A 44-year-old Carson City man was arrested after officers were led in a foot pursuit that went inside a busy local restaurant. The man, identified as Tony Clarence Wilson, was tasered on the patio of the establishment located in the 1000 block of South Carson Street.
Wilson faces a felony charge of being a felon in possession of ammunition and misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia, and violation of a suspended sentence. The arrest happened Feb. 1 at 8:30 p.m.
According to the arrest report, officers were attempting to serve a warrant on Wilson at a motel in the 900 block of South Carson Street. Officers made contact with the man's 18-year-old girlfriend who said that he wasn't there and she did not know who they were talking about. Officers then observed Wilson run around the corner of the building on Plaza Street toward the busy restaurant. Officers pursued the man who ran into the restaurant where he continued to run inside, circling customers with police ordering him to stop. The man then ran outside where authorities cornered and tased him. Wilson remained defiant, would not follow orders and was tased again. He was taken into custody.
The man's girlfriend was placed into custody and faces a misdemeanor charge of obstructing officers and for possession of drug paraphernalia. Found inside the motel room was a glass smoking pipe and 19 rounds of .380 ammunition. A background check of Wilson found that he was a convicted felon doing time for battery on a police officer. Being a felon, he was charged with being in possession of ammunition. Bail: $29,549.
In other arrests:
— A 37-year-old Carson City man was arrested Feb. 1 in the area of North Plaza and Robinson Street and faces a felony charge of providing false information to avoid prosecution, misdemeanor warrants (2) possession of a hypodermic needed and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to the arrest report a 28-year-old Carson City woman whom authorities knew had a warrant for her arrest was seen driving a white Toyota Camry. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle. A man exited the vehicle and the woman continued to drive for about 300 feet before stopping. A deputy met with the man while the arresting officer met with the woman. The woman's warrant was confirmed and she sat with her 8-year-old child until a guardian arrived on the scene. During her custody she said the man in the car was named Lewis Webster.
When the officer who met with the man after he had exited the vehicle he gave the officer a false name, birthday and Social Security number. The man was checked through wants and warrants and had a warrant for his arrest. He was arrested at the scene, searched and was found to be in possession of a "tooter" straw commonly used for smoking meth or heroin, the arrest report states.
The woman's purse was subsequently searched where she was found to have a 30-pack of hypodermic needles. She faces the warrant charge and possession of hypodermic devices (both misdemeanors.) Webster faces the felony charge of providing false information and four misdemeanor charges. Bail $15,000.
— A 33-year-old South Lake Tahoe man faces a felony indecent exposure charge and misdemeanor obstructing a police officer after he allegedly urinated on a newspaper rack in front of a Carson City casino.
Christopher Beisel was arrested Feb. 2, 4:41 a.m. in the 500 block of North Carson Street.
Casino security identified Beisel, who had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and became uncooperative and refused to tell deputies his name and identifying information, according to the arrest report. Casino security provided video surveillance of the man urinating on the newspaper racks. Bail: $5,000.
— A Carson City bartender faces a felony charge of being a fugitive from justice for failure to register as a sex offender in a Wisconsin county.
Steven Sedillos, 35, was arrested in the 100 block of Telegraph Avenue after Wisconsin authorities called Carson City Sheriff's Office requesting deputies make contact and arrest him based on the warrant, the arrest report states.
— A 20-year-old Gardnerville man was arrested Monday Feb. 4, 8:02 p.m. in the 300 block of East William and faces a misdemeanor battery charge. The man, who admitted he had "snorted Norco, Xanax, bath salts and cocaine" to authorities, was arrested after punching a customer at a fast food restaurant.
According to the arrest report, an officer was dispatched to the William Street location after being alerted about a man who said people were after him.
Officers spoke with the man who said he was in Carson City visiting an unknown friend who lived on Ann Street. The man told officers that all of his friends had turned against him and were now after him, according to the arrest report.
The man further explained that at least 30 people were after him, wanting to attack him with baseball bats.
While speaking with the man, an elderly handicapped woman pulled into the parking lot and the man told the officer that she was one of the 30 people after him. The elderly woman said she did not know the man, the arrest report states.
The man's mother was contacted and asked about her son's mental health and she advised the he didn't have any mental health issues and that she could pick him up from the fast food restaurant.
The man initially denied having taken any drugs and said he would wait for his mother. The manager of the restaurant advised it was OK for the man to wait inside, the report states. As the officer began to leave he observed the man pacing inside the restaurant. The officer drove across the street and parked his car to observe the restaurant and the man.
The man waved down the officer and told him that the manager had called 30 people and they were coming to get him. He "was extremely paranoid at this point" the officer said in the arrest report.
