Carson City sheriff’s arrests: Man jailed after brief standoff at Menlo Drive apartment

A brief standoff ended with an arrest Friday night of a Carson City man who allegedly obstructed officers with a gun after the suspect had called 911 to report threats, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Peter Wene, 56, was taken into custody after officers made contact with him by phone at an apartment complex in the 2800 block of Menlo Drive. According to the arrest report, a deputy was called to the area at 6:21 p.m. by the suspect who reported threats were made toward him.

A deputy went to the man’s apartment and observed the door was opened. The officer knocked on the door and stated he was with the sheriff’s office and saw the man sitting in a recliner.

The man, who it was learned later was intoxicated, jumped out of the recliner and grabbed a revolver from a night stand with both hands and picked it up. The officer identified himself and told the man to drop the gun and put up his hands. The deputy urged the man to put down the weapon and to step outside with his hands up so they could talk. The man said he would not. The officer explained to the man he was there because he called the sheriff’s office. The officer asked the man if he was going to shoot the officer and the man told the officer he would, the arrest report states.

The officer backed up around the corner of the apartment and kept an eye on the door. As the officer backed up, the man shut the door. The officer requested the sergeant on shift to respond to the location. A sergeant and deputy arrived on scene and the arresting deputy briefed them on the situation. The sergeant advised the deputy to attempt to speak with the man on the phone.

The deputy was able to contact the man and attempted to get him to step outside with his hands up. The man said he was not going to, he told the officer to get a search warrant and then hung up the phone. The officer attempted a second call. The man told him he had called the sheriff’s office two days prior about a threat made toward him and that nothing was done about it. He again told the officer to get a warrant and then hung up.

A third attempted was made by the deputy. He hung up and then came outside with a walking stick in his hands and his hands up. He was arrested at 7:16 p.m. and resisted cuffs and would not walk on his own to the patrol car, dragging his feet. He was taken to Carson Tahoe Hospital for medical clearance, the arrest report states.

Officers obtained a search warrant to search for the revolver. It was found in a shoe box in his bedroom, along with a shotgun. There was also a box that had multiple drug paraphernalia items. The officer left the copy of the search warrant and placed the firearms and drug paraphernalia into evidence.

Wene faces felony charges of resisting and obstructing with a firearm, owning and possession of firearms by a prohibited person and 9 misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $10,000 on the felony charges, $9,000 on the misdemeanor charges.

In other arrests:
— A 36-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 11:02 p.m. in the 4700 block of South Carson Street on suspicion of domestic battery, and two failure to appear traffic warrants. According to the arrest report, officers responded to the area for a couple fighting. The man allegedly pushed the woman during the argument in which she fell to the ground. A witness saw the woman on the ground and the man yelling at her. Both had been drinking. Bail: $4,510.

— A 22-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 12:47 a.m. in the area of Winnie and Roop streets on misdemeanor suspicion of DUI and driving on an expired registration.

According to the arrest report, an officer made a traffic stop after the vehicle he was driving was traveling on Roop Street well under the posted speed limit. An officer checked the license plate with dispatch that came back as expired. The officer made a traffic stop at Winnie and Lone Mountain.

Officers could smell an odor of alcohol coming from the man. He told the officer he had consumed two beers 30 minutes prior. He submitted to standardized field sobriety tests and completed all but one of the tests. Bail: $1,209.

— A 25-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 2:28 a.m. in the area of Nichols and Carmine streets on suspicion of probation violation. According to the arrest report, the man had been drinking and had a preliminary breath test of .146. As part of alternative sentencing he had a “no drinking” clause. He was walking in the neighborhood and someone had called in a report of a suspicious person in the area. Bail: $3,000.

— A 28-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 1:11 a.m. in the 1000 block of Glacier on misdemeanor suspicion of battery and gross misdemeanor assault on a police officer.

According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to a Glacier Drive residence in reference to a fight. As deputies arrived they heard shouting and a female yelling “stop it.” An officer went into the backyard and saw a male punch another male. The male who was punched was knocked unconscious and fell to the ground. The suspect was detained.
An officer went to check on the man who was on the ground. The man said he was there to help him. The man told the officer to “f** off and f** the Carson City Police Department,” the arrest report states.

The officer told him the fire department was arriving and wanted to know where he was hurt. The man again told the officer to “f** off.” The man’s wife told the officer the man doesn’t like the police, the arrest report states.

The man then stood up and picked up a rock and told the officer “f** you go away” and attempted to throw the rock at one of the deputies. An officer grabbed his arm as he threw the rock, which missed the officer. The man was arrested and handcuffed.

Officers then spoke with the homeowner who stated the man was intoxicated, tackled her dog and hit the dog. When she tried to get the man off the dog, the homeowner said the man grabbed her by the throat. She told the officers she wanted to pursue charges for the battery.

A computer check of the man’s wife showed she was on Alternative Sentencing with a no alcohol clause. The woman told officers she had been drinking and submitted to a preliminary breath test of .220. She was also arrested for being in violation of probation. Bail for the 28-year-old man: $3,637. Bail for the woman: $3,000.

— A 22-her-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 12:38 a.m. in the area of Airport Road and Gordonia on suspicion of DUI and failure to stop or yield at signs. The man was stopped after traveling north in a southbound lane and then stopping the vehicle he was driving in the middle of the intersection.

He then pulled over on the wrong side of the road. He showed signs of drinking. He was asked he if would perform field sobriety tests. He consented and then vomited. He then gave a partial preliminary test of .092. He was taken two jail where he consented to a blood draw. Bail: $1,249.

— A 32-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Saturday, 4 a.m. in the 1700 block of North Carson Street on misdemeanor suspicion of being in violation of Department of Alternative Sentencing. The woman was in violation of curfew. Bail: $3,000.

— A 21-year-old Reno man, Samuel Pollock-Smith, was booked into jail Friday, 8:14 a.m. on misdemeanor warrants alleging felony grand larceny and gross misdemeanor conspiracy to commit petit larceny. Bail: $5,000.

— A 27-year-old Spokane Valley, Wash., woman was booked into jail Friday, 4:31 p.m. on a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant. Bail: $500.

— A 35-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 11:57 a.m. on suspicion of two counts violation of a temporary protection order. According to the arrest report, the man, who is in jailed, attempted to call the victim 35 times, in violation of a temporary protection order. Bail: $2,274.

— A 52-year-old Carson City man was arrested Friday, 1:04 p.m. in the 100 block of East Long Street on suspicion of trespassing and being in violation of a suspended sentence. Bail: $1,242.

— A 77-year-old San Francisco woman was arrested Friday, 5:03 a.m. in the area of Nye and North Carson Street on suspicion of DUI. According to the arrest report, officer were called after a witness made a 911 call for a woman hunched over the steering wheel of her vehicle on Nye. Officers arrived and saw the vehicle running and the real brake lights on. The woman had a strong odor of alcohol and could not keep her balance. She blew a .179 in a partial preliminary breath test and was arrested. Bail: $1,137.

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