Carson City arrests: Man accused of attempted burglary, calls for cab from crime scene

A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested early Monday for suspicion of felony attempted residential burglary, according to a sheriff's office booking report.

Isaac Edward Gray Tucker was arrested in the 1700 block of North Carson Street at 2:38 a.m. According to the arrest report, deputies were called to an East Nye Lane home for a residential burglary in progress.

A reporting party stated he was watching a male on his home security camera attempting to break into his detached garage by picking the lock on the door. He described the male and what he was wearing and stated the male got on his phone several times and was waiting in his driveway where a taxi arrived.

Carson City dispatch was able to contact a cab company and confirmed a driver had picked up a male from the location and was driving toward a north Carson Street grocery store. Other deputies went to area of the store to locate the cab driver.

Deputies met with the reporting party and got information, and confirmed the male suspect had left. Deputies asked the reporting party to provide a description of the male, which was confirmed and relayed over the radio as part of the search for the suspect, the report states.

The RP stated he watched the man on his security camera attempt to pick the lock of the garage. The suspect then went to the side of his garage and turned on a water spigot to drink some water, then placed several items in his backpack, and used his phone and waited for a cab.

A deputy and a sergeant located the cab driver pulling out of a north Carson Street motel parking lot. Deputies learned the driver picked up a male from the corner of East Nye Lane and Bunch Way who was wearing a ball cap and had a red shirt on. The driver stated he stopped his vehicle at the bottom of the stairs to the motel parking lot. Deputies on scene checked the rooms and made contact with two females and a male inside one of rooms. The male was identified as the suspect.

Based on information from the investigation, and officers locating clothing that matched the clothing description of the suspect, suspect Tucker was arrested for suspicion of attempted residential burglary. Bail: $20,000.

In other arrests:
— A 22-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 10:36 a.m. in the 3400 block of Airport Road for misdemeanor suspicion of domestic battery.

According to the arrest report, deputies responded to the area for a report of a domestic battery in progress. Dispatch was able to provide a description of the man, who was found walking south of an apartment complex. The man was detained. He was read his Miranda warning and said he understood his rights but would not say if he wanted to speak or not.

Without being prompted or asked the man said he was in a verbal altercation with his girlfriend in the apartment. He said the argument was about car keys and trying to buy cigarettes. Officers observed scratches on the left side of his neck. He said they came from a dog biting him during the altercation. He advised that his girlfriend hit him but he did not want to pursue charges.

Deputies spoke with the victim who said the she was woken up by the man, who demanded car keys and said he became angry, grabbed her around the neck and arms and began to wrestle her on the bed, the report states.

The victim said she scratched the man as she attempted to break free of his grasp, and that the dog was nipping at both of them during the altercation. The deputy could see redness on the woman's neck and the back of her neck, and redness on the woman's face. The man was arrested for suspicion of domestic battery. Bail: $1,137.

— An 18-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 10:30 p.m. for misdemeanor suspicion of petit larceny.
According to the arrest report, deputies responded to Walmart and met with loss prevention, who showed video of a former employee, who had quit his job and left the store on April 25.

The video showed the man and an unknown juvenile walk through the grocery section beer aisle, and observed the suspect pick up a 12 pack of White Claw seltzer alcohol, valued at $17.73, and place it in his red backpack. The suspect and the unidentified male immediately walked from the front of the store, passed all points of sale and exited.

Deputies looked up the man's information and learned he was in custody at Carson City Jail for suspicion of attempted vehicle burglary. He was booked for suspicion of petit larceny. Bail: $352.

— A 23-year-old Silver Springs man was arrested Saturday, 2:04 p.m. in the area of Airport Road and Thurman Circle for suspicion of misdemeanor obstructing an officer.

According to the arrest report, the man and another male became aggressive and upset with officers over the towing of a vehicle that belonged to a family member who had been stopped for traffic violation. The driver did not have a valid license and was carrying expired insurance, the arrest report states.

Two males arrived in a brown pickup shortly after the traffic stop. The two said deputies had no right to tow the vehicle that had been stopped. The men were asked to leave. They instead responded with verbal profanities, spitting on the ground in front of the officer, and saying they hated cops and then blew cigarette smoke into the face of one of the deputies, the arrest report states.

One of the males left the scene. The second male refused to leave, and was arrested for obstructing an officer. Bail: $402.

— A 36-year-old Carson City man was arrested April 24, 7:03 p.m. for suspicion of domestic battery. According to the arrest report, deputies were dispatched to a Florentine Drive residence for a report of a domestic battery. The suspect, who was intoxicated, allegedly punched the female victim in the face.

Deputies observed redness around the left side of the victim's face near her cheek bone area and a hematoma on her left side, the arrest report states.

Deputies spoke with the male suspect, who had an odor of alcoholic beverage coming from his person. He said that nothing happened in the altercation and that the female hit him. He showed the deputy several bruises on his left leg and a scratch on his right arm. The deputy asked when he sustained the injuries. The man said several days ago. He was asked if he called 911 when he sustained the injuries. He stated he did not, the arrest report states.

Dispatch advised the man was on Department of Alternative Sentencing for a previous arrest with a clause not to drink alcohol. The deputy asked the man to submit to a preliminary breath test. The man refused. The deputy notified dispatch the man refused a PBT.

The Department of Alternative Sentencing advised to place the man on a probation violation hold. Dispatch also advised the man was previously arrested in 2019 for suspicion of domestic battery. Based on injuries on the female and the man's inconsistent account of the incident, he was arrested for suspicion of domestic battery and probation violation. Bail: $4,137.

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