A Carson City man faces a felony charge of eluding police and endangering the lives of motorists following a motorcycle chase through the city.
John Anthony Frank Carr, 20, was arrested Sept. 21. According to the arrest report, Carr was on a motorcycle clocked going 50 in a 25 mph zone on South Carson Street at 5:49 p.m. A Carson City Sheriff's Office deputy attempted to stop Carr and activated his light and siren but Carr ignored the alert and sped up northbound on Carson Street through heavy traffic, the arrest report stated. Carr changed lanes numerous times and nearly knocked another biker off the road, the arrest report stated.
Around Musser and Carson streets, Carr sped up further to nearly 80 mph, slipping in and out of traffic. At around Long and Carson streets, Carr ran a red light and nearly caused an accident. He was stopped at Winnie Lane and North Carson Street when Sgt. Cullen blocked his path of escape northbound on Carson Street.
Carr faces the felony charge of eluding police, and misdemeanor charges of reckless driving, following too close to motorists, and failure to maintain lanes. Bail was set at $10,000.
In other arrests:
— A 25-year-old unemployed Carson City man faces a misdemeanor charge of making text message threats.
The text messages were to a woman whom the man is estranged from. The threats, reported Sept. 23, were regarding him wanting to see his son. During the context of the text messages he threatened a male friend of the mother, writing, among other things, that he would "F*** up" the man and "this time "I won't be so nice" and "I'm going to beat his ass, then maybe I should slide my blade across his face so every time you see him you'll remember why I've been waiting to do one in Carson" and "Once I split his face I will twice his cheek."
The man was arrested without incident after being found in his vehicle in the 1800 block of Stewart Street. The man's driver's license had been suspended for failure to pay child support. When asked about the threats he told the arresting officer that he got into an argument with his "baby momma." The man's phone was booked into evidence.
— An Elk Grove, Calif., couple were arrested Sept. 23 and face various misdemeanor charges after trying to provoke a fight with a Carson City Sheriff's Deputy in the 2700 block of South Carson Street.
According to the arrest report, the officer, a supervisor for the Carson City Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Team, and doing duty work during Street Vibrations responded to a noise disturbance call at the Motel 6. When the fully-uniformed officer arrived he was confronted by a 41-year-old man who told him "I will f*** you up you rent a cop."
The belligerent man, described as a white male, 6'5 with a muscular build, then moved toward the officer in an aggressive manner. A 37-year-old woman with the man also acted aggressively and cursed at the officer. The officer told the couple to provide identification. The couple continued to antagonize the officer, calling out for their friends from the motel room to assist and fight the officer. The officer called for backup and had a taser in which he pointed in the direction of the man, who reportedly said: "that taser is going to do nothing but p*** me off."
Backup deputies arrived. The two were taken into custody and face charges of provoking a fight, disorderly conduct and obstructing.