Man arrested after allegedly threatening his mother with a machete and blow torch

A 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly threatening his mother with a machete and blow torch, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Nathan Scott Chavez was arrested at 9:21 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Edmonds after attempting to flee officers. He is being held on $50,412 bail.

According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to the Edmonds address and spoke with the man’s mother who said Chavez and she were in a dispute when he took out a machete from his room and started swinging it within a few feet of her, the arrest report states.

She told deputies Chavez then went into his room and got a hand held propane torch and put the flame over a blanket and near her exposed right leg, causing her to feel as though she was being burned, the arrest report states. The woman told deputies she was afraid she was either going to be hit with the machete or set on fire. She was not burned, nor was the blanket burned. The torch was not recovered, the arrest report states.

Officer arrived as Chavez was trying flee. He encountered an officer in the front yard and then fled into an apartment. After a brief struggle he was subdued and taken into custody, the arrest report states. The machete was recovered. The arrest report notes the woman was not burned, nor was the blanket burned and the torch was not recovered.

He faces the following charges: Battery with a deadly weapon, assault with a deadly weapon, both felonies, and misdemeanor obstructing a police officer.

In other arrests: A 22-year-old Carson City man, Nicholas James Stockwell, was booked into Carson City Jail on a felony burglary warrant issued Oct. 7, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail; $10,000.

— A 40-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday, 10:53 p.m. in the 3000 block of North Roop Street on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. According to the arrest report the battery occurred between a father and son. The 17-year-old victim stated his father came home intoxicated and began yelling at him about smoking inside the home.

The victim stated his father pushed him and he pushed back. The two began wrestling with each other, when the victim’s older brother separated the two of them. Once separated the father allegedly punched his son with his right hand in the right side of the face. The victim’s older brother confirmed the victim’s statement.

Officers spoke with the man who confirmed he was angry with his son and got into a fight with him. The man admitted he punched his son in the face after being separated. He was taken into custody on a domestic battery charge. Bail: $3,137.

— A 54-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday, 3:22 a.m. in the 2000 block of North Carson Street on a misdemeanor charge of threats and harassment. According to the arrest report, officers responded to a fast food restaurant and spoke with a Capital City patrol officer who said a man jumped in front of his vehicle blocking access to the drive-thru.

The officer told deputies the man was yelling and said he was going to kill him. The officer pointed a taser at the suspect and gave him verbal commands to back away. The man continued to be uncooperative and approached the officer yelling that he was going to beat and kill him, the arrest report states.

Officers noted there was a standoff at the scene when they arrived. The Capital City patrol officer signed a citizens arrest form and the man was taken into custody. Bail: $187.

— A Carson City man was arrested Wednesday, 12:52 a.m. in the 800 block of Ridgefield Drive on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. According to the arrest report, officers were called to the area after dispatch received a 911 call where they heard a woman say “you punched me in the head.”

Upon arrival officers met with a woman who was upset and crying. She told officers she and her boyfriend got into an argument in the bathroom of the master bedroom. She said the man got upset and chest bumped her. She said she grabbed his sides and attempted to push him away. She said the man then punched her in the right side of her head, grabbed her by the hair and pulled her to the ground, the arrest report states.

The woman told officers the man hit her so hard that she “saw stars,” the arrest report states. After the incident the man left the residence. Officers made phone contact with the man and he returned to the residence. The man was cooperative and agreed to speak with the officer.

He said the couple were arguing and he chest bumped the woman. He said the woman then poked him in the chest several times with her finger. He said he tried to take the woman to the ground and may have hit her head with his palm. He declined to write a statement.
Based on the information, the officer determined the man to be the primary aggressor and he was taken to jail Bail: $3,137.

— A Santa Clara, Calif., man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a misdemeanor stalking charge after allegedly harassing his ex-girlfriend who is dying of cancer at Carson Tahoe Hospital. The woman told officers the suspect had been sneaking into her room and told her he was going to commit suicide and go with her, according to the arrest report.

The woman told officers that she has no time for the man and can’t deal with his mental issues and doesn’t want him around anymore and that he is not wanted in the hospital room, the arrest report states.

Hospital security was advised of the situation and noted the man was observed entering the hospital through the main doors. He was confronted by security and exited the building, where he got into his Jeep and began to drive away. Security then began to follow the man in a marked vehicle while contacting the Sheriff’s Office and making notification that he was on hospital property. The suspect was taken into custody after officers caught up with him driving eastbound on Medical Parkway.

When officers informed him he was going to be charged with stalking, the suspect told officers the charge would never stick and that there is no evidence other than statements from the woman.

He was taken to jail for booking. During a review of the man’s criminal history officers located a prior charge for stalking out of Douglas County with a “no disposition record on file.” Without the disposition the officer was only able to charge the man with first offense stalking violation. He was also driving on an expired driver’s license. Officers then requested a 12-hour hold be placed on the man for the stalking violation.

In the event the man posts bail, the woman and hospital will be notified. The woman said she was leaving the hospital for hospice and was going to file a restraining order against the man in Douglas County. Bail: $2,692.

— Those arrested and facing criminal charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.