Carson City woman booked on 15 felony warrant counts alleging burglary and fraud

A 35-year-old Carson City woman was arrested for 15 felony warrants, five alleging burglary, five alleging obtaining money under false pretenses and five alleging uttering a forged instrument, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said. A second woman was also arrested for single count felony warrants alleging the same crimes.

Kris Lynn Matha-Briggs was booked at Carson City jail on the warrant charges. Nicole Marie Naef, 35, was also booked for felony warrant single counts alleging burglary, obtaining money under false pretenses and uttering a forged instrument.

Warrants for both women were signed by a Carson City judge on Wednesday. Each were given bail amounts of $20,000. Matha-Briggs has been in custody at the Carson City Detention Facility since Feb. 25. Naef was taken into custody Wednesday.

In other arrests:
— A 68-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday for suspicion of felony DUI drugs with a prior DUI felony conviction, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Larry Richard Meredith was arrested Wednesday afternoon following an investigation into a vehicle accident near a fast food restaurant in the 2500 block of North Carson Street.

Deputies arrived at 3:36 p.m. to the location and observed a Chevy Tahoe and a Nissan Pathfinder with their rear left corners touching in an apparent collision. Deputies spoke with the Chevy Tahoe driver who said he was hit by the Pathfinder as he was parked eating his food with his daughter. He said when he attempted to make contact with the driver, the man became angry, agitated and was swearing. The man said he feared for the safety of his daughter and called law enforcement to assist.

Deputies then spoke with Meredith who was agitated and angry, and moving erratically, the report states. The deputy asked the man what happened. The man replied “I was driving and hit him. What can I say, I’m a loser and this is my luck. I just wanted to eat. I’m hungry can I just go home and eat?” the arrest report states.

The deputy asked the man if he had anything to drink. The man replied he hadn’t had alcohol in 15 years. Deputies observed the man’s behavior to continue to be erratic, moving to anger to calm and was easily distracted. He was asked if he would be willing to participate in field sobriety tests. The man agreed and showed signs of impairment, possibly driving under the influence of drugs. The man was arrested. A review of his criminal history revealed he had been convicted of felony DUI with a January 1993 disposition. A blood test was administered at jail. Bail: $20,000.

— A 29-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday, 4:54 p.m. in the 500 block of South Roop Street for misdemeanor domestic battery. A 29-year-old woman was also arrested for an outstanding misdemeanor failure to appear warrant. According to the arrest report, the man and woman were in an argument.

The woman told deputies she left and was walking north on Roop Street when the man allegedly followed her, yelled at her, slapped her with both his hands and bit her hand. She said her hand was bitten when she attempted to hold her hand over the man’s mouth to get him to stop yelling. Deputies investigating observed the woman had red marks on both sides of her face and a small red mark on her finger, the arrest report states.

Deputies spoke with the man who said he grabbed the woman and tried to hug her because they were arguing and that he never hit her. The man was determined to be the primary aggressor, according to the arrest report, and was taken into custody. The woman was also taken into custody for an outstanding traffic warrant. Bail for the man: $3,137. Bail for the woman: $410.

— A 25-year-old Gardnerville man in custody for suspicion of burglary, was booked for a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued out of East Fork Township Court. Bail: $311.

— A 57-year-old Carson City man was booked Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. for a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued Jan. 17, 2018 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $467.

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