A 61-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday for suspicion of misdemeanor battery, according to a Carson City Sheriff’s Office booking report.
At around 2:07 p.m. a deputy was dispatched to a Fifth Street residence regarding a report of battery. When the deputy arrived on scene they made contact with the victim and suspect.
The victim advised he was seated on a chair in the living room of the residence when the suspect approached him from behind and began yelling at him. The victim remained seated in the chair when the suspect walked around the chair and stood in front of the victim, striking him with a closed fist on top of his head, the report states.
The victim told deputies the man then grabbed him with the other hand while striking him. The victim said he leaned back in the seat and had to kick the man off of him. The victim was able to separate himself from the suspect and called the sheriff’s office.
The victim and suspect both advised they did not sustain any injuries during the altercation. The suspect’s lip was swollen on the left side and he had small red scratch marks on his arms, indicating a struggle, the report states.
The victim and suspect had been arguing for multiple days and both live at the listed residence together. A witness on scene had a recording of one of the arguments between the men, which was heated and ultimately escalated into a battery, the report states.
The suspect was arrested and booked for misdemeanor suspicion of battery. Bail: $1,137.
In other arrests:
— A 43-year-old man was arrested Saturday in the 500 block of North Carson Street for suspicion of misdemeanor assault.
According to the booking report, deputies were dispatched to a casino in the 500 block of Carson Street in reference to a battery. Dispatch advised that both parties were separated.
Deputies arrived and made contact with the reporting party in the east parking lot. He informed the officer that the suspect had fallen asleep at a slot machine and was highly intoxicated, the report states. The victim attempted to wake the man approximately six times before he told him he was going to call the sheriff’s office. He stated the suspect then started to walk toward him while swinging his fist.
The victim was able to identify the suspect standing in front of a white sedan. Deputies attempted to make contact with the suspect and he was told to stop several times but he ignored the officers and got into the sedan and tried to close the passenger door, the report states. A deputy was able to stop him from doing so.
While speaking, the suspect became agitated and stood up from the passenger seat. He was verbally aggressive and balled his fists and became emotional and began to cry and then would go from crying to anger. At one point a deputy took a step back to create a distance in case the man attempted to fight him, according to the report.
The victim then said he wanted to press charges. As a deputy filled out a citizen’s arrest form, the victim told the deputy the suspect threw his jacket on the ground and ran toward him with his fists clenched and raised his arm and acted like he was going to punch him. The victim was in fear for his safety and said he is 70 years old. The suspect was arrested and booked for assault and placed with a Legal 2000 hold for comments he made at the hospital, the report states. Bail: $1,137.
— A 26-year-old woman was arrested Friday for two Department of Alternative Sentencing violations. Bail: $6,000 cash.
— An Eagle Point, Oregon woman, Jennifer Woolridge, was arrested Friday for a felony warrant alleging attempted grand larceny of a motor vehicle. The warrant was issued March 21, 2024 out of Sparks Justice Court. Bail: $5,000 cash.
— A 51-year-old Carson City woman was arrested early Monday for a misdemeanor other agency failure to appear warrant out of East Fork Township. Bail: $220.
— 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.
