Carson City Sheriff’s Office crime log: Man jailed after allegedly stabbing, beating girlfriend

A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of domestic battery with a deadly weapon causing substantial bodily harm after he allegedly stabbed and beat his girlfriend, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Oscar Eliseo Herrera was arrested Saturday, 8:13 a.m. in the 4900 block of Highway 50 East. According to the arrest report, officers were called to Carson Tahoe Hospital for a female who had been stabbed. Sheriff’s investigators learned that at approximately 7:45 p.m. Friday the man allegedly brandished a folding knife and a machete, placing the machete to the victim's head and the knife against her temple. The suspect allegedly told the victim to call her parents and tell them she loved them. The victim called and told her mother that Herrera was going to kill her, according to the arrest report.

The man then pulled the woman’s hair and beat her with his hands to her head multiple times. The victim told detectives she put her arms up to defend her head from the man’s blows. He stopped when the victim’s sister entered the room and intervened. The victim had a stab wound on the underside of her forearm near her wrist and a stab wound on her pubic bone region. She had a large bruise on her left shoulder and multiple abrasions to her face, neck and hands.

Deputies learned Herrera was at his residence later where he arrested. Bail was set at $30,000 bondable and $3,000 cash only for misdemeanor probation violation.

In other arrests:
— A 27-year-old transient was arrested Sunday, 3:30 p.m. for felony suspicion of grand larceny of an auto and misdemeanor petit larceny. According to the arrest report, the suspect, Scott I. Matthew, allegedly stole a vehicle from his sister in the 2600 block of Table Rock Drive. He was arrested by Reno Police Department. The man also allegedly went through his sister’s purse, stole prescription pain pills, and her six-year-old son’s iPad. Bail: $25,352.

— A 45-year-old Dayton man, John Michael Freel, was arrested Sunday, 9:43 p.m. in the 1500 block of Railroad Drive on suspicion of felony eluding, and the following misdemeanors: domestic battery, reckless driving, speeding 21 mph or over, and driving without a valid driver’s license.

According to the arrest report, officers located a white Ford Mustang that matched the description of a suspect wanted for domestic battery. An officer attempted to stop the driver near a casino on William Street. Freel entered the I-580 freeway going at around 100 mph and then exited to Fairview. Officers followed him onto Saliman Road and then to Railroad where he was stopped and taken into custody. Bail: $9,123.

— A 58-year old Reno woman, Joyce Ann Bohm, was booked into jail Sunday, 4:32 p.m. on a felony warrant alleging embezzlement that was issued July 28, 2016 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail; $25,000.

— A 26-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 10:44 p.m. in the 1600 block of Spooner Drive on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery. According to the arrest report, a couple were arguing when the man allegedly threw water on the woman, then threw objects at her, slapped her in the face, then placed her in a bear hug and threw her out of the house. The man sustained a cut to his eye during the altercation, the arrest report states. Bail: $3,137.

— A 27-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Sunday, 2:45 p.m., for misdemeanor violation of a suspended sentence warrant issued June 10, 2015 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $1,000.

A 36-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 1:17 a.m. in the area of Highway 50 and Lompa Lane on suspicion of felony parole and probation violation. According to the arrest report, a deputy made a traffic stop after a vehicle came back with a suspended registration status. The passenger in the vehicle voluntarily and freely identified himself. He handed the officer his license and said he was on probation supervision. Dispatch confirmed the probation, which had a curfew condition, which stated he was not allowed out of his home between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. The Department of Parole and Probation was notified and wanted him arrested for violation of conditions.

— A 32-year-old Carson City man as arrested Monday, 11:03 p.m. in the area of North Saliman and William Street on misdemeanor suspicion of violation of a suspended sentence warrant issued June 16, 2016. Bail: $1,000.

— A 66-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday, 1:02 a.m. in the area of Dori Way and North Lompa Lane on suspicion of DUI and disobedience of a traffic control device. According to the arrest report, an officer nearly collided with a vehicle the man was driving after it had gone through a red traffic signal on Highway 50 East. The officer made a traffic stop, and found the man had an odor of alcohol. The man admitted to having three or four drinks and did not perform standardized field sobriety tests satisfactorily. At jail he provided three breath samples that showed he was above the legal limit. Bail: $1,224.

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.