Carson City arrests: Man booked for allegedly making terroristic threats
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:08pm
A 59-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of felony making threats concerning acts of terrorism, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.
Eric Hamilton Tolman was taken into custody at 10:30 a.m. following an investigation. According to the booking report, deputies responded to Carson City Hall at 9 a.m. regarding a threats report. Dispatch received a 911 call advising that an angry male was on scene and made threats about a mass shooting.
Upon arrival, the officer met with multiple employees who spoke to the man in person or overheard the situation from nearby. Staff mentioned the subject left and was possibly en route to a state office in the 1800 block of College Parkway.
Deputies were advised that the suspect, Tolman, was sent a notification in the mail advising there was a discrepancy with the title to his manufactured home. The notification provided details on how to correct the issue, which is overseen by the State of Nevada, the report states.
The paperwork noted the title had never been transferred into his name and remained in the previous owner's name as well as a lien holder. CCSO was advised this was a fairly common issue with an easy way to fix the paperwork.
According to the report, the suspect arrived at the office at around 8:40 a.m. and was very upset. He announced he was a prior combat veteran and expressed how angry he was over the situation. City staff attempted to calm the man down to help him fix the problem, but he became enraged, according to the report.
An employee told officers the man pointed to the previous lien holder's name on the title paperwork and stated "there is a death warrant out on his head," according to the report. The man then stated, "if you hear about a mass shooting, you may as well and call the police." The man stormed out a short time later, the witness told deputies.
Another person said they heard the outburst and heard him yelling "you've heard of those mass shootings, this is why, you might as well just call the cops now." The employee said they feared for their safety and the rest of the staff in the building, the report states.
Another witness was watching the situation from nearby and heard the man state: "if this is so, this man has a death warrant on his head," noting the suspect pointed to the name on the title paperwork. The witness said they heard the man say something to the effect that "if you hear about a mass shooting, you can just send the police to me," the report states.
Deputies on scene, as well as the watch commander and a representative from the District Attorney's Office reviewed Nevada Revised Statue regarding making threats or conveying false information concerning acts of terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, lethal agents or toxins prohibited.
The arrest report noted the following from the statute: "A person shall not, through use of any means of oral, written or electronic communication, knowingly make any threat or convey any false information concerning an act of terrorism," as well as: "injure, intimidate or alarm any person, whether or not any person is actually injured, intimidated or alarmed thereby" and "cause panic or civil unrest, whether or not such panic or civil unrest actually occurs." In addition to: "Interfere with the operations of or use economic or other damage to any person or any officer, agency, board, bureau, commission, department, division or other unit of federal, state or local government, whether or not such interference or damage actually occurs."
The man was taken into custody on the charge listed. He stated he only had one shotgun and the rest of his guns had recently been stolen. He gave consent to retrieve his guns from his residence and booked for safekeeping. He was taken to jail. He later admitted to the sheriff's office MOST team that he was suicidal and planned on shooting himself in the head, the report states. The information was relayed to a doctor who initiated a mental health evaluation and Legal 2000 hold, the report states.
A deputy responded to the man's residence and advised a relative of the situation and the man's consent for retrieving his guns. In his closet a deputy located a loaded shotgun, loaded MI carbine and AR15 with fully loaded 100 round drum magazine, the report states. All guns were located next to each other in view. The relative advised he served four years in the Army, not 22, and may be diagnosed with PTSD. All firearms were booked into the evidence vault for safekeeping. Bail: $20,000.
In other arrests:
— A 40-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of misdemeanor threats/harassment, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.
Deputies were sent to a Merrimac Way residence for a neighbor dispute. The reporting party stated their neighbor was screaming and yelling at him and his family. Dispatch advised both neighbors were separated.
On arrival the officer approached a residence and could hear a male screaming incoherently and yelling from inside. As the officer began speaking with the reporting neighbor at his garage, the suspect came out of his residence and continued to yell toward the neighbor. The officer told him to not talk to them, the report states.
The neighbor advised there had been ongoing problems with the suspect, who they said was trespassing onto his property and harassing them. The neighbor stated he was working on a vehicle in the driveway, with the man harassing him, the report states.
The neighbor called 911 after he said the man ran toward their house, yelling he was going to kill him and his father in law. He said the suspect challenged him to fights and telling him that he would come to his house at night and kill him and his family, the report states.
The reporting party also advised that when their niece left the residence, the suspect yelled, calling her a prostitute and would kill and rape her. The reporting party stated he wished to press charges for threats/harassment against the suspect and completed a witness statement and citizens arrest form.
