Carson City arrests: Man booked for allegedly backhanding his wife, breaking her glasses
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 12/27/2023 - 11:05am
A 59-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery after he allegedly backhanded his wife, causing her glasses to break, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.
At 10:23 a.m. officers were called to a casino in the 3800 block of US-50 East in reference to a domestic battery report. A deputy met with the victim in the casino and observed a small cut on the right bridge of her nose and swelling on her left cheek bone and left temple.
She advised she was in the car with her husband running errants. The two began arguing. She stated her husband backhanded her with his right hand, striking her in the face and knocking off her glasses. She demanded he stop the car so she could get out. They ended up at the casino where she called 911, the report states.
A deputy made contact with the man in the parking lot. He said there was an argument in the car, where it escalated and said his wife made first contact during the incident, in which he said she grabbed his sunglasses off his face and threw them out the window.
The officer inspected the man and did not find any injuries. He stated he spends a lot of money on Ray-Bans and that she has done this before, the report states.
The man admitted to grabbing his wife's glasses off her face and breaking them. The woman's glasses were found broken under the car. A deputy searched for the man's glasses in the vicinity where they were allegedly thrown out the window. They could not find the glasses. The husband denied he backhand slapped his wife. Due to the woman's injuries and broken glasses, he was booked for suspicion of domestic battery. Bail: $3,137.
In other arrests:
— A 41-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for misdemeanor disorderly conduct and was taken into civil protective custody.
According to the booking report, deputies were called to the area of Fleischmann and North Carson for a report of intoxicated subjects sleeping on the sidewalk.
Deputies spoke with one of the subjects and observed he was unsteady on his feet, had red watery eyes and slurred speech. A deputy was advised the man was told he could not sleep on the sidewalk earlier that morning. The man provided a preliminary breath test, however the alcohol concentration was too high for the PBT to operate correctly. He was taken to the hospital for medical clearance and then to the detention center in civil protective custody until he could sober up. Bail: $150.
— A woman was arrested Tuesday for disorderly conduct and taken into civil protective custody. The woman was also among the three intoxicated subjects sleeping on the sideway south of Fleischmann Way and North Carson Street. Officers spoke with the woman and observed she had red, watery eyes, slurred speech and was unsteady on her feet. She admitted to drinking.
She was taken to the hospital for medical clearance. She was cleared from the hospital where she was taken into civil protective custody at Carson City Jail until she was sober. Bail: $150.
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