A foot chase ended with the arrest of a Carson City man Saturday who faces felony burglary and stolen property charges after allegedly breaking into a home and stealing credit cards.
Javier Martinez, 19, was arrested in the 800 block of west Washington Street and is in the Carson City jail on $46,637 bail. According to the arrest report, officers responded to the area for a report of a residential burglary in progress.
The victim of the burglary told deputies that they saw a man leave their house through the sliding glass door. The man was described as wearing a red plaid shirt and blue pants. Upon arrival the suspect, identified as Martinez, was running between houses and jumping fences to avoid arrest.
At approximately 1:28 a.m. he jumped the fence of the house on the corner of west Washington and Mountain streets. A deputy ordered the man to the ground in which he complied. He was taken into custody at 1:29 a.m. While searching the man, officers found a Social Security card, two insurance cards, a Costco card and three credit cards, all belonging to the victim of the burglary.
Officers went back to the home to meet with the victims, who advised that a purse was missing off of the fireplace hearth where it is kept. Officers advised the victim that he had found several credit cards as well as a Social Security card. The victim confirmed the cards were hers and they had been in her missing purse.
A computer check showed Martinez has a confirmed warrant out of Carson City Justice Court for being in violation of conditions. He was taken to jail and booked on two felony burglary and stolen property charges and the probation violation charge.