A Carson City man faces a felony domestic battery charge after he allegedly punched his girlfriend in the face and later told authorities it was her fault that he did it.
Joshua Dean Harrah, 23, is being held on $5,000 bail after being arrested on Sunday at 12:20 in the afternoon in north Carson City.
Officers were dispatched to 20 College Parkway after a report that a woman had been hit in the nose, suffering a fracture. The suspect, Harrah, had left the scene after the incident.
A deputy arrived to find the victim, who said she was the suspect's girlfriend, at the intersection of Northgate and College Parkway. Her nose was bloody and the bridge swollen, according to the arrest report.
The woman told the officer that she and Harrah had a fight after she confronted him about doing drugs. After the woman told the suspect that she was going to leave him because of his drug use, he threatened to hit her.
She said she didn't believe him, told him so, and with that, he hit her in the face, according to the arrest report. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment.
After hitting his girlfriend, Harrah then left the home, taking with him the victim's purse. Later, he phoned a relative of the victim, asking that she pick him up at the intersection of Gardengate just west of Northgate. The relative contacted authorities, and deputies followed the relative to the location. Harrah was taken into custody without incident.
He then told authorities afterward that that it was his girlfriend's fault that he hit her, adding that he only hit her once, according to the arrest report.
In other domestic violence related news:
A Carson City man was arrested on Friday after allegedly strangling his girlfriend.
Carl Eric Seaman, 54, had faces a felony domestic battery charge involving strangulation and is being held on $5,000 bail.
According to the arrest report, officers arrived in the 200 block of Jeanell Drive at about 9:50 p.m. in reference to a report of a domestic disturbance. On arrival an officer met with Seaman and the victim. The officer observed a bruised upper lip and a red mark on the left side of the victim's neck, according to the arrest report.
The officer spoke with the suspect who said he wanted the woman, who had been staying with him for several days, to leave. The woman said she had been drinking and got into an altercation with the suspect. Officers observed the woman had a strong smell of alcohol on her breath.
The victim said Seaman then placed his hands around her neck and strangled her. Nearby neighbors said they witnessed the man dragging the woman out of the apartment.
With available information that determined Seaman to be the primary aggressor, he was taken to jail and faces a domestic battery with strangulation charge.
— Suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If you are a victim of domestic violence there is a 24-hour crisis hotline for the Carson City region. Call (775) 883-7654. Visit the Advocates to End Domestic Violence website by clicking here.