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Carson City Sheriff's arrest log: Man booked on battery of ex-fiance

A 32 year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday night at 10:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Lake Glen Drive for misdemeanor first offense domestic battery of his ex-fiance, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

The victim made the report Friday night at the Carson City Sheriff's Office, according to the arrest report, stating she had been visiting the suspect at his residence earlier in the day where he began drinking heavily and became verbally aggressive toward her.

The suspect became angry at some point and poured a bottle of hard lemonade over the victim's head because she was pretending to sleep through the argument, the report said.

The victim locked herself in a bathroom to clean up, but the suspect used a key to open the door and follow her inside, the report said.

Despite the victim repeatedly yelling at the suspect to leave, he proceeded to push her down in the shower and then held her down so that she could not get back up, the report said.

The victim broke free eventually, grabbing items off the bathroom counter and throwing them at the suspect to keep him away from her, the report said.

But the suspect responded by head-butting the victim in the face twice, the report said, followed by punching her on the side of her face before throwing her to the ground.

The suspect fled the residence as the victim was dialing 9-1-1, the report said.

On observation, the victim suffered a swollen, bruised and cut front lip, a goose-egg shaped knot on her right forehead, swelling to her right cheek bone, as well as bruising to her left ear, left shoulder blade, left elbow and right biceps, the report said.

The victim was also observed to limp and wince when she walked.

Law enforcement made subsequent contact with the suspect at his residence. Although he confirmed being in a physical altercation with the victim, he claimed she had attacked him unprovoked, the report said.

The suspect denied battering the victim, but admitted to pouring hard lemonade over her head. He then became quiet and requested to speak with an attorney, invoking his right to remain silent.

The suspect was handcuffed at that point and transported to the Carson City Jail for booking. Bail: $3,000.

In other arrests:

— A 48 year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday afternoon at 4:06 p.m. in the 1000 block of Sunset Way for misdemeanor first offense domestic battery, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

According to the report, a deputy made contact with the victim at his residence on North Minnesota Street reference to being battered by his wife, from whom he was currently separated.

The victim reported that the suspect arrived at his residence and proceeded to bust the tail light out on his pickup truck before pushing and kicking him, the report said.

A witness on scene had recorded video footage of the incident, which showed the suspect pushing the victim twice.

Video footage also showed the suspect kick the victim after he had turned his attention to their son, telling him to stay in the house, the report said.

Law enforcement made subsequent contact with the suspect at her residence. She admitted to breaking the tail light on the pickup truck, the report said, but denied any physical altercation.

The suspect denied pushing or kicking the victim, the report said, even though the deputy informed her that video footage showed her pushing and kicking him.

The suspect stated she only poked the victim in the chest.

The suspect was then handcuffed and transported to the Carson City Jail. Bail: $3,000.

— A 53 year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday morning at 9:48 a.m. in the 2300 block of Richard Drive on an outstanding misdemeanor failure to appear warrant issued out of the Carson City Justice Court, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

According to the report, law enforcement arrived at the suspect's residence to serve the active bench warrant.

Deputies made contact with the suspect, who was handcuffed and transported to the Carson City Jail for booking. Bail: $955.

— A 55 year-old Reno man was taken into custody Friday morning at 10:45 a.m. on an active misdemeanor failure to appear traffic warrant issued out of the Carson City Justice Court, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

According to the report, Washoe County released the suspect into the custody of Carson City Sheriff's deputies, who transported him to the Carson City Jail for booking.

He had been arrested by Washoe County Sheriff's Office Oct. 4 on the outstanding bench warrant, the report said. Bail: $1,150.

— A 38 year-old Reno man was taken into custody Friday morning at 10:45 a.m. on an active misdemeanor violation of suspended sentence warrant issued out of the Carson City Justice Court, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

According to the report, Washoe County released the suspect into the custody of Carson City Sheriff's deputies, who transported him to the Carson City Jail for booking.

He had been arrested by Washoe County Sheriff's Office Oct. 4 on the outstanding bench warrant, the report said. Bail: $1,000.

— A 25 year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday night at 7:15 p.m. at the Carson City Sheriff's Office on an outstanding misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued out of the Carson City Justice Court, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

According to the report, the suspect had turned himself in at the Sheriff's Office, where the bench warrant was confirmed.

He was then escorted over to the Carson City Jail for booking. Bail: $1,000.

— A 33 year-old Carson City man was arrested early Saturday morning at 1:23 a.m. in the 800 block of North Carson Street on a misdemeanor outstanding failure to appear bench warrant issued out of the Carson City Justice Court, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

According to the arrest report, the suspect was among four individuals stopped and questioned by law enforcement in downtown Carson City.

A records check of the suspect confirmed the active arrest warrant, the report said. He was then handcuffed and transported to the Carson City Jail for booking. Bail: $215.

— A 27 year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning at 1:15 p.m. on a misdemeanor outstanding failure to appear bench warrant issued out of the Carson City Justice Court, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

According to the arrest report, the suspect was among four individuals stopped and questioned by law enforcement in downtown Carson City.

The suspect initially refused to give officers his name, but then gave them a false name before admitting to his real name, the report said.

A records check of the suspect confirmed the active arrest warrant, the report said. He was then handcuffed and transported to the Carson City Jail for booking. Bail: $519.

— A 31 year-old Dayton man was arrested in the area of Robinson and North Carson streets last Friday night, Sept. 29 at 10:40 p.m. on felony parole and probation violation, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy said.

Thomas Henry Herschbach was taken into custody following a traffic stop of the vehicle he was driving revealed a fake urine kit. The boxed kit was found after a positive alert exterior sniff by a K-9 unit, the report said.

Nevada Parole and Probation was contacted, and a no bail hold was placed on Herschbach. He was then handcuffed and transported to the Carson City Jail for booking. No bail.

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.

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