Carson City jail inmate faces felony battery charge after fight at detention center

A 21-year-old Carson City man faces a felony charge of battery by a prisoner following a fight at the jail, a CCSO deputy said.

According to the arrest report, a deputy met with an inmate regarding a physical altercation that happened Wednesday between him and Jacob Andrew Watts.

The inmate told the deputy he and Watts were in an argument over items believed to be missing commissary and that Watts punched him in the face a number of times before they separated.

The deputy reviewed video of the incident, which showed Watts and the other inmate arguing, and then Watts punching the inmate in the face and upper body a number of times with a closed fist before separating.

Watts then punched the inmate again with a clenched fist a number of times before going into their cells for the afternoon headcount, the arrest report states.

The deputy interviewed Watts who admitted to punching the inmate. Bail: $20,000.

In other arrests:
— Two men face felony charges after they were arrested early Friday in the 1900 block of North Carson Street, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Marcus Kochamp, 27, was arrested for suspicion of felony possession of stolen property. Cameron Weiss-Karm, 20, of Wellington, was arrested for an outstanding felony warrant out of East Fork Township. He also faces misdemeanor charges of suspicion of, possession of a burglary tool and possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the arrest report, a deputy observed a green Ford Explorer with a broken windshield and no front license plate. The back license plate returned as being a stolen plate.

The deputy walked up to the vehicle and saw the two men in a reclined position in the front driver and passenger seat. They keys were in the ignition.

Kochamp was in the driver’s seat and Weiss-Karm in the passenger seat. In between Weiss-Karm’s legs was a backpack. A computer records checked showed he had a felony no-bail warrant out of East Fork Justice Court.

The warrant was confirmed and he was taken into custody. He said the backpack and contents belong to him. In a pouch there were smoking pipes and a hypodermic syringe, also a butane type torch, a pellet hand gun, cloth gloves, binoculars, various books and papers and small tools, which were consistent with being burglary tools, the report states.

There was another backpack directly behind where Weiss-Karm was seated. It had a similar gas torch container in his backpack. He denied that backpack was his. Kochamp said he was waiting for a friend who was in the casino.

Kochamp was arrested for suspicion of possession of stolen property for having the stolen license plate. Bail for Kochamp: $25,000. Weiss-Karm was held without bail due to the East Fork Township Warrant.

— A 25-year-old Carson City man, Jesse Rivera, was arrested Thursday, 7:50 p.m. in the area of 10th and Curry streets for felony suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon and misdemeanor open container. Bail: $2,829.

— A 53-year-old Carson City man, Ronald Everett Knapp, was arrested Thursday, 7:42 p.m. in the area of 2nd and Carson Street for a felony suspicion of parole and probation violation, and four misdemeanors: driving with a suspended license, registration, not having insurance and a failure to appear in traffic court warrant. Bail: $4,102.

— A 35-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Thursday, 9:50 a.m. in the 2700 bock of Mountain Street for misdemeanor suspicion of second DUI and misuse of 911. Bail: $5,274

— A 39-year-old Placerville man was arrested early Friday, 3:58 a.m. at a William Street casino for misdemeanor suspicion of obstructing/resisting an officer.

According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the area where a man was passed out and unresponsive. Deputies arrived and woke up the man, who appeared highly intoxicated. He provided a preliminary breath test of .251. Dispatch advised the man had bailed out from jail Thursday evening for a DUI alcohol charge.

The arresting deputy asked dispatch about bail conditions. While waiting for a response the man stood up and began to walk away.

Deputies instructed the man to sit down on a nearby bench. He did not comply with instructions and took an aggressive fighting stance. A deputy attempted to detain him, and, after a brief struggle, was able to put handcuffs on the man. He was arrested for obstructing. Bail: $412.

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