Carson City jail inmate faces felony battery charge following fight over being 'disrespected'

A Carson City jail inmate was charged Sunday with battery by a prisoner after allegedly fighting with another inmate after he felt “disrespected,” during a workout session according to a Carson City sheriff’s deputy.

Stig Corrin Strong, 25, faces the felony charge after the incident in which an inmate was kicked, choked and battered. Bail has been set at $20,000. According to the arrest report, at around 5 p.m. officers went to check on a cell holding Strong and another inmate after a deputy said there was blood found in the cell.

Both men were out of breath with their shirts off when deputies arrived. The two men were separated. The victim, who had swelling over the right eye and scratches on his head, said that a few days prior the two got into a verbal altercation after Strong said he felt disrespected during a workout.

The victim stated that during the workout Sunday, Strong felt disrespected again and told the victim “that’s it,” and kicked him to the ground, fighting him. He said Strong held him to the ground and began to choke him with his elbow, demanding an apology. The victim claimed he apologized fearing he would pass out and Strong let him stand back up, the arrest report states.

The victim said once he was up he began to clean blood off of him and Strong told him to let him clean the blood off his back. The victim denied the help, telling Strong not to touch him. At that point Strong claimed he felt disrespected again and “began kicking my ass again for a good two minutes,” the victim stated. Strong told the victim to keep quiet and allowed him to get up at which point the victim hit the cell’s intercom to ask for help.
A deputy took pictures of the victim’s injuries. Strong did not have injuries on himself and blood was found on his pants. A deputy spoke with Strong and asked if he would like to give a statement regarding the incident and he said no. Both inmates declined medical attention.

In other arrests:
— A 40-year-old Carson City man was a arrested Sunday, 8:53 p.m. in the 3700 block of Meadow Wood Road, on suspicion of domestic battery. According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to the location and separated the man from the female victim. She said that her boyfriend began to punch her in the back of the head, grabbed her by the neck and threw her to the ground. An officer observed a minor scratch to the front of the woman’s neck. She declined medical attention.
Officers spoke with the suspect who was very intoxicated and was screaming out the front door of the residence. He said the two were arguing and that he grabbed her by her left wrist and the hood of her sweatshirt in an attempt to pull her back inside the residence. He stated the woman fell to the floor when he attempted to pull her inside the residence. He was arrest on suspicion of domestic battery. Bail: $3,137.

— A 24-year-old Janesville, Calif., man was arrested Sunday, 2:05 p.m. in the 4700 block of Brunswick Canyon on a misdemeanor warrant, failure to appear, issued Oct. 23, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $955. A 19-year-old man was also arrested, facing misdemeanor obstructing and minor consuming alcohol charges: $654.

— A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 6:02 a.m. in the 3000 block of North Roop Street on suspicion of DUI, driving without a valid license and speeding. According to the arrest report, an officer was stopped by a citizen who said she was nearly run off the road by a vehicle occupied by four people. She told the deputy the vehicle was in the drive-thru of a fast food restaurant.

An officer watched the vehicle leave and turn north on Roop Street. The officer followed the vehicle where it turned west on Long and then south on Stewart and then west on Adams, quickly pulling into the first driveway. It was apparent to the deputy that the driver was attempting to avoid the officer, the arrest report states.

The officer watched the vehicle pull out of the driveway and drive north down Stewart. The officer turned north on Stewart and did not see the vehicle. The driver continued north on Roop Street to Hot Springs, turned around and saw the vehicle driving on Roop north of Winnie. The officer estimated the vehicle was doing 48 mph in a 35 mph zone. The officer initiated a traffic stop. The driver immediately jumped out of the vehicle and lit a cigarette, the arrest report states.

A male passenger who had also got out of the car, complied, but the driver did not. He said he did not have his driver’s license with him. He provided the officer with information. While speaking the driver emitted a moderate odor of alcohol. A check through dispatch found the man didn’t have a driver’s license but instead he had an expired ID card. The car was registered to one of the passengers. The officer asked why she wasn’t driving and she said everyone in the vehicle was intoxicated, the arrest report states.

The officer asked the driver to step out of the vehicle and he was asked if he had been drinking. He admitted to drinking four beers and said he was driving because he was more sober than any other person in the car.

The officer asked the man if he would submit to field sobriety tests and he refused. He submitted to a preliminary breath test with a result of .141, the arrest report states. He was taken to jail where he refused evidentiary testing. A telephonic search warrant was applied and granted at 6:42 a.m. through a Carson City judge. A blood draw was done. Bail: $1,456.

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