Deputies met with the suspect in his driveway and asked him about the argument. The suspect declined to provide a written statement but advised he has issues with the neighbor, that they are from Venezuela, are trying to manipulate the system, that they snort lines of dope and that he just gets to him, the report states.
The man made the statements that he was willing to go to jail if that's what it takes to get his point across and that he was only playing loud music, which was his right to do so. The officer informed the suspect that his neighbor wished to press charges for harassment and that the officer would be issuing a citation where he can have his day in court to explain his side since this has been an ongoing issue for him as well.
As the officer went to write the citation, the suspect kept walking up to the property line of his residence and yelled toward the family in their garage, according to the report.
The officer went back to the suspect and cited him for harassment and advised him of the case number and court date. The deputy advised the man to go inside his residence and enjoy the rest of the day and ignore his neighbors and document any further issues he may have to present to the court. He agreed and went inside his residence.
The officer walked by to the reporting party's garage and provided him with the case number and information on how to obtain a temporary protection order if he chooses. While speaking, the suspect came back out of his house and began yelling again, rambling about how the neighbors shoot up drugs and to stay away from his property and would terminate them if they do so. While yelling, the suspect also took off his shirt as if he was getting ready for a fight, the report states.
The officer went back and spoke with the suspect and said he needs to stop yelling at his neighbors and to go inside as he escalated the situation and that if he continued he would be placed under arrest, the report states.
The man then went back into his house. The officer went to their patrol vehicle and activated the dash cam and waited to see if the suspect would come back out and continue to argue and escalate an argument with the neighbor.
While the officer stood by at the patrol car, they observed the suspect again come back out and pace along his property line, pointing and gesturing at the neighbor, the report states. The deputy heard the suspect challenge the neighbor to a fight. The officer asked the suspect to come to their location, which he agreed and the officer advised him that he is continuing to make the situation worse. He was arrested.
The man's parents, who lived nearby, came up to the suspect and said he needs to get help with his alcohol abuse as he shouldn't act like this, the report states. At jail, the man blew a preliminary breath test of .184. Bail: $637.
— A 43-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday for suspicion of possession of drugs (methamphetamine) paraphernalia and a warrant alleging burglary of a vehicle, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report. William Barbaria was taken into custody at 2:31 a.m. following an investigation. Bail; $10,000 for the warrant, $2,500 for the possession of a controlled substance.
— A 34-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of trespassing, obstruction, destruction of property and possession of drug paraphernalia, all misdemeanor offenses.
According to the booking report, the sheriff's office was contacted by the superintendent for a construction company who advised they discovered a male subject inside one of the new townhomes being built off of Howard Court. The superintendent state the man was taking a shower in the upstairs bathroom.
Officers arrived on scene and made verbal announcements into the townhouse after being advised the man was inside the upstairs bathroom. Deputy instructions ordered the occupant to come down the stairs immediately with their hands raised. Later the man yelled "I'm almost done." With this response deputies continued issuing commands for the subject to come down the stairs, which he refused, yelling.
Deputies entered the townhouse to obtain a view of the surroundings and situational awareness of the staircase. A deputy initiated a verbal dialogue and instruction with the man, who refused to comply with the commands to come downstairs with his hands up.
Eventually, the man showed himself and started walking down, carrying several bags. His hands were neither immediately exposed nor raised, constituting another direct refusal of deputy commands. He was detained and read his Miranda rights and spoke with the deputy stating he did not "burgle" anything.
A deputy confronted him about his complete disregard for deputy instruction to which the man stated "I couldn't leave the mess. I'm sorry to make you wait." He stated he used to work there. The superintendent advised they wished to press trespassing charges against the man. He was taken to jail. The townhouse was locked except for an unlocked window a deputy found.
The completed written statement was the employee arrived to the construction site and entered the townhome currently under construction. They noticed the unit's heater was turned up significantly high and observed water dripping form the ceiling. They went upstairs and discovered the suspect laying in the bathroom shower with the water flooding over the shower pan and onto the bathroom flooring.
The reporting party recognized the man as a former employee who was terminated in the summer of 2023. The suspect's prolonged shower caused water damage to the bathroom floor, which was estimated to cost $250 or greater, the report states.
Another build representative was concerned if the water damage was significant enough to seep into the infrastructure and thus potentially causing greater interior damage. At the time of the investigation, they had not discovered additional notable damages outside of the bathroom flooring.
Officers collected the man's belongings and located a broken glass methamphetamine pipe amongst the wet clothing and linens. Total bail amount listed: $2,428.
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