Fight involving two couples at Carson City casino results in three arrests

Three were arrested Friday after officers were dispatched to a north Carson Street casino for a fight involving two couples, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

Tristan Ledford, 29, and Geoffrey Walker, 36, were each booked on felony parole and probation and misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges. A 33-year-old woman was also arrested for misdemeanor disorderly conduct. A fourth woman involved was not charged.

According to the arrest report, deputies were dispatched at 11 p.m. to a fight in progress at a casino in the 500 block of North Carson Street. Deputies arrived and confronted two individuals who were actively combative outside the casino. Both were detained. Other deputies went inside the casino to break up another fight.

The 33-year female suspect stated she went into the bathroom when another woman came in and started to fight. She stated the fight continued outside the bathroom, with both men, boyfriends of the women, began fighting with each other.

Casino security was unable to break up the fights on their own and Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to respond. All parties remained uncooperative even after the fights were broken up, according to the arrest report.

A deputy then spoke with Ledford who stated he was just trying to defend his girlfriend who he said was jumped by Walker and the 33-year-old female suspect.

The two couples were trespassed from the casino. Both Ledford and Walker had been drinking at the casino, a violation of terms of both of their probation conditions, according to the arrest report.

None of the four individuals wanted to pursuit charges against each other. Both Walker and Ledford were being held without bail in lieu of a hearing over probation violation charges. Bail for the 33-year-old female suspect: $242.

In other arrests:
— A 36-year-old Reno man was booked into jail Friday, 1:20 p.m. for a misdemeanor warrant alleging attempt/provoking assault. The warrant was issued Feb. 6, 2017 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $250.

— A 39-year-old transient was arrested Friday, 3:08 p.m. in the area of John and Fall streets for misdemeanor suspicion of assault, breach of peace and being an intoxicated pedestrian.

According to the arrest report, the man was asked to leave a grocery store in the 500 block of East William Street after causing problems and being intoxicated. The man attempted to fight with the store employee who asked him to leave. Officers located the man at John and Fall streets. He provided a BAC of .174 and was arrested after a citizen’s arrest form was completed. Bail: $1,351.

— A 21-year-old Carson City man, Brandon John Mandoki, was arrested Friday, 4:32 p.m. in the 2100 block of East William Street for felony suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

According to the arrest report, the man was observed dropping a baggie of cocaine inside a casino as he reached for a cell phone. It was observed on video surveillance of the man dropping the bag, according to the arrest report.
Sheriff’s deputies were contacted. The man told deputies the cocaine was about a gram, that he got it in Reno and that he was not selling. Bail: $2,500.

— A 61-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Friday, 7:33 p.m. in the 900 block of South Carson Street for misdemeanor suspicion of petit larceny. According to the arrest report, the woman attempted to steal a jacket and gloves, valued at $125, from a victim who was at a gaming machine inside a casino. Bail: $352.

All information for the crime log (unless otherwise noted) comes from the arrest reports supplied by the Carson City Sheriff's Office, and is considered by law to be public information. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The policy of Carson Now is to name anyone who is arrested for a felony offense.

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