A Carson City sheriff’s deputy has provided more details into Thursday’s burglary of Wash Tubs laundry in the 3100 block of Highway 50 East. A brief foot chase led to arrest of the suspect, Nicholas Stockwell, 22, who faces felony burglary and two misdemeanors charges. He is being held on $26,126 bail at Carson City Jail.
According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the business at shortly before 11 a.m. after learning Stockwell had allegedly pried open a cash register, took money and ran from the location. Dispatch advised the man was being followed by a patron of the business and he was seen running east on Woodside Drive toward Continental Drive.
Deputies saw Stockwell running west on Selby Drive into the backyard of homes on La Loma. He removed his shirt as he was running and was wearing only a white tank top and black shorts. Deputies attempted to stop him but he jumped another fence into the backward of a home south on La Loma