Carson City arrests: Mother booked for leaving 2-year-old daughter home alone
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 08/29/2022 - 10:40am
A 29-year-old woman was arrested Friday for suspicion of gross misdemeanor child endangerment for allegedly leaving her 2-year-old daughter home alone to pick up her older daughter from school, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.
As per the investigation, a deputy received information about a 7-year-old female juvenile who refused to leave school with her mother. The deputy was advised the child made a complaint to office staff that her mother abuses her, the report states.
The deputy was advised the child was in the office upset, crying and refusing to go with her mother. A school staff member advised she approached the mother and asked to talk to her about her daughter being upset. The mother advised she didn't have time to talk because her other daughter was at home.
The staff member asked how old her other daughter was. The mother replied "three." The staff member asked if her daughter was home alone and the mother replied "yes," the staff member relayed to the investigating deputy. The staff member said she told the mother she should go home to her other daughter. The mother left the school.
A deputy made contact with other school staff who advised the juvenile said "I don't want to go with my mom. She abuses me and slaps my face." The juvenile also stated to staff that her mom is mean and gets mad at her for making noise. There was no visible injuries on the juvenile, the report states.
The CCSO deputy made contact with the child inside the office who was crying uncontrollably. The deputy asked who she wanted to see and she said her daddy. When her mother was mentioned, the 7-year-old started crying harder, saying she wouldn't go with her mother. The deputy asked her why. The girl stated her mother makes her walk alone and she gets scared, the report states.
The deputy requested the school contact the father of the girl to determine if someone was responding to pick her up. The deputy then requested patrol to respond to the residence and conduct a welfare check on the smaller child. A deputy responded to the residence and made contact with the mother and her 2-year-old daughter.
Meanwhile, the school released the 7-year-old to a family friend who was on the child's school emergency contact list. At this time, several calls were made to the Division of Child and Family Services. Due to an adult picking up the child, DCFS said they were not going to physically respond, the report states.
The investigating deputy responded to the home and made contact with the deputy who was called to the home. At that time, the deputy advised that the mother admitted to leaving her 2-year-old daughter home alone, while she walked to the school, approximately .5 miles away to pick up the 7-year-old. The deputy also said that the mother told him that the 7-year-old didn't want to go home with her so she left because the 2-year-old was home alone, the report states.
After further review, the investigating deputy made the decision to arrest the mother for suspicion of child endangerment, a gross misdemeanor offense, for leaving the 2-year-old daughter home alone while she walked to the school to pick up the 7-year-old. School staff advised the the mother had picked up the 7-year-old the day prior and the 2-year-old was not with her.
Due to the mother being arrested, DCFS responded to the scene along with the child's father. The mother was booked for alleged child endangerment. The deputy noted in the report that the mother is 8 months pregnant and has never been arrested. Bail: $2,500.
In other arrests:
— A 28-year-old Wellington woman and an inmate at Carson City Jail was booked Sunday for suspicion of felony battery by a prisoner, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office report.
According to the report, a deputy was assigned booking duties at the jail and heard yelling from a cell block between two females, one was suspect Nikki Parker and the other, later determined to be the victim.
The deputy made contact with both subjects at the door of the cell block. The suspect, Parker, said the other woman was upsetting her. The deputy asked if she wanted to come into the booking area to talk. Parker said yes. The cell door was opened, where Parker was observed being on top of the victim, striking her several times with her fists. The two were separated and escorted out of the cell.
The suspect was read her Miranda warning and agreed to speak. She was asked why she was hitting the victim. The suspect explained the victim was upsetting her for being unhygienic and bossing other inmates around. She explained it was an ongoing issue through the night but did not notify jail staff of the issues. Photos were taken of the suspect's hands.
The deputy read the victim her Miranda warning, where she agreed to speak. She was asked what happened and she explained that the suspect was upset at her for passing gas throughout the night. She said Parker stated to use the toilet to pass gas but, she said, she did not want to do that, the report states.
The victim also explained that she had asked another person in the BK-8 to stop pacing. She said the suspect didn't like that and that Parker approached and began hitting her, in the left eye and back of the head. Photos were taken of the victim's injuries.
A review of video footage showed Parker walk toward the victim and then began to punch, from on top of her head, striking her multiple times in the head. The victim placed her hands up to defend herself but did not appear to fight back in self-defense. Based on the interviews and video footage, Parker was booked for suspicion of felony battery by a prisoner. Bail: $20,000.
— A 27-year-old man was arrested Saturday for three counts of alleged felony drug possession offenses and misdemeanor paraphernalia possession, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.
Ian Michael Friesell was taken into custody at 5:14 p.m. in the 800 block of Retail Court. According to the arrest report, a deputy observed a black BMW with an expired registration sticker. The officer ran the license plate with a returned suspended registration and expired insurance since May 2020.
The deputy made contact with the driver who identified herself as a relative of the registered owner. The deputy informed the driver the registration was suspended and the insurance had expired. The driver said she was aware of the issues and was moving the vehicle for a relative because they don't have a valid license.
While speaking with the driver, her male passenger who the deputy earlier observed having gone into a gas station, had come outside and then began walking toward Walmart. The officer contacted dispatch to inform them he would be attempting to catch up to the male.
The officer made contact with Ian Michael Friesell who was walking southbound on Retail Court. The officer instructed the man to stop, and the man continued to walk away. He was detained. The officer asked him several times why he was attempting to walk away. He finally stated he had methamphetamine in his fanny pack. The officer removed it from his person. After a search of the fanny pack, the deputy located the following:
1.3 grams of methamphetamine
2.2 grams of heroin
2.3 grams of marijuana
0.5 grams of Fentanyl
A black scale and three straws with residue inside of them
Friesel was booked for three counts possession of a controlled substance and for possession of paraphernalia.
— A 19-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday for a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued out of East Fork Township Justice Court. Bail: $640 cash.
— A 27-year-old Fremont, Calif., man was arrested Saturday for a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant issued out of Incline Justice Court. Bail: $3,000 cash.
— A 21-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of intimidating a public officer, a gross misdemeanor offense. Bail: $2,500.
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