The officer observed that while speaking with the man a customer had walked in. As the customer began to leave the restaurant, the man attacked him by punching him in the face with his right fist, the arrest report states. The officer and manager took hold of the man and brought him to the ground.
The man was placed in cuffs. The victim advised he was not injured and was not directly hit in the faces as intended.
Statements were collected from the restaurant manager and customer. The man was taken to jail and advised he had used "bath salts and possibly cocaine" two days ago.
Once at detention he was asked by a deputy if he had used any drugs. He replied that he had "snorted Norco's, Xanax, bath salts and cocaine." Bail: $1,000
— A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Feb. 4, 11:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of Airport Road and faces a charge of domestic battery. According to the arrest report, officers responded to the location and met with the victim who said her boyfriend and she had gotten into an argument and that he grabbed and shoved her into a wall. The woman had light red marks to her upper chest area. The suspect had left the scene before officers arrived, the arrest report stated.
While officers were at the residence, the man called the woman several times and said that he did not push her very hard. The man returned to the residence to pick up his belongings and he was taken into custody without incident. Bail: $3,000.
— A Carson City man was arrested on Mountain Street at 8:51 p.m. and faces a charge of being in violation of his parole. The man was observed walking along Mountain Street and appeared unsteady on his feet, the arrest report states. He was stopped and as he spoke, the arresting officer observed the man had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath. Dispatch advised the man had a "no alcohol clause" attached to his parole agreement. A preliminary breath test was given where the man blew a .235. He was taken into custody and was not given bail.
— A 51-year-old Carson City woman was arrested at 11:08 p.m. Feb. 4 in the 1600 block of Brown Street on a confirmed warrant for being in violation of a suspended sentence.
Officers were called to the location in reference to a possible burglary. As officers arrived they heard a woman screaming for help from inside the residence and saw that the front window of the residence was shattered with glass on the ground. The woman had lost her keys, according to the arrest report. A background check of the woman showed she had a confirmed warrant with a $1,000 cash-only bail.
— A 28-year-old Carson City man was arrested at the intersection of Carson and 7th Street at 4 a.m. Feb. 4 and faces misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence on a suspended drivers license and driving with a suspended registration.
According to the arrest report, officers observed the car driving south on Carson Street and did a license plate check that came back with the registration being suspended. The officer initiated a stop The man informed the officer that his California license was suspended.
Dispatch checked and learned that the there were four prior suspensions on his license for driving under the influence with the latest suspension that began in July 2012 and had no end date, the report states. He did not have a Nevada driver's license. The arresting officer observed the man's breath smelled of alcohol in which he told the officer that he had two beers. The man was taken to jail and blew a preliminary breath test of .05.
The arresting officer viewed the man's California DMV record which stated that he was placed on probation for three years on February 12, 2011 and stated that he was not to drive a vehicle with alcohol in his blood and that he is only to drive if he is licensed. Bail: $1,252.
— A 22-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Feb. 4, 4:05 p.m. in the 700 block of Hot Springs Road and faces a charge of being in violation of her probation on a "no alcohol" clause. Officers were called to the location on a report of an intoxicated woman walking and described as wearing blue jeans and a grey and orange shirt. The woman was found walking through an apartment complex and she identified herself to authorities. She denied having been drinking but should obvious signs of intoxication, the arrest report states. The woman was given a preliminary breath test in which she blew a .224 and admitted to drinking vodka. She was arrested and booked without incident. Bail: $3,000.
— A 51-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Feb. 2, in the 800 block of 5th Street at 11 a.m. The arrest was for being in violation of a suspended sentence for failing to provide proof of petit larceny diversion class after an officer recognized her hiding in an apartment stairwell. Bail: $1,000.
— A 48-year-old Carson City woman was arrested in the 3000 block of Champion Street Feb. 2 at 9 a.m. and faces two misdemeanor charges of criminal contempt for failure to pay fines or restitution in Lyon County and Carson City as ordered by the court.
— A 24-year-old Carson City man was arrested Feb. 2 in the 3000 block of Highway 50 East and faces misdemeanor charges of being in violation of a suspended sentence and having a small amount of marijuana. Bail: $1,000 cash only.
— A 52-year-old Carson City woman was arrested Feb. 1, 11:57 p.m. in the 1500 block of Stanford Drive and faces a gross misdemeanor charge of making unlawful emergency phone calls. According to the arrest report the woman called dispatch requesting assistance from a "cute" officer who could play Neil Diamond.
There have been 34 calls for service to the address since July 2012, according to the arrest report, seven of those calls for service happened in the month of January 2013. When officers have responded the woman has been grossly intoxicated and warned about abusing 911. None of the calls have been of an emergency nature.
The woman took a preliminary blood test in which her breath alcohol content registered a .271. She was taken to jail. Bail: $2,500.
— Those arrested and facing charges are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.