Carson City man arrested after allegedly attacking Public Works employee for removing signs
UPDATE SEPT. 19: An update has been posted providing the suspect's side of the story, who claims that deputy's were untruthful in the report and that he was actually the one battered by the Public Works' employee, not the other way around. To read that story, click here.
UPDATE: The police report stated that the employee was removing "signs on city property on street poles" which Carson Now mistakenly inferred as being street signs. However, it has come to our attention that the signs being removed were actually property of the suspect. We will have more updates to follow.
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A 42-year-old Carson City man was arrested in the area of E. Winnie Lane and N. Roop St. Thursday morning for burglary of a motor vehicle after allegedly attacking a Public Work’s employee for removing street signs.
According to the arrest report, Christopher Raymond Gorby was arrested after the employee was removing street signs from traffic poles and Gorby battered the employee “in an attempt to keep (him) from doing his job,” according to the report.
Gorby attempted to open a locked door on the work vehicle to remove property from the vehicle, and the employee sped away and called deputies. He stopped his vehicle at the intersection of E. Winnie Lane and N. Roop to await deputies.
However, Gorby had followed the employee, and again battered him and attempted to remove the employee from the truck to receive the signs that were stored in the front passenger seat.
Gorby entered the truck and was holding onto the steering wheel to prevent the employee from driving away.
Deputies placed Gorby under arrest for vehicle burglary and was taken into custody. The report did not note why Gorby was attempting to take the signs from the employee, or how the employee was battered.
Bail: $5,000
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