Carson City sheriff’s log: Sisters jailed after fight involving guitar and knife
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 12/02/2014 - 11:57am
Two sisters were arrested Monday at a Woodside Drive home on domestic battery charges, with one woman facing a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon after a guitar was allegedly thrown, hitting her sister in the face and then threatening her with a knife, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
Meagan Adela Martinez, 35, was arrested at 10:53 a.m. on felony and misdemeanor charges. Her 27-year-old sister, a daycare provider as noted under occupation in the arrest report, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery. According to the arrest report, officers were called to the apartment address regarding a domestic battery involving the two sisters.
Witness said both sisters were in the physical altercation, and that Martinez used a plastic guitar to hit her sister in the face. Deputies noted they did not see any marks of physical evidence suggesting she was hit in the face with the guitar.
Witnesses stated the women continued to push and punch each other with Martinez grabbing a knife and turning it toward her sister. Witnesses told officers Martinez did not swing the knife, according to the arrest report. Officers took the sisters into custody. Bail for Martinez, $20,000. Bail for the 27-year-old sister, $3,137.
In other arrests:
— A 59-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday, 12:58 a.m. in the area of Airport Road and Thurman Circle on misdemeanor charges of being an ex-felon failing to register and driving without current proof of insurance.
According to the arrest report, a deputy observed a red pickup traveling east on Sherman Lane without front headlights. The officer followed the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop after the truck was observed traveling in the middle of the road.
Officers made contact with the driver who could not provide a current insurance card. The officer explained why he stopped him. The man told the officer he was tired and a friend asked him to go to the store. He did not show any signs of intoxication, the arrest report states.
The man did tell the deputy that he was an ex-felon. A check with dispatch found that he was convicted of three felonies in 2011, all in Nevada. The background check further noted that he had not registered as a felon living in Carson City. He told the officer that his last address was in the 600 block of North Stewart Street and he had not lived there for nearly a year. He was arrested for failing to register. Bail: $979.
— A 24-year-old Carson City man was booked Monday, 12:55 p.m. into jail on a warrant charge of criminal contempt, failure to provide proof of community service and DUI school completion, issued Oct. 18, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $500.
A 30-year-old Carson City man was booked into jail Monday, 7:50 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant, violation of a suspended sentence, failure to provide proof of community service, issued Nov. 4, 2014 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $1,000.
Those arrested and facing criminal charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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