Carson City woman arrested after allegedly strangling and pulling a gun on business partner

A 48-year-old Carson City woman was arrested in the 3100 block of Highway 50 E. Friday night for felony suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and domestic battery first.

Shannon Rae Atkins was arrested after deputies received a report of a battery that occurred between Atkins and her business partner.

Upon arrival, deputies located a vehicle attempting to leave the scene with a female driver. Deputies stopped the car and the woman identified herself as Atkins, the arrest report states.

Deputies noted that Atkins had a scrape on her right forearm that had been bleeding but had stopped. She said she was leaving her business in order to get away from the business partner and the situation.

She told deputies that she came to her business to speak with the business partner, who she has been on and off dating for the past two years. An argument began and she was trying to move a swamp cooler from the doorway and close the door. She said as she moved the swamp cooler, the business partner became more argumentative, the arrest report states.

She said she began to close the door when the business partner grabbed her arm, which is how she sustained her injury, as the arm scraped against the door latch as she pulled away. She said she went into the office, grabbed a handgun, and pointed it in the direction of the business partner. The business partner left the office and went outside. She said she followed the business partner and gave them the gun at their car, then she got into her car and attempted to leave the scene.

Deputies spoke to the business partner who relayed the following:

An argument about the business practices and money choices occurred between the business partner and Atkins. Atkins was refusing to let the partner into the business that they are a co-owner of.

They said when they moved the swamp cooler that was in the doorway, Atkins attacked them and put her hands around their throat and attempted to strangle them. The business partner then pushed Atkins off and she went inside, trying to close the door. They pulled the door open while Atkins was trying to close it, which is how she sustained the scrape to her arm.

They told deputies Atkins then went into the office, grabbed a pistol, and pointed it into the air. The business partner left the office and went toward their car. Atkins threw the gun at them while they were going to their car.

Deputies noted that the business partner had red marks on their neck and their story was consistent with the layout of the building and the door. After considering both sides, the report states, it was determined that Atkins was the primary aggressor in a domestic battery.

Atkins’ current boyfriend arrived at the scene and took custody of her car, as well as some items from the office.

Atkins was taken into custody without issue.

Bail: $23,137

— A 53-year-old transient man was arrested in the 4100 block of S. Carson Street for felony possession of stolen property, DUI drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving without a drivers license in possession, and a misdemeanor warrant out of Sparks Municipal Justice Court.

Jonathan Mark Siebrandt was arrested just before 10 a.m. on Friday after deputies on patrol responded to a report of an attempt to locate a vehicle with a stolen license plate, and the reporting party believed the driver of the vehicle was intoxicated. While en route, dispatch advised the vehicle had almost struck other vehicles.

On arrival, deputies located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. Deputies removed Siebrandt from the vehicle and placed him into wrist restraints and placed him in the patrol unit.

Dispatch confirmed the license plates were stolen from North Carolina and that Siebrandt had a warrant for his arrest out of Sparks.

According to the report, Siebrandt told deputies the vehicle he was driving was “parked for a long period of time and it’s possible someone may have switched the plates.”

Siebrandt admitted to deputies that he had smoked marijuana, methamphetamine and drank a Bloody Mary about three hours prior, the arrest report states.

While escorting Siebrandt to the jail, Siebrandt advised he had a concealed methamphetamine pipe in his underwear.

He consented to a voluntarily preliminary breath test which resulted in a .000 percent BAC.

He was arrested for suspicion of DUI drugs, possessing stolen license plates, the Sparks warrant, possession of the methamphetamine pipe, and driving without a license in possession.

Bail: $27,296

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