Carson City sheriff’s deputies make several domestic battery arrests over weekend

A 34-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of domestic battery second offense and a felony parole and probation violation, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Bernard Turner III was taken into custody at 3:14 p.m. in the 300 block of Winnie Lane. According to the arrest report, the victim told officers her boyfriend “snapped” and began slapping her on the left side of her face and pulling her around the residence by grabbing her arms.

She said the issue had been ongoing for the last few days. Deputies observed bruising and redness on the woman’s face, legs, arms, chest and back. He was arrested after briefly resisting officers, who had asked him more than 5 times to stop resisting and comply, the report states.

A criminal history showed he had a prior for domestic battery and that he was also on parole and probation and that the arrest on suspicion of domestic battery was a violation of probation. Bail: $5,000 for the domestic battery charge. He’s being held without bail for parole and probation violation.

In other arrests:
— A 36-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 2:09 a.m. in the 1500 block of Rand Avenue on misdemeanor suspicion of domestic battery. According to the arrest report, deputies responded to a residence for a domestic battery report.

Officers arrived an interviewed the victim and his sister. The suspect allegedly had been drinking, got into an argument with his girlfriend and when her brother intervened, the suspect pushed him to the ground causing his prosthetic leg to come off, according to the arrest report.

The suspect, who arrived at the apartment two hours later after the altercation, provided deputies inconsistent information about what happened. He was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery. Bail: $3,137.

— A 31-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 2:55 a.m. in the area of North Roop and Hot Springs Road on misdemeanor suspicion of violation of a temporary restraining order. Bail: $1,137.

— A 53-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Sunday, 6:45 p.m. in the 1800 block of Newman Place on misdemeanor suspicion of domestic battery. According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the residence and met with the victim and suspect.

The two had been at a bar and when they came back to the residence it turn into a physical confrontation where the woman allegedly slapped her boyfriend in the face multiple times. A deputy observed redness on his face and a small abrasion on his arm.

The victim stated during the altercation he placed his hands on the woman’s face and took her to the ground so should couldn’t attack him, the arrest report states.

The woman was read her Miranda warning where she admitted to hitting the man first during their altercation. She had scratch marks on the left side of her face that corroborated the man’s account. She was determined to be the primary aggressor and taken into custody. Bail: $3,137.

— A 35-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Monday, 9:22 p.m. in the 200 block of James Court on misdemeanor suspicion of domestic battery. According to the arrest report, deputies were dispatched to the 400 block of West 9th Street at 7:40 p.m. in reference to a domestic dispute. Dispatch advised the female suspect was intoxicated and trying to get inside of a home.
When officers arrived the woman had left. The victim said the suspect brought their children over to the house for a barbecue and she became intoxicated.

The victim said the woman began fighting with him and his girlfriend and she was asked to leave the house. When the door closed it was locked. The woman then allegedly began climbing into the house through the front window. The victim attempted to push her back outside, in which she took the screen and hit him in the arm with it. The officer observed a scratch and a small amount of blood on the man’s arm, the arrest report states. Bail: $3,137.

— A couple was arrested Sunday, 11:47 a.m. in the area of Kings Canyon Road, 1/2-mile from the top on suspicion of misdemeanor violation of alternative sentencing conditions.
According to the arrest report, deputies were dispatched to the area for a reckless driver in which the 45-year-old male half was cited. A deputy recognized the man’s 40-year-old wife from previous contacts. Dispatch advised both of them were on alternative sentencing. The man was not allowed to be near the woman and the woman had a “no alcohol” clause. Her preliminary breath test was a .282. Bail: $3,000 each.

Go here for other arrests this weekend. 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.

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