Carson City man tased, pepper-balled after running from graffiti incident; arrested for obstruction, warrant
Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/05/2022 - 4:17pm
A 29-year-old Carson City man and a 24-year-old Carson City woman were arrested following an incident involving graffiti that led to the deployment of pepper balls and a taser.
According to the arrest report, Timothy Todd Jim Jr. and the woman were arrested after deputies were traveling eastbound on E. William Street just after 11 p.m. on Thursday evening. While driving, they noticed a man and woman standing next to the entrance of a local casino, at which point, deputies observed the pair bending down beside a power box and tagging (putting graffiti upon) it.
Deputies stopped and turned around to stop the pair, at which point they began walking away. The man, later identified as Timothy Todd Jim Jr., grabbed onto a street sign being used by a construction crew and threw it onto the sidewalk.
Deputies exited their vehicle and ordered the pair to stop. The woman stopped, but Jim took off running, according to deputies.
The deputy caught and cuffed the woman, and put out a report about Jim’s description.
Within the woman’s possession, deputies located an orange marker, a green marker, a spray can with a modified tip and rubber gloves.
The woman was taken into custody for graffiti without incident.
Deputy K-9 Cash arrived on scene to track Jim. Cash started to track toward I-580, and located a set of keys that Jim had dropped while running away, deputies said.
Cash continued to track the scent to a local gas station, then alongside an off-ramp. Afterwards, Cash lost the scent of Jim and was returned to his vehicle.
While driving around the area that Cash lost track, deputies observed a male that matched the original description in a field nearby the gas station. Deputies attempted to stop Jim again, at which point he ran into a tunnel.
Deputies went to each side of the tunnel and told Jim to exit, but he refused to cooperate. Instead, Jim “threw rocks at the walls and yelled” at deputies as they attempted to give commands.
A sergeant arrived on scene and attempted to deploy pepper balls into a maintenance hole where Jim was located, but they were ineffective.
As Jim came closer to deputies at one end of the tunnel, pepper balls were deployed a second time, and finally, Jim began coughing and stated he would comply. He began walking towards deputies with his hands up, but he refused to stop and face the wall when ordered to do so.
According to deputies, Jim stated he “did not know any of” the deputies, and began to walk away on the slippery ground due to the algae growth in the tunnel. A deputy deployed a taser and incapacitated Jim.
Jim was taken into custody, at which point it was determined he had a confirmed felony arrest warrant out of Nevada County, Calif. as a fugitive from justice.
He was transferred to the jail without incident and held without bail.
—a A 50-year-old transient man was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender and possessing fake $100 bills.
According to the arrest report, Earl Derice Jonte was arrested outside a local casino after deputies learned he was in possession of counterfeit $100 bills.
Deputies learned about the bills after questioning another subject, who stated he received the bill from a “guy inside the casino.” The bill turned out to be a movie prop counterfeit bill, which are sold online.
According to the report, the U.S. Secret Service has advised that the fake bills have become an issue, as they are passable as legitimate.
Deputies spoke to Jonte, who did not deny that he had given the bill to the other subject. However, when asked if he had any more of the fake bills, he stated he did not. On a search of his person, however, deputies located four more counterfeit $100 bills.
Deputies also discovered he was a registered sex offender, with his last registered to the address at 300 W. Telegraph Street.
However, deputies determined that 300 W. Telegraph Street does not exist, and he told deputies he was living on Park Street. Soon after, however, he told deputies that he was transient.
He was taken into custody for failing to register as a sex offender, and being in possession of counterfeit bills.
Bail: $10,000
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