Two face criminal charges after Carson City car chase

Carson City authorities arrested a 22-year-old transient on Saturday after a car chase went through residential neighborhoods before ending up crashing into a concrete barrier.

Tyler S. Norman faces felony charges of eluding a police officer and vehicle grand theft. A passenger in the car, Michael Swerdling, 23, of Carson City faces a felony drug charge.

According to the arrest report, officers observed an outstanding stolen car being driven northbound on Fairview from Pheasant Drive by Norman. Officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop but Norman accelerated to speeds in excess of 70 mph, with speeds between 60 to 70 mph through several neighborhoods and an apartment complex crowded with parked cars and pedestrians in the parking lot, the report stated.

Norman then ran through several red lights and stop signs before crashing into a concrete barrier at the entrance of a housing development at Pheasant and Mockingbird streets, the arrest report stated. He then attempted to run and was apprehended about a block away. He was found to have an outstanding warrant charging him with contempt of court. He was transported to jail. Bail was set at $30,000.

Passenger Swerdling, who was in the car when it crashed, was detained, searched and found to be in possession of a small amount of methamphetamine and meth pipe in his pants pocket, the report stated.

In other arrests:

Authorities arrested a man and woman on Saturday night after they began fighting with officers attempting to stop a domestic dispute.

Mona Crabtree, 42, faces a gross misdemeanor charge of battery on a police officer and misdemeanor obstructing. Bail was set at $2,907. A 51-year-old man faces misdemeanor obstructing and resisting.

According to the arrest report, officers responded to the 1700 block of Brown Street on Saturday at 9 p.m. after a report of a domestic dispute and drug dealing in the area.

As officers arrived they heard the couple yelling at each other about buying drugs. The woman was yelling at the male, calling him a "pill popper" and that he needs to quit buying "s**t from those people" in which the man replied, "F*** them. They can kill me if they want," according to the arrest report.

Officers asked the couple to talk to them in which the man told the officer: "F*** you" and began to walk inside the home. An officer ordered him to stop and come outside and talk because of the domestic situation and possible drug dealing. The man again told the officer "f*** you" and continued to walk inside.

A large dog on the property became aggressive with the officer, who ordered the man to remove the dog. For this request the belligerent man replied: "He's gonna bite your ass if you come through the gate," the report stated.

Crabtree pulled the dog inside. Officers then attempted to cuff the man, who resisted cuffs. As the man resisted Crabtree jumped on the back of one of the officers, the report stated. Two officers struggled with the couple in order to put cuffs on them. As this happened, Crabtree, who was cursing and screaming, then took one of the officer's hands and attempted to break his fingers, the report stated. She was cuffed and taken to jail as was her boyfriend.

— A Carson City woman who apparently got into a fight with her neighbor over booze, was arrested on an outstanding child abuse and neglect warrant in Clark County.
Shae Dianne Brokel, 31, faces a gross misdemeanor warrant charge of abuse, neglect and child endangerment.
According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to a domestic dispute call on Saturday at around 7 p.m. to the 800 block of North Carson Street. The suspect told authorities that she and her neighbor got into a fight over alcohol but didn't want to press charges. Police ran her name and the extradition warrant was found out of Clark County.