Carson City deputies make domestic battery, shoplifting arrests

A 43-year-old Carson City woman was arrested early Tuesday morning in the 700 block of Silver Oak Drive on a charge of first offense domestic battery, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

According to the arrest report, officers were called to the area after a witness observed the woman chase her boyfriend and batter him by slapping and punching him in the face.

The witness stated the woman’s boyfriend tried to defend himself, attempting to deflect her slaps and punches. The witness filled out a statement regarding what they saw.

When deputies made contact with the suspect and her boyfriend in the parking lot area, the woman had offensive injuries on one of her knuckles, the arrest report states. The boyfriend had blood on his clothing and was uncooperative, denying any type of violence occurred between the two prior to deputies arriving.

The boyfriend declined to fill out a statement refused to allow deputies to photograph the blood on his clothing. The suspect emitted a strong odor of alcohol as she spoke with officers. She submitted to a breath test with a .276 and was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery. Bail: $3,000.

In other arrests:
— A 23-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 11:33 p.m. in the area of Hot Springs and Nye Lane on a gross misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. According to the arrest report, the suspect got into a confrontation with the father of a juvenile, hitting him in the face, head and stomach, the arrest report states. The father said he was able to stop the attack by using a 2x4 board. The victim said his daughter also hit him in the back of the head as he attempted to leave. The father said he hit his daughter to get her to stop hitting him which is what prompted the attack by the suspect.

The daughter told officers that she was attempting to stop a verbal argument between her father and mother. The daughter was taken to juvenile detention. The adult male suspect was taken to jail on a charge of domestic battery second offense. Bail: $5,000.

— An 18-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Monday, 4:22 p.m. in the 3800 block of South Carson Street on a misdemeanor charge of petit larceny. The woman filled out a job application at Kohl’s and then went into the dressing room with a bra, the arrest report states. She exited the dressing room with nothing. A female loss prevention manager went into the dressing room and located an old bra placed on a hanger and the new bra missing.

The woman shopped in the store a few minutes longer and exited without paying for any items. She was confronted in the parking lot by loss prevention about the unpaid property in her possession. She admitted she had stolen several items and agreed to return to the store. Once inside she turned over multiple items, valued at $108, and advised she was wearing the stolen bra, the arrest report states.

She was Mirandized by officers and admitted to stealing the items. She claimed a friend told her it was easy to steal from Kohl’s so she decided to try it. The woman was taken into custody and agreed to assist store security with identifying the friend who previously advised her it was easy to steal from Kohl’s, the arrest report states. Bail: $352.

— A 34-year-old Washoe Valley man was booked into jail Monday, 6:30 p.m. on a contempt of court warrant issued Oct. 29, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $290.

— A 26-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Monday, 4:09 p.m. in the 1500 block of East Fifth Street on three misdemeanor warrant charges: violation of a suspended sentence, issued out of Carson City Justice Court and two counts failure to appear, admission of bail, issued out of Reno Township Justice Court. Bail: $4,552.

— A 36-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Monday, 5:16 p.m. in the 200 block of West Caroline Street on a misdemeanor warrant, failure to appear after admission of bail, issued August 4, 2014 out of New River Township Justice Court. Bail: $1,000.

— A 24-year-old transient was arrested Monday, 1:53 p.m. in the 1900 block of North Carson Street on a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant, failure to appear, issued Nov. 6, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.

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