Carson City deputies arrest man for arson after setting bush on fire near Lompa intersection
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/29/2022 - 1:53pm
A 45-year-old transient man was arrested for felony arson after allegedly starting a brush fire.
On Thursday, deputies were dispatched to an open field at the intersection of N. Lompa and Menlo Dr. on report of an active brush fire with what appeared to be a homeless man who had started it, according to the arrest report.
On arrival, deputies observed the fire and when they exited their patrol vehicle, they observed the man, later identified as Paul Sumner, begin to attempt to put the fire out.
As deputies got closer, the man had put out most of the fire, but the area was still smoldering. Deputies told the man to step away from the fire, at which point he threw his backpack towards deputies and walked towards them.
Deputies placed the man in handcuffs and transported him to the Carson City Jail.
Deputies asked how the fire started, and he “mumbled, but stated he thought it was open space and rambled with incoherent statements,” according to the report. He then stated he used a lighter to set some papers on fire to get it started.
The man stated he “only thought it was unlawful conduct, and was not considered arson.”
Bail: $5,000
– A 61-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the 300 block of West Musser St. for obstructing a police officer after failing to follow orders.
According to the report, at around 6:30 a.m. deputies were dispatched to a threats report at the intersection of Curry and Telegraph. Dispatch stated they could hear screaming in the background, and someone was yelling they would kill the reporting party. The suspect kept telling the reporting party that “he was loaded.”
Deputies arrived on scene and located the man on W. Musser Street. The man walked away from the first deputy on scene, stating “she was a joke” while he walked away from her.
The second deputy on scene got out of their vehicle and walked toward the man and told him to stay where he was and to remove his hands from his pockets. The man continued to walk away from the first deputy towards the second. The man grabbed the deputy’s wrist, at which point the first deputy and the second deputy grabbed him and “leg swept him,” taking him to the ground.
The man refused to release the deputy’s arm, at which point the deputy punched him in the head. The man had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his person, and he was transported to the hospital to be medically cleared.
He was booked without incident for obstruction.
Bail: $412
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