Carson City couple arrested following domestic battery involving knife, screw gun

A 28-year-old Carson City woman and a 30-year-old Carson City man were arrested Thursday morning. The woman was arrested for battery with a deadly weapon, possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription, domestic battery first offense, and obstructing an officer; the man was arrested for possession of a dangerous drug without a prescription, and a contempt of court warrant.

According to the report, Amber Deann Taylor and the man were arrested after deputies responded to the area of Hot Springs Road in reference to a woman screaming for help.

While deputies were on scene, a man arrived to the home and deputies spoke with him. He said he lived in the home and had been gone for about an hour. Deputies asked if anyone else was in the home and he said yes, his friend and his friend’s girlfriend were home and had been staying with him for a few days.

Deputies approached the house and knocked on the door. While waiting for a response, deputies heard a woman screaming for help that sounded as though it were coming from outside.

Deputies went around to the side of the house and spoke with the woman, who was looking out of a window and said she had locked herself inside of the bedroom to get away from her boyfriend who had just attacked her. While deputies attempted to speak with her, she talked over them and said they were “too late as always.”

Deputies asked again if the man was still inside, and she said no, she had seen him run down the street prior to the deputies arrival. Deputies asked the woman to meet them at the front of the residence so they could speak with her.

At the front door, deputies asked if they could check the residence to make sure no one else was there, and she said no. However, another deputy advised the man they’d spoken to, who was the resident of the home, said he wanted a security sweep of the residence due to the unknown circumstances that were taking place.

Deputies told the woman they would be checking the residence and she said “no you’re not” and attempted to run inside the residence. Deputies grabbed the woman’s left arm and pulled her out of the door. She refused to comply with directions and was placed in handcuffs.

Deputies told her they were there to help her but she needed to calm down. They asked her again what had happened, and she said her boyfriend was sleeping and she cooked him breakfast. She said she woke him up and he became upset and started yelling at her. She said he then grabbed her head and pushed her to the ground.

She told deputies she grabbed a knife and held it in front of her to keep him away, and then locked herself in the bedroom because she was afraid.

Deputies noted she kept speaking over the deputies, and it was “extremely difficult to understand what she was trying to convey.” Deputies asked if she had been drinking, and she said yes, she had been drinking earlier in the morning. She provided a PBT and blew a .097.

Deputies asked if she had sustained any injuries, and she said her lip was cut and her right ear was sore, but denied medical attention. Deputies observed a small cut to the inside of her lip.

Other deputies advised they had located the man inside of the residence and detained him in a patrol vehicle and advised he had several visible injuries on his person. A records check also indicated he had a confirmed warrant out of this arrest.

Deputies spoke with him about what had occurred. He said he was asleep when his girlfriend woke him up to eat. He got up and went to the kitchen, and the woman was upset and started yelling at him. He said she “lost it” and started attacking him. Deputies asked him if he knew why she was attacking him and he said no.

He told deputies she then picked up an ashtray and threw it at him, but it missed. She then grabbed a battery operated screw gun and struck him in the hand. After, she grabbed a knife and started swinging it around in the air. He said he was up against the counter and could not move. He then became fearful so he grabbed ahold of the knife and removed it from Amber.

Deputies observed a total of seven injuries on the man: a puncture wound on the right hand, scratch mark on the left side of his back, abrasion on the left side rib cage area, bite mark on the left shoulder blade, abrasion on left upper chest (neck area), abrasion on the right side of the chest, and multiple scratches on the upper lip. He said he did not need medical treatment, and that he was just trying to protect himself.

Due to the injuries and the woman’s reluctance to communicate with deputies, they determined her to be the primary physical aggressor. She was taken into custody and booked without incident.

At the jail, the woman told deputies she is a struggling alcoholic and wants help.

The man was taken into custody on the warrant. During the processing of the scene, deputies located 8-Gabapentin and 1-Quetiapine prescription pills in the bedroom occupied by the couple, which were not in a container and both denied ownership.

Bail for the woman: $36,049

Bail for the man: $3,500 cash only

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