A man suspected of eluding Carson City sheriff’s deputies in a Feb. 25 vehicle pursuit that began in Carson City but was called off for safety reasons after it was well into the Reno area, has been arrested, police said.
Arrested was Scott Hermens, 34. He was taken into custody at Walmart off Damonte Ranch Parkway in south Reno and faces multiple charges, including a felony eluding charge issued out of Carson City for the late night vehicle chase, said Carson City Sheriff’s Lt. Brian Humphrey. Also arrested was 34-year-old woman who was in a vehicle and taken into custody on a variety of unspecified charges.
The Feb. 25 pursuit began at around midnight after a consensual stop at a casino where officers spoke with Hermens, who said that he had to go to the bathroom and then fled the casino, getting into a Pontiac sedan with California license plates. The pursuit began down College Parkway and onto I-580 freeway north to Reno.
The Carson City Sheriff's Office contacted three other agencies, and the district attorney's office issued a warrant for Hermen's arrest on a charge of felony eluding, said Humphrey.
During the time of the pursuit, deputies ran the name of the suspect and the plate of the vehicle and it was learned the Hermens had a felony warrant out of Sparks Justice Court with a $40,000 bail amount and a failure to appear warrant out of Sparks Municipal Court on a traffic citation.
The arrests were the result of a team effort by detectives with the Sparks police Crime Suppression Unit and the Reno police Crime Suppression Team, Washoe County Sheriff's Office and the Carson City Sheriff's Office.