man again as she walked away. The man is seen using his torso to push the woman as she was moving away from him. At this point, this is when the video shows the woman use pepper spray and sprayed the man in the face. After he was sprayed, the video stopped and it was reported that the woman had left, according to the report.
The man completed a citizen arrest form. Dispatch then advised the woman had called dispatch requesting a phone call about the incident. The deputy made contact with the woman via telephone and asked her to come to the Carson City Sheriff’s Office to speak with them about the incident. The woman asked and said she was bringing a friend. The deputy agreed and gave her the address of the sheriff’s office.
She was read her Miranda warning and asked to explain what happened. The woman said that she got a ride to the community center in an attempt to turn in her ballot but thought it was closed and they could not find where to turn in the ballots, according to the report.
She explained that she had located someone (the man she later pepper sprayed) in an attempt to see if he knew where to turn them in at. She explained that this is where she had made a comment about why it was closed and that her voter rights were being violated.
She explained she began to argue with the man that she made the comment to and said that he followed her and began recording her. She told the deputy she felt as if she could not leave and felt the man was being aggressive. She did confirm she placed her hands on the man. She explained she pushed the phone into his chest and stated that after she pushed his phone into his chest, the man started to belly bump her.
The deputy and the woman watched the video, where the deputy explained to her that she actually struck the man twice. She again stated she felt she couldn’t leave the building. The officer explained that the man wasn’t blocking the door way and explained that he was standing with his back to the wall, the report states.
The officer also explained to her that she was the one who placed her hands on him first. The officer explained to her that when she used pepper spray, the man was advancing toward her. The officer continued to explain that when she had placed her hands on him that she had committed simple battery. The deputy explained that the man had signed a citizen arrest form and explained to her that she was going to be placed under arrest for simple battery. Bail: $1,137.
— A 43-year-old Carson City man was arrested Oct. 31 for suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery and violation of a temporary protection order against domestic violence.
According to the booking report, CCSO deputies were called at 4:55 p.m. to the 500 block of Linda Kay Court for domestic battery. Dispatch advised a woman called 911 and that all that was heard was “he hit me” then the caller hung up. Dispatch recontacted the reporting party who stated the man was on top of her and choked her and that she bit him so he would get off of her, the report states.
Deputies arrived and saw the male suspect outside. The victim was upstairs in the bedroom. Deputies made contact with her and could see red marks around her neck and up the side of her face. A deputy asked what happened. She stated they went to the parade and they got into an argument. She stated they were arguing in the upstairs bedroom and he was unpacking her belongings as she was trying to leave.
As they were arguing she stated that the man was on top of her and was choking and slapped her in the face two times. She stated she did not lose consciousness when he choked her. She had injuries consistent with the slap in the face and a few scratch marks in the neck area. She stated when he was on top of her, she did scratch him on the face to try to get him off of her.
As the deputy spoke with the woman, they learned she is currently the protected party on a temporary protection order against domestic violence and the adverse party was the man. Dispatch advised the TPO was served on March 1, 2025 and expires March 2, 2027.
A deputy spoke with the man who stated that it was just a verbal argument at first. He stated that they were in an argument and it only got physical when he said she scratched him and that he didn’t touch her other than a few pushes and shoving back and forth. He stated that she shouldn’t have any injuries on her.
The suspect brought up the TPO and wouldn’t talk too much about the altercation. He stated he is aware of the TPO. He has been arrested two times for violation of this TPO in Storey County (Oct. 3, 2025 and Jan. 17, 2026 but no convictions, according to the report. The man was arrested for TPO violation against domestic violence and domestic battery. Bail: $6,274.
— A 56-year-old Carson City man was arrested Oct. 30 for suspicion of misdemeanor violation of a temporary protection order against domestic violence. According to the booking report, deputies were called at 12:04 p.m to take a report for a court order violation. The reporting party advised her ex-boyfriend violated a temporary protection order (TPO) by texting and calling her.
She advised she received multiple phone calls and text messages from a phone number she recognized as the man’s number. She showed the deputy messages, which included a picture of a child they share in common as well as messages saying “sorry didn’t mean to text u, just…just miss u.” The deputy asked how she knew this number was the man’s number. She said she new the number based on being with him as well as the photo that was sent of their daughter.
She showed the deputy a copy of the TPO, which does not expire until 2027. The deputy read the conditions, which clearly stated the man is ordered not to contact the woman by phone, text, in person, by email, or through social media. Screenshots of the messages were booked into evidence.
A deputy called the phone number that was used to contact the woman, at which time a male answered the phone and identified himself with his first name. The deputy explained to the man the reason for calling was in regard to the messages he allegedly sent to the woman, according to the report.
The man stated he did not know the TPO was active. He said he did not mean to call or text her but continued to say the TPO had expired years ago. He repeatedly said he did not want to go to jail. The deputy told him they needed to meet in person to discuss this further. The man gave the deputy his address and agreed to meet. The deputy advised the man to read his copy of the protection order to see that it was active until 2027 so if there were any questions when they arrived, the deputy could answer them for him.
The deputy arrived to a North Carson Street address and observed the man waiting outside. The deputy had recognized the man from interactions with him in jail. The deputy placed him in handcuffs and read him his Miranda rights. He agreed to speak. He stated he read the TPO and admitted to calling and texting the woman because he was drinking and missed her. He agreed to a preliminary breath test prior to being taken to jail, which resulted in a .158.
Based on the review of text messages, the phone calls and the man’s own admission to violating the TPO, he was booked for misdemeanor violating a temporary protection order against domestic violence. Bail: $3,137.
— A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested Oct. 31 for suspicion of misdemeanor resisting an officer and violation of conditions of probation. According to the booking report, deputies were called to the 1000 bock of East 5th Street for a report of a door being kicked in and a male laying on the ground.
Deputies arrived to the apartment and observed a door kicked in with part of the door frame on the ground, as well as excrement and urine. The officer observed the man on the left side of the hall. The man put his finger out and told the deputy to leave and counted to three, telling him to leave, the report states.
The deputy told the man that he needed to verify the apartment was his and asked him to show some identification that this was his address so they could leave. The man refused and told the deputy to exit the residence and stepped toward the officer pointing his finger at his chest, nearly touching the officer, the report states. The deputy told him to back up, which the man did a small distance. The deputy asked him again for his ID so officers could leave. The man refused and asked the officers to leave. The deputy told him he would exit to avoid any further arguing.
The officer stepped out of the door way and the man reached for his wallet. He had the wallet in his hand and then fell out of the door, with both deputies grabbing each arm. At that point, with the male refusing to identify himself to show he lived in the apartment, he pulled away.
The deputy was going to place the man into custody for obstructing and resisting. The man asked if the officers wanted to wrestle in the rocks. The man then refused to give deputies his arms. He was forcibly placed into handcuffs. A deputy was able to get his wallet, which identified him by his license, and the address, which was the same as the unit.
Deputies tried to stand the man up. He said he was going to head butt a deputy hard. The man then dropped to the ground and refused to stand back up. He was dragged to the patrol unit and taken to the hospital for medical clearance. At the hospital he refused to exit the patrol vehicle and kept spitting at the center divider. A face mask was placed on the man so he could not spit on the officers. He became verbally uncooperative with staff and refused medical help. He was cleared and taken to jail.
The man was checked through CCSO dispatched, which returned that he was on alternative sentencing. DAS was advised of the situation and placed a hold on him. He was booked for obstructing and resisting and the alternative sentencing violation. Bail: $3,000 cash.
Editor’s Note: This is a partial list of this weekend’s CCSO booking report. More will be posted later.
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