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Carson City weekend arrests: Suspect accused of pointing gun during argument

A 30-year-old woman as arrested Friday for suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly pointing a gun at her husband during an argument over cell phone messages, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

According to the booking report, deputies spoke with suspect, Yvette Marie Casillas, and her husband separately. The husband told deputies his wife became upset when he began questioning her about certain messages on her phone. He stated she pushed him when he didn't give her the phone back, saying the phone was in his name and he paid for the bill.

The husband told deputies his wife grabbed his handgun from the top of the refrigerator, chambered a round and demanded the phone. He said the woman's adopted mom was upstairs and that he shouted out to her for help when she had the gun, the report states. He told officers he was able to get the gun away from his wife, and that he began to leave the residence. He said his wife then threw a glass bong across the room at him, which shattered against the wall.

Officers spoke with the woman, who confirmed the incident began over messages found on her phone and that the argument become heated. She said she just wanted the phone back and tried to grab it away. She said that during the middle of the argument and struggle over the phone she went to the refrigerator and was trying to remove a Gatorade and food but the handgun was blocking her from opening the freezer door, the report states.

She said she picked up the gun but did not unholster it. She stated she did have it in her hands while she continued to argue about the phone. She was adamant that she did not threaten the man with the gun or removed it front the holster, the report states.

Deputies interviewed the witness, the woman's adopted mother, who said she came downstairs and saw the woman with the unholstered gun in her hands while shouting at the man to give her the phone back. She stated she witnessed the woman rack the slide of the gun, which ejected a live round. She said she did not witness the woman point the gun at the man and watched the man take the gun away from her and began to leave the residence, the report states. She said the woman threw the glass bong, shattering it against the wall. She told deputies several times that she loves both of them, but she would tell the truth about what happened, the report states.

The officer observed the refrigerator where the gun was said to be being stored. There was no way the small handgun could block the opening of the door, a deputy noted in the report. A deputy spoke with the suspect again and attempted to clarify the details of how the gun came into play. The woman denied removing the gun from its holster and racking the side. She told deputies she threatened to throw the gun at her husband while never having removed it from the holster, the report states.

Based on all parties statements and accounts of the situation, the woman was arrested for alleged assault with a deadly weapon. Bail: $20,000.

In other arrests:
— A 37-year-old Carson City man, Bryan Dwight Wilson, was arrested Friday for a felony warrant alleging burglary of a business, a gross misdemeanor warrant alleging destroying or injuring real or personal property and a misdemeanor theft warrant. The investigation involved the burglary of the Alano Club, according to the booking report. Bail: $7,500.

— A 31-year-old Reno woman was arrested Friday for a misdemeanor outside agency warrant out of East Fork Township Court. Bail: $338.

— A 63-year-old California man, Dennis Matthew Murchison, was arrested Saturday for suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, suspected methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $2,500.

— A 24-year-old man, Daniel Turrentine was arrested Saturday for suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, suspected cocaine. Bail: $2,500.

— A 34-year-old man, David Earl Perce, and 36-year-old woman, Alexandra Lauren Ford, were arrested Friday for suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance (suspected cocaine) and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $2,500 each.

— A 65-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Saturday for suspicion of DUI. According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the 1500 block of East Fifth Street regarding a driver who hit a building and was trying to drive away.

Officers arrived and observed the driver who was driving the vehicle away from the scene before someone jumped in front of her car to stop her. Another deputy had the woman stop her vehicle and give him the car keys. The vehicle did damage to a post on a building, and the damage matched the stucco color located on the woman's car bumper, the report states.

Carson City Fire Department did an assessment on the woman. The woman denied medical attention. She was asked if she had been drinking. The woman said she had not but advised she had come from a liquor store to get alcohol. The officer could smell the odor of alcohol on her breath. She agreed to standardized field sobriety tests and showed signs of impairment on the tests.

She provided a preliminary breath test with a result of .214 and was arrested for suspicion of DUI. At jail she agreed to submit evidentiary breath tests. The results were .145 and .148. Bail: $1,137.

— A 66-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday for suspected DUI. According to the booking report dispatch was called at 3:32 p.m. to a gas station in the 700 block of North Carson Street. The reporting party advised there was a male subject bleeding from his arm and that he was intoxicated. The reporting party advised the driver was drunk and possibly blocking the gas pump for over an hour before leaving.

Officers located the suspect vehicle on North Carson Street. The officer observed the vehicle approach a red light and observed the vehicle traveled half vehicle distance over the white dotted line dividing travel on lanes 1 and 2. The car stopped at the red light with half in both travel lanes. The officer attempted to pull over the vehicle. The vehicle continued to travel northbound on North Carson Street, turning on the left blinker, then accelerating after a green light and then turning into a gas station parking lot, driving around the parking lot instead of coming to a parking spot to stop. The driver then stopped.

The officer observed the man had slurred speech. The man stated he had vertigo. The man could not balance himself well and leaned on a bumper. The officer asked if he had been drinking that day. The man said he had not. He agreed to field sobriety tests and showed signs of impairment on the tests. He provided a preliminary breath test of .254 and was arrested for suspicion of DUI. He later provided an evidentiary blood draw. Bail: $1,137.

— A 64-year-old Shasta Valley, Calif., woman was arrested Sunday for suspicion of defrauding an innkeeper. According to the booking report, the woman allegedly ate two meals, one on June 29 and the other on June 30, at a North Carson Street restaurant and then didn't pay for them.

The woman had done it in the past, according to the manager, and she was trespassed the last time from the restaurant for doing it. The manager stated he wished to press charges. She stated her sister was supposed to put money in her card. She was asked when her sister was going to do that. The woman said she didn't know. Bail: $1,000.

– A Sparks man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of second DUI. According to the booking report, dispatched was advised of a possible DUI driver on northbound I-580 from Spooner Junction. The person who advised stated the driver was seen drinking from a vodka bottle and speeding.

Officers were at the scene of a crash on northbound I-580 and observed a vehicle approach the crash scene that matched the description of the DUI driver. Deputies conducted a traffic stop and spoke with the man, who had red watery eyes and was unsteady on his feet as he exited the vehicle, the report states.

He had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his person, the report states. He consented to a series of field sobriety tests and also admitted to drinking a six-pack of beer earlier in the day. The man showed signs of impairment on the tests. He provided a preliminary breath test of .326 and was arrested for suspicion of second DUI. He was taken to the hospital for medical clearance. At the hospital he provided two blood samples. Bail: $2,500.

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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