Man arrested on domestic battery charge after allegedly biting woman on the cheek
A 41-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 5:52 p.m. in the 400 block of East Lee Street. He faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery.
According to the arrest report, Carson City sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the area at 2:30 p.m. on a report of a domestic battery. Upon arrival officers spoke with a woman who was uncooperative. Officers returned to the area later and spoke with the woman again, where officers observed a fresh abrasion on the right side of her forehead, her right eyelid and left cheek.
The woman told officers the suspect held her against the wall and bit her left cheek and and struck her with his finger on the right side of her face several times. Officers saw what appeared to be teeth marks on the woman's cheek. The woman also said that while the suspect was holding her against the wall and banging her head against the wall, she bit him in self defense, the arrest report states.
Officers interviewed the man who said he and the woman were arguing, he grabbed her and poked her in the head, calling it an "accident." He was determined to be the primary aggressor. Bail: $3,137.
In other arrests:
— A 27-year-old transient was booked into Carson City Jail on Monday. He faces two misdemeanor charges out of Carson City Justice Court for violation of conditions set in his probation, failure to report for monthly probation and complete domestic violence evaluation, and failure to complete substance abuse evaluation. Bail: $6,000.
— A 35-year-old Carson City man was arrested Monday, 10:01 p.m. in the 1300 block of Siskiyou Drive. He faces a misdemeanor charge of criminal contempt. According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to the location in reference to a intoxicated man at the residence. Bail: $3,000.
— A 37-year-old Reno man was booked into Carson City Jail on Monday, 1:20 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant charge of being in violation of conditions. Bail; $1,000.
Those arrested and facing charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.