Carson City deputies make felony arrests following early morning fight

Two men were arrested early Thursday morning and face charges of felony assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor obstructing, a Carson City sheriff's deputy said.

Terence Kelly Shaw, 33, of Duckwater, Nev. and Michael Skenandore, 27, of Markleeville, Calif. were taken into custody following a fight reported at 12:27 a.m. an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Russell Way.

According to the arrest report, the two male suspects and a woman, who was injured, allegedly provoked the victim, challenging him to fight and then chased him and threatened him with a bat.

The suspects, who were uncooperative with officers, used gang affiliation communication words and signals with each other as they were being investigated and allegedly made threats they were going to harm the victim, according to the arrest report.

Both suspects were arrested for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and obstructing. Bail for each of the suspects, $20,412. Charges are pending for a third person involved, the arrest report states.

In other arrests:
— A 23-year-old Dayton man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in the 1000 block of North Stewart Street for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and five misdemeanors, including three counts of Alternative Sentencing violations.

Austin Healey Mordhorst was taken into custody at 4:52 p.m. in the parking lot of a bank. According to the arrest report, deputies made a traffic stop on a vehicle for having a cracked windshield that was obstructing the driver's view and not having a bumper or front end license plate on the vehicle.

Deputies made contact with the driver, Mordhorst, who has been flagged as a gang member and is known to carry weapons. Deputies informed him the reason for the stop. Dispatch advised Mordhorst was on Alternative Sentencing with a search and seizure clause.

He was frisked for weapons where a scale was found stuffed in his waistband. Heroin residue was found on the inside of the scale, the arrest report states.

A search of the vehicle was conducted where a knife with heroin residue was located in the center console of the vehicle, the report states. Alternative Sentencing was informed of the findings and placed three alternative sentence violation holds. Total bail amount listed: $12,749.

— A 70-year-old Reno man was arrested Wednesday in the Carson City courthouse parking lot for suspicion of a second DUI and other charges. According to the arrest report, deputies were called to assist with an intoxicated man who was attempting to drive away.

Court security advised the man had been in the front lobby area, was intoxicated, appeared to have urinated himself and was told by court security that he should not drive.

The man admitted to having a couple glasses of wine. The man then continued to walk to his vehicle, where he got inside, sat in the driver's seat and turned on the ignition. Officers observed an open bottle of wine on the passenger seat.

The man was asked to step out of the vehicle. Deputies spoke with the man who had slurred speech, red watery eyes and a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath, the report states.

He agreed to perform standardized field sobriety tests, and showed clues of impairment. He provided a preliminary breath test of .206 and was arrested for suspicion of DUI second, the report states.

Deputies learned the man was on Alternative sentencing for a prior DUI conviction in 2018 and was supposed to have an interlock device installed in his vehicle and was not to consume alcohol. He agreed to submit to an evidentiary blood test. Bail amount listed: $4,805.

— A Mound House man was arrested early Wednesday morning in the area of Highway 50 East and Drako Way on misdemeanor charges of driving with a suspended license, speeding and riding a motorcycle without a motorcycle license.

According to the arrest report, a deputy stopped the rider after he clocked him going 70 mph in a 55 mph zone. The officer made contact with the driver, who stated he was "only going 60," the arrest report states.

The deputy conducted a records check and learned his driver's license was suspended for multiple failures to appear in court, as well as having a warrant out of Douglas County for failure to appear.

The deputy learned the man is currently on Department of Alternative Sentencing caseload for traffic related offenses including driving on a suspended license.

The man was arrested at 4:29 a.m. based on the information. During the arrest the man made multiple comments, including how he should have just ran as well as directing obscenities at the deputy. Bail: $881.

— 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.