Carson City man jailed for brandishing gun, threatening to shoot inside convenience store

A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested for multiple felonies Tuesday after he allegedly brandished a gun and threatened to shoot people inside a Highway 50 East convenience store, a sheriff's deputy said.

Justin Lee Hewitt-Patrick was taken into custody at 8:44 p.m. He was arrested for suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon, trafficking 4 to 14 grams of meth, possession of a controlled substance, and two counts being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. He was also arrested for gross misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon and two counts wanton disregard to public safety.

According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the gas station and convenience store in the 2700 block of Highway 50 east for a report of a subject with a weapon.

Carson City dispatchers told a responding deputy they were landline with a reporting person who said a man wearing a white t-shirt and black baseball cap had a gun in his waistband and threatened to shoot them.

Multiple deputies were called to the scene. A deputy approached the front door of the business at gunpoint and located the man who matched the description standing near the checkout counter of the business. The man was detained and searched but did not have a firearm on his person, the arrest report states.

Deputies identified the man as Hewitt-Patrick. Dispatch advised he was an ex-felon with 2 warrant and was also flagged in the NCIC system as “armed and dangerous.” Additional responding deputies made contact with the reporting party and two additional victims. The man was positively identified as the subject who brandished a firearm and said he would shoot them, the arrest report states.

The weapon was described as a semi-automatic handgun. The victims told deputies the man never drew the firearm from his waistband, but instead lifted his shirt to expose the firearm while he threatened to shoot them, according to the report.

Deputies began to search for the firearm described by the victims. The gun, a Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm, was located inside a trash can under the fountain drink section inside the store. The firearm was booked into evidence.

The same deputy who located the gun also found suspected methamphetamine inside the business in the candy aisle of the store. The suspect admitted the meth was his, the arrest report states, and also admitted to having a drug problem. The weight of the meth was more than 4 but less than five grams, the arrest report states.

Hewitt-Patrick was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance, trafficking a schedule 1 drug, two counts being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, unlawful concede carry of a firearm and two counts wanton disregard to public safety. Listed bail: $90,000.

In other arrests:
— A 60-year-old Washoe Valley woman was arrested Thursday, 4:40 a.m. in the 800 block of East Long Street for a misdemeanor violation of suspended sentence warrant issued Dec. 15, 2015 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.

— A 29-year-old transient was arrested Wednesday, 11:46 a.m. in the 500 block of East William Street for misdemeanor suspicion of petit larceny and misdemeanor violation of a suspended sentence warrant. Bail: $3,352.

— A 32-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Tuesday, 4:54 p.m. in the 2200 block of East Long Street for a misdemeanor failure to appear warrant issued June 18, 2018 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $295.

— A 27-year-old transient, Adrian Gilbert Hernandez, was arrested Wednesday, 12:49 a.m. in the area of Biltmore and Star Way for a felony failure to appear warrant issued March 23, 2018 and a misdemeanor warrant for violation of bail conditions, issued March 19, 2018. He’s being held without bail in lieu of a hearing.

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