Carson City arrests: Man booked for alleged sexual assault of a juvenile, other crimes
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 06/03/2024 - 2:03pm
A 30-year-old man was arrested Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting his juvenile daughter, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.
The suspect was taken into custody following an investigation into the felony crimes allegedly perpetrated on his 13-year-old daughter. He was booked for sexual assault with a minor under 14, offering a controlled substance to a minor and child abuse. Carson Now is not naming the suspect to protect the identity of the victim.
According to the booking report, deputies responded to the front counter of the sheriff's office for a sexual assault report. The victim came to the front counter with her mother to report the alleged incident
The victim explained that her father and his girlfriend were at a South Carson Street motel. During the evening the victim's father used methamphetamine in the motel room bathroom. He then offered his daughter methamphetamine, in which she refused, according to the report. Deputies investigating learned the man's girlfriend then told the suspect not to give his daughter methamphetamine.
The suspect later sexually assaulted his daughter, according to the report. After the assault, the victim told her father's girlfriend what happened. The girlfriend then told the mother of the victim, who brought the daughter to the front counter of the sheriff's office to report the sexual assault.
The girl completed a sexual assault examination at Carson Tahoe Specialty Health, the report states.
The suspect was found several hours later in a vehicle with his parents on Menlo Drive and Airport Road. He was taken into custody for suspicion of sexual assault with a minor under 14, offering a controlled substance to a minor and child abuse. Bail: $100,000.
In other arrests:
— A 20-year-old Carson City man as arrested Saturday for suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery.
According to the booking report officers were called at 8:43 a.m. for a report of a domestic battery in the 3200 block of Imperial Way.
Officers met with the reporting party who was crying and visibly shaking. She stated she had been in an argument with her ex-boyfriend, who she still shared the apartment with. She stated she was in her room when the man came in and started yelling at her. She was able to record the incident on her cell phone. She said the man was yelling at her while she was recording and that he then grabbed her by the neck and started choking her, according to the report.
The woman told deputies she tried to pull the man's hands away from her neck and at some point got hit on the right side of her face with the man's hands. She was unable to say whether it was an open or closed hand that hit her, the report states.
Officers took pictures of the woman's injuries and provided her with a domestic violence resource card and explained the restraining order process to her. She declined medical attention at the time.
Deputies spoke with the suspect who admitted to choking the woman but stated it was self defense. He had cuts and scratches on both hands and claimed they were caused by the woman, and a scrape on his upper lip that he claimed was from the woman hitting him, according to the report.
The suspect was unable to explain how she attacked him to the point that he choked her. Based on the physical evidence and video, and the man admitting to choking the woman, he was arrested for domestic battery. Bail: $3,137.
— A 54-year-old woman, Bonnie Louise Martinez, was arrested early Monday for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), a felony offense, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $2,500. The man's husband, was arrested for suspicion of DUI drugs, driving with expired registration and no valid driver's license. Bail; $1,137.
— A 31-year-old man, Aaron Hill, was arrested Saturday for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and disorderly conduct. Bail: $2,500.
— A 49-year-old man was arrested Sunday for suspicion of DUI, reckless exhibition of speed, no valid driver's license and open container.
According to the booking report, at around 1:33 p.m. a deputy observed a 4-door sedan traveling westbound on Arrowhead Drive stop at the sign at Emerson. He stopped for an unusual amount of time. Then, the vehicle suddenly revved its engine, where its back wheels began to spin. The vehicle then did a burnout for a few seconds before taking off, traveling westbound on Arrowhead. The officer activated their lights and caught up to the vehicle and made a traffic stop.
The officer could smell an overwhelming odor of alcoholic beverage coming from the vehicle. Given the reckless driving behavior and alcohol odor, the deputy asked the driver for his car keys. The man provided them. He was asked how much he had to drink. The officer noticed the man had red, watery eyes and slurred speech. He advised he had nothing. The officer informed him that he could smell it. The man changed his answer to just a Monster energy drink which he produced an open can of Monster energy drink with alcohol from the center console. The man shook it, where the officer observed there was liquid inside, the report states.
The man was asked if he would submit to field sobriety tests. The man advised he would and also advised he had a hip injury. He showed signs of impairment on the tests. He refused a preliminary breath test. Based on observations, officers believed the man to be under the influence. He also refused an evidentiary blood test. A warrant was later obtained for a blood draw. Bail: $1,137.
— A 46-year-old Carson City man, Nathan Kelley, was arrested Sunday for suspicion of felony possessing a gun by a prohibited person, drawing a deadly weapon in a threating manner and discharging a gun in/on public thoroughfare or public place.
The arrest stems from the man allegedly shooting a hole through the floor of his apartment that went through the ceiling, and later shooting at a south Carson Street gas station.
According to the booking report, deputies were dispatched 3:34 a.m. to the area of Carson and West Musser for a report of a male subject screaming and holding a rifle.
Deputies, who had also learned the suspect had shot at the gas station, arrived at the location and observed the suspect. Deputies gave commands for him to drop his weapon and lay flat on the ground. He was patted down for weapons and read his Miranda warning and handcuffed.
Deputies spoke with the man, and learned he drank six beers before the incidents. Officers also were told by the man that he suffered mental health issues, according to the report.
Officers reviewed traffic camera footage and observed the man holding the rifle with both hands aimed toward the ground. He was seen walking eastbound on Musser where he sits for a brief moment and proceeds north on Carson Street and then back to Musser.
A reporting party who had earlier witnessed the incident provided a statement. The gun was loaded with the red dot on and in the firing position with one round in the chamber.
Video footage was uploaded and submitted into evidence. The man agreed to submit to evidentiary testing of his blood. He was booked for suspicion of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, drawing a deadly weapon in a threatening manner and discharging a gun in/on a public thoroughfare or in a public place.
Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said Monday that the investigation is ongoing and the MOST team is involved to determine what help the man may need. Bail: $20,000.
— All information for the crime log (unless otherwise noted) comes from the arrest reports supplied by the Carson City Sheriff's Office, and is considered by law to be public information. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The policy of Carson Now is to name anyone who is arrested for a felony offense.
