A 23-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday afternoon on felony suspicion of battery with a deadly weapon and intimidating a witness after allegedly hitting a man with a rock during a confrontation that was caught on video.
Arrested was Michael Hutchinson in the 900 block of North Roop Street. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of coercion. A 23-year-old man was also arrested for misdemeanor suspicion of provoking an assault.
According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the 900 block of Roop Street for a report of a battery in progress. Officers arrived and observed Hutchinson running southbound from the location, and the 23-year-old male down on the asphalt near the parking lot of the library. Deputies chased Hutchinson and detained him in the 700 block of North Walsh Street.
The 23-year-old was not wearing shoes, stood up, went over to the officer’s location, pointed at Hutchinson and yelled “he beat me up,” the arrest report states. Hutchinson became aggressive and was yelling at deputies and the 23-year-old.
The officer asked the 23-year-old what happened. He said he witnessed Hutchinson yelling at kids, and told him “what kind of p**** are you; what you got a little d*** you have to pick on kids,” the arrest report states. He said Hutchinson then ran over to where he was and punched him in the face. The 23-year-old man said he blacked out after that.
A video surfaced of the incident, where Hutchinson was seen chasing the 23-year-old, who fell to the ground while he was running. The video showed Hutchinson throwing a rock on him, the arrest report states. Hutchinson then, in an intimidating manner, told the witness videotaping to delete the video.
After deputies watched the video, Hutchinson was arrested at 4:30 p.m. The 23-year-old was taken to the hospital, medically cleared and arrested on suspicion of provoking an assault. Bail for Hutchinson: $40,000. Bail for the 23-year-old: $637.
In other arrests:
— An 88-year-old Carson City man was arrested Sunday, 6:39 a.m. in the 3400 block of Airport Road on suspicion of domestic battery. The man allegedly slapped his wife to the left side of her face. The victim said her husband suffers from dementia and was upset. Deputies spoke with the man who told them to “take me to jail.” The man said he was “fed up” with his wife. When asked if he hit his wife he replied “ya, I hit her in the face,” the arrest report states. Bail: $3,137.
— A 27-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Sunday, 3:03 a.m. in the area of North Roop Street and Northridge for suspicion of DUI and failure to maintain a lane of traffic. According to the arrest report, the female was seen exiting the parking lot of a fast food restaurant and failed to maintain a lane of traffic. The officer stopped her and observed signs of intoxication. The woman denied drinking alcohol. There was an open Heineken beer in the front passenger seat of the car in which she was the only occupant.
The officer asked if she would be willing to submit to standardized field sobriety tests. She agreed and showed signs of impairment. She provided a preliminary breath test sample with a result of .318 and was arrested. She was taken to the hospital to be medically cleared for the high level of alcohol intoxication. She was then taken to jail where she had breath samples with results of .229, .250 and .232. Bail: $1,249.
— A 28-year-old Reno woman as arrested Sunday, 3:10 a.m. in the 4500 block of South Carson Street for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI. According to the arrest report, a witness called dispatch to report that a blue sedan was in a ditch. The female driver advised she was in a verbal argument with her boyfriend and she was driving after her boyfriend when she crashed into the ditch. The woman showed signs of intoxication. She did not want to participate in field sobriety tests. She was taken into custody. Bail: $1,137.
— A 42-year-old Carson City man, Michael Anthony Orta, was arrested Saturday, 11:42 a.m. in the area of the northbound I-580 ramp at Highway 50 for suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, a felony, gross misdemeanor concealing evidence and 6 misdemeanors: Possession of drug paraphernalia, exited registration, no valid license, no proof of insurance and two failure to appear warrants.
According to the arrest report, an officer stopped the vehicle after checking on the registration of a vehicle that came back expired. The officer made contact with the driver who said he knew the registration was expired. He said he didn’t have any documents with him and did not have a valid driver’s license.
Deputies conducted a wants and warrants check for the man, which showed he didn’t have a valid license and the two warrants for his arrests. A canine unit was dispatched where the dog alerted positive for drugs. The man was asked if there were any illegal drugs in the vehicle. The man replied “not to my knowledge.” The officer asked the man multiple times if he was concealing something on his person. The man said he was not.
The man then admitted to a deputy that he had a meth pipe between the cheeks of his buttocks with methamphetamine still in the pipe. The officer asked him why he hid the pipe in his buttocks and the man said he panicked and hid it so the officer wouldn’t see it. He was arrested and taken to jail. Bail: $7,958.
— A 52-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Saturday, 9:38 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Fall Street for suspicion of domestic battery. According to the arrest report, deputies were called to a residence for a report of domestic battery. Outside the home an officer could hear a woman yelling at a man and telling him to shut up. The man, who is the woman’s husband, kept asking why she was hitting him, and asked “why do you get so violent when you drink,” the arrest report states.
The officer from outside the home observed the woman hit the man in the chest. The man answered the door and told officers he was sorry for calling but that his wife had been abusing him.
The man said he was OK and didn’t need medical attention. The officer went to the bedroom and saw the woman in bed. The woman told the officer that she was sleeping and asked “is everything OK.” The officer told her he saw her slap her husband and then walk off into the bedroom. The woman exclaimed “S**t, I guess I’m in trouble” then pulled the blankets up over her head and yelled “you can leave.” The officer arrested her for suspicion of domestic battery. Bail: $3,137.
— A 20-year-old Carson City man, Christian Rea Burrows, was arrested Saturday, 10:36 p.m. in the area of Little Lane and Parkland Avenue on felony suspicion of possession of a controlled substance-ecstasy, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Bail: $4,374.
— A 29-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 3:17 p.m. in the 3800 block of Highway 50 East on a misdemeanor failure to appear traffic warrant. Bail: $955.
— A 28-year-old Carson City man was arrested Saturday, 7:25 p.m. in the 1100 block of Monte Rosa Drive on a misdemeanor warrant for DUI issued Aug. 28 2016 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $3,000.
— A 44-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Saturday, 8:29 p.m. in the 100 block of west Nye Lane on suspicion of obstructing, and violation of a court monitored sentence. Bail: $812.
— A 45-year-old Carson City woman, Dorena Berry, was arrested Saturday, 9:05 p.m. in the 3500 block of East Nye Lane on four felony warrant counts of fraudulent use of a credit card. The warrant was issued Aug. 15, 2016 out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $10,000.
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