Man charged with assault, destruction of casino property
Carson City NV May 6 2018 A 19 year-old Spanish Springs, NV, man was arrested late Friday night at 11:14 p.m. in the 100 block of West Telegraph Street for gross misdemeanor destruction of property and two counts of battery, a Carson City Sheriff’s deputy reported.
According to the arrest report, a Sheriff’s deputy was called to a casino along North Carson Street on a battery report. The reporting party (RP) advised a male subject had punched a security officer and left the premises.
The deputy interviewed the victim at the scene. The security officer said the suspect had been asked multiple times to leave the casino floor because he did not produce any valid identification to verify he was at least 21 years old.
Upon being confronted a final time by security, the suspect then began punching the officer, who fell to the ground. The RP, a casino manager, further reported that the suspect had also punched a slot machine, causing glass to break.
The investigating deputy observed redness on the security officer’s face. Security video footage of the gaming floor showed the victim approach the suspect at the bar and begins to speak with him. The suspect is seen approaching the victim with aggressive posture, then knocks an object out of his hand.
A female is seen attempting to pull the suspect away, but he breaks free of her grasp and punches the victim in the face, landing multiple blows to the face and upper body.
Video footage shows a bartender attempting to intervene and pull the suspect away from the victim. But the suspect then begins to punch the bartender multiple times.
As the victim leaves the gaming floor, he is also seen punching the top part of a slot machine, causing glass to shatter. Per the RP, estimated cost of the damages was around $500.
Another deputy on scene observed a blood trail crossing the street to another establishment down an alley and then up to a rooftop, where the suspect, matching the RP’s description, was found hiding. Blood was seen covering his shirt and pants.
The suspect began to run from law enforcement, but he was intercepted at taser point by a deputy, who commanded him to stop and surrender. He complied with instructions and was placed in handcuffs.
Carson City Fire Department was called to the scene with ladders to assist the deputies and the suspect down from the rooftop.
“Did you see the video?” the suspect asked deputies. “I f—ed those two guys up and they were huge!”
Paramedics rendered medical attention to the suspect for right hand lacerations. He was then taken into custody and transported to Carson Tahoe Hospital for further treatment, including several stitches to his hand. Once discharged, the suspect was taken to the Carson City Jail for booking. Bail: $2,500.
