Carson City arrests: Man jailed for felony domestic battery, allegedly chokes pregnant girlfriend

A 28-year-old Carson City man was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of felony domestic battery with strangulation in which the alleged victim is 11 weeks pregnant, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Jose Trinidad Nunez was arrested Sunday, 11:33 p.m. Carson City Fire Department and sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in the 3300 block of South Carson Street at 10:27 p.m. The victim was evaluated by medics and taken to the hospital.

According to the arrest report, an officer went to the hospital to interview the victim after being dispatched to a residence.

The victim explained to the deputy that she and the suspect began arguing that morning after the couple had woken up. The victim said she has been having headaches and told the man she wasn’t feeling well, was tired, and attributed it to the pregnancy. The woman went to rest and a few minutes later the man asked her if she was going to go to work.

The woman said she told her boyfriend she would as soon as the headache went away. She said the two began to argue again where it turned physical in the living room with the suspect allegedly grabbing and hitting her. It escalated to where the man put her in a headlock, hit her again, in front of her 4-year-old child, the arrest report states.

The man pushed her into the bedroom and allegedly began to choke her to the point where she couldn’t breath and lost consciousness. When she regained consciousness and tried to get up, the woman told the deputy that the suspect kept kicking her down and calling her names.

When she told him that her stomach was cramping, the man stopped and was nice to her for the rest of the day, she told the deputy. The woman said she was scared to call 911 and wanted to wait until he went to work, the arrest report states.

Deputies went to the man’s place of work and he was taken into custody. At jail he was read his Miranda rights and agreed to speak. He told the officer he works and pays for everything and that it angers him when she doesn’t work or makes excuses not to work, the arrest report states. “This all started over a headache,” he told the officer. He admitted that he has anger issues and stated “that’s why I’m here" and “she knows how to push my buttons,” the arrest report states.

He said the two were talking in the living room and the woman walked back to the bedroom, and he stated “I don’t know what it was but I think I blacked out for some reason,” he said, adding that he doesn’t remember what happened after that.

The man was booked on suspicion of domestic battery with strangulation and is being held in Carson City Jail on $50,000 bail.

In other arrests:
— A 34-year-old transient, Justin Eric Carter, was arrested Monday, 7:59 p.m. in the 1800 block of East William Street for being a sex offender failing to register. Bail: $10,000.

— A 26-year-old Carson City woman, Nichole Woodward, was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary. The victim reviewed video of the woman, a relative, and another man allegedly taking tools from his a detached garage at his residence and leaving in a pickup. The woman had already been taken to jail that day and was booked on the charge. Bail: $20,000.

— An 18-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Monday, 9:53 a.m.on a gross misdemeanor destruction of property warrant. Bail: $1,000.

— A Carson City woman was arrested Monday, in the 2200 block of East William Street on a misdemeanor warrant issued August 8, 2016. Bail: $637.

— A 55-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 8:45 p.m. in the 100 block of Applegate Way on suspicion of misdemeanor making threats. The man allegedly had been in a dispute with his neighbor. The neighbor alleged the 55-year-old man made threats to kill him and his family. Bail: $637.

— 21-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 11:20 p.m. int he area of Saliman and Cardinal Way on a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant. Bail: $500.

— A 25-year-old Carson City man, Shylo Anthony Watson, was arrested Tuesday, 1:36 a.m. in the 1800 block of North Carson Street on a felony warrant, dissuading a victim, and two misdemeanor warrants, alleging assault and contempt of court. Bail: $5,500.

— A 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday, 11:45 a.m. in the 4000 block of Midas Way on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery and a contempt of court, failure to appear in court warrant. According to the arrest report the man allegedly grabbed the victim by the feet and pulled her out of her vehicle when she attempted to leave the home. The man denied the incident was not physical at any point. Bail: $1,637.

— A 76-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday, 12:18 a.m. in the 600 block of Hot Springs Road on suspicion of DUI and hit and run causing property damage. According to the arrest report, the elderly woman allegedly crashed into two vehicles in a residential parking lot. She admitted to having three glasses of wine and when she was informed about the crash, she told deputies she only hit one car and that she didn’t think the crash was very bad, the arrest report states.

She agreed to standardized field sobriety tests and informed the officer she was taking medication for her thyroid problem and that the medication has “nothing to do with my drunkenness,” the arrest report states. She provided a preliminary breath test with a .134 BAC, and at jail provided two evidentiary samples with results of .133 and .136. Bail: $1,774.

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