54-year-old Carson City man leads deputies on foot chase, is tasered, pepper sprayed with 'no effect'
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Fri, 03/26/2021 - 9:28am
A 54-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday evening for four contempt of court warrants and obstruction after leading deputies on a foot chase throughout the North Roop Street area.
According to the report, a Special Enforcement Team deputy was notified that a subject with multiple warrants was seen walking near Hot Springs Road and North Carson Street.
The deputy went to the location and saw a male matching his description eastbound on Hot Springs near the gas station. The deputy stopped and approached the subject on foot and asked if his name was the name on the report. The man said no and kept walking.
The deputy told him to stop and give them his id, and when they told him to stop they were able to positively identify the subject as the man they were searching for.
The man immediately began running north on N. Roop Street and the deputy followed in foot pursuit.
The man crossed from the east side to the west side of N. Roop Street and attempted to jump a fence into an apartment complex.
The deputy grabbed their taser and pointed it at the man as he ran toward him and gave a verbal warning that they were going to tase him. Before the deputy reached him, however, he continued to run northbound on N. Roop Street.
The deputy continued to chase him while another deputy arrived on scene and pursued him in their patrol vehicle.
The man crossed back to the east side of N. Roop Street and the second deputy continued to chase him in their vehicle. The man began running in multiple directions to attempt to get away from the patrol vehicle.
At one point, the man ran in front and behind the deputy’s vehicle in an attempt to get away, according to the arrest report.
The man then ran from the east side back to the west side of N. Roop Street and ran into the apartment complex’s entrance. Deputies chased after him.
Finally, in the apartment complex, the deputy in the patrol vehicle advised they had the man on the ground and the initial deputy ran toward them to assist. The deputy gave several verbal commands for the man to get on the ground but the man remained in a position where he was “on all fours,” on his hands and knees.
In this position, the arrest report states, he could easily grab something from his waistband, which deputies could not easily observe. The man appeared to be waiting in the position to catch his breath and “did not appear willing to comply with any of our commands,” according to the report.
After four commands, a deputy “struck the man in his side with their foot” and the man fell back a little, but it “did not have the desired effect,” according to the report.
The deputy grabbed their handcuffs and grabbed the man’s left wrist and attempted to place him in handcuffs, but the man pulled away.
The deputy then deployed his taser device which had “no effect” on the man.
The man immediately jumped up and began running south through the apartments. A deputy deployed OC Spray and struck the man in the face as he ran.
Deputies continued to chase him through the apartments. Another deputy appeared in the walkway immediately in front of the man’s path of travel, and the man fell to the ground on all fours again. He continued resisting giving deputies his hands.
The deputy was able to place his left hand in a handcuff and instructed him to put his hands behind his back, which the man did not. The deputy “struck him in the lower back three times with their fist to try to gain compliance.” The man slightly eased the tension in his arms, and the deputy was able to place his hands behind his back.
The man stated that he couldn’t breath and deputies turned him on his side and made sure his airway was not blocked.
Deputies attempted to search his person, but the man began “flailing his body” which made it difficult to search him.
After the search was complete, deputies assisted the man into a sitting position.
Deputies called for paramedics to evaluate the man. They arrived on scene and stated his vitals appeared normal, but because the man was complaining of rib pain, he was transferred to the hospital.
The man was later cleared by the hospital and he was transported to the jail for booking.
Bail: $3,500 cash only
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