Man who drew knife and gun at Carson City bar, arrested in Lyon County after chase
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Thu, 05/12/2011 - 2:17am
A man who had reportedly flashed a gun and a knife at patrons inside a Carson City bar led authorities on a chase early this morning into Lyon County. It ended with the suspect being tasered and detained at about 1:45 a.m.
The pursuit began at about 1:10 a.m. in the 3500 block of Highway 50 East and continued to State Route 341 in Lyon County. That's when Lyon authorities picked up the pursuit of the suspect's vehicle, reportedly a white Ford van. The suspect finally came to a stop but then initially refused to get out of the vehicle. Traffic on the highway was stopped in both directions as officers began to negotiate with the man, who was reportedly suicidal.
For several minutes the suspect had declined to cooperate with authorities and would not put his hands in view of officers. The situation came to an end when the man was hit with a taser, detained and placed into custody.
While the initial pursuit began in Carson City, Lyon County authorities picked it up just past Mound House after the suspect crossed the county line. As Lyon County was notified, Carson City authorities de-activated its part of the pursuit, while Lyon County patrol officers continued with it as it went into Six Mile Canyon and past Iron Mountain, according to police scanner traffic.
At least one Carson City patrol officer did follow about one-half mile distance length behind Lyon County sheriff's officers and was at the scene during the brief standoff with Lyon authorities.
The pursuit, considered mostly low-speed through the Carson City limits, picked up through Lyon County ranging between 70 to 80 mph, according to scanner traffic. The suspect was apparently unable to maintain lanes during the Carson City part of the pursuit, failing to yield to traffic and going through stop signs and lights.
It was the second vehicle chase involving Carson City authorities in an eight-hour stretch. Officers on Wednesday arrested a Carson City woman after a brief pursuit. The woman, Laurie Ann Hancock of Carson City, who had four felony arrest warrants, crashed a car in the area of Northridge and Roop streets at around 5:30 p.m. She was taken to the hospital and then to jail.
