Carson City man jailed after allegedly attempting to run woman over with car

A Carson City man was arrested Thursday evening for suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon and reckless driving, a sheriff's deputy said.

Kevin James Jameson, 21, was taken into custody at 6:08 p.m. in the 4200 block of Furgerson Ranch Road after the victim filed a report with Carson City deputies claiming Jameson had attempted to run her over with his car.

The victim is a friend of Jameson’s wife. She told deputies he did not approve of their friendship. When he saw them driving together, she said he tailgated them, blaring his horn and was driving erratically, the arrest report states.

After the victim was dropped off by Jameson’s wife, she said he drove past her, blaring his horn, turned around in the street and drove directly at her. She said she had to jump out of the way onto a neighbors lawn to avoid being hit, according to the arrest report.

The entire incident was witnessed by a neighbor who also filed a report with deputies.

Jameson claimed he never attempted to hit the victim with his car. He said he had only followed them to make sure his wife was dropping the victim off as she claimed, but said he did turn around and blared his horn at her, the arrest report states. Bail: $20,637.

In other arrests:
— A Carson City man was arrested Thursday, 4:36 p.m. at Walmart in the 3200 block of Market Street for suspicion of felony fraud and misdemeanor violation of bail conditions, a sheriff's deputy said.

John Mark Stephan, 34, allegedly switched a UPC code for a Platinum Microfiber towel with a cheaper towel, saving him $3.66.

According to the arrest report, Stephan was cooperative and intoxicated, but attempted to give the arresting officer a fake name. He said he had been arrested in the Walmart parking lot previously “for pills,” and was out on bail.

After the deputy located Stephan’s identification, he was able to determine Stephan was also in violation of bail conditions, a misdemeanor offense. Bail: $8,000.

— A 44-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in the 900 block of East 5th Street for first offense misdemeanor domestic battery after allegedly threatening a woman with a knife.

According to the victim’s report to deputies, her husband was intoxicated and became verbally abusive. She said he told her someone should kill her, then shoved her in the chest, and told her he was going to “F her up,” the arrest report states. She said he ran into the kitchen and opened a drawer where they kept the knives, but she ran out of the house before he came back.

The suspect told deputies they had had a “little misunderstanding.” He said he had gone into the kitchen but not to get a knife. He said he went to the drawer to show “he wasn’t scared of her.” Then he said he went to the drawer to scare her, the arrest report states.

He admitted to shoving her in the chest, telling the deputy it was in a playful manner. Bail: $3,137

— A transient man was arrested near Smith’s on a charge of drunken pedestrian Thursday afternoon at 2:19 p.m.

An officer was dispatched to the grocery store for a welfare check. A man was said to be inside the store, falling asleep and falling out of a wheelchair.

When the officer arrived, he noticed a man in a wheelchair in the roadway on Valley Street with multiple people around him. Employees said they had helped him back in his chair and he left, and identified the man in the street. They said he was heavily intoxicated and they were concerned he would have a medical issue being out in the heat.

The report said the man was argumentative and remained in the roadway. He was administered a preliminary breathalyzer test, which resulted in a .251 blood alcohol level, and was taken into custody on the charge of drunken pedestrian. Bail: $72.

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