Fight at Carson City sports complex lands woman in jail; man booked in road rage incident

A 45-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday in the area of Paul Way for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, a sheriff’s deputy said.

Taken into custody was Philip James Rummings. According to the arrest report, a motorcycle rider contacted the Carson City Sheriff’s Office to report a road rage incident involving a van. The rider said he was brake-checked numerous times by the van while traveling southbound on Roop Street.

The victim told a deputy investigating the matter that the driver of the van applied his vehicle brakes numerous times, however he kept moving forward and not coming to a complete stop.

As they were passing the intersection of Northridge, the victim said the van driver abruptly stopped in the travel lane directly in front of the motorcycle, put his vehicle in reverse and backed up quickly toward him coming within a few inches of the motorcycle, the arrest report states.

The van then drove forward and continued south on Roop Street, continuing to apply brakes abruptly several times. The motorcycle rider told deputies that as he approached Long Street, he passed the suspect’s van.

The rider continued to travel south, passing Long Street and observed the van go through a red light to catch up to the motorcycle rider. At a traffic stop, the victim was able to remove his cell phone from his jacket pocket and took a photo of the van. The rider told the deputy that the van driver then placed his vehicle into reverse again and backed toward him.

The motorcycle rider had to drive over the center median to avoid a collision. He said the van driver turned his vehicle around and chased him in an attempt to strike him with the front of the van. The motorcycle rider was able to drive away and never saw the suspect’s van again.

Dispatched advised the van’s license plate came back to an address on Paul Way. An officer responded to the address and observed the van parked in the driveway and made contact with the suspect.

The deputy asked what happened earlier that morning. The suspect claimed he had driven on Carson Street to go to the Sheriff’s Office and that no one else had driven his vehicle.

The officer asked him about the incident with the motorcycle. The suspect told the officer he did not recall and denied having any situation with a motorcycle on Roop Street, the arrest report states.

The deputy photographed the suspect’s van and noted it matched the one taken by the motorcycle rider. The suspect was arrested for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Bail: $20,000.

— A 43-year-old Carson City man and a current inmate at Carson City Jail was booked on two misdemeanor contempt of court counts for allegedly having contact with a person whom the judge had ordered he could not have any contact with. Bail: $2,074.

— A 27-year-old Carson City man, Christopher James Ellis, was arrested Thursday, 3:33 p.m. for a felony fugitive from justice warrant issued Feb. 13, 2018 out of Medina County Court in Texas and a misdemeanor failure to appear warrant issued Dec. 3, 2012 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $672.

— A 39-year-old Dayton man was booked into jail Thursday for a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued Oct. 3, 2017 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $5,000.

— A 35-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Thursday, 7:14 p.m. for suspicion of misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct.
According to the arrest report, the incident happened at the Livermore Sports Complex during youth soccer games. The victim told deputies she was punched by the ex-wife of her husband over a custody dispute.

The victim provided deputies video from a cell phone that showed the suspect becoming increasingly agitated, and then approached the victim in an aggressive way after the game, the arrest report states.

A heated argument ensued that led to the suspect ramming her body into the female victim and punching her several times in the chest, the arrest report states. The video showed the suspect running into the victim and what appeared like punches or pushing the victim’s midsection.

Deputies began to search the area for the suspect and her friend and were initially unsuccessful in locating them. The suspect’s friend then emerged from the bushes a few minutes later. A deputy made contact with him and he took the deputy to where the suspect was hiding in sagebrush.

Deputies made contact with the female ex-wife suspect and could smell alcohol on her breath. She was somewhat uncooperative and tried backing away. When the officer asked her to stop and put her hands behind her back she refused and began to debate the situation, the arrest report states.

The officer asked the woman around 10 times to comply with his request so he could detain her. The woman finally complied when another deputy arrived on scene to assist. At jail the woman submitted a preliminary breath test of .149. She faces charges of battery and disorderly conduct. Bail: $1,379.

— A 35-year-old Carson City woman was booked into jail Thursday, 5:40 p.m. for a misdemeanor failure to appear warrant. Bail: $500.

— A 24-year-old Carson City man, Cody Lee Rogers-Shaw, was arrested Thursday for a felony parole and probation violation warrant. A 24-year-old woman was also arrested for misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

Deputies were called to the area for reported drug activity. A deputy with the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team identified Rogers-Shaw as the passenger in the vehicle from previous drug investigations and knew he had a felony warrant through Nevada parole and probation. He was arrested for the warrant.

A drug detection canine alerted positive on the vehicle. Deputies located a rolled up dollar bill with a brown tar-like residue. The officer identified it as a “tooter” straw, commonly used to inhale heroin fumes. Rogers-Shaw is being held without bail in lieu of a hearing. Bail for the 24-year-old woman: $1,137.

— A 62-year-old Carson City man, Richard Slade Jefferies, was arrested Friday, 2:10 a.m. in the 500 block of North Stewart Street for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (meth) a felony, and two misdemeanors: possession of drug paraphernalia (meth pipe) and a Department of Alternative Sentencing violation. Bail: $4,637.

— A 27-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Thursday, 11:33 p.m. in the 3100 block of North Carson Street for two counts department of alternative sentencing violations. Bail: $6,000.

— A 23-year-old Reno woman was arrested Friday, 3:32 a.m. in the 1400 block of East College Parkway for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI.

According to the arrest report, a semi truck driver reported to dispatch of seeing a vehicle he described as driving erratically. Officers located the vehicle and the driver in the parking lot of a convenience store gas station.

The deputy spoke with the woman and, observed she had a moderate smell of alcohol on her breath. She said she drank 3 vodka and tonics early in the evening, the report states.

The woman agreed to perform field sobriety tests and was unable to do them as shown. She provided a preliminary breath test of .141 and was arrested for suspicion. At jail she refused to comply with evidentiary tests and a search warrant was granted for blood draws. Bail: $1,137.

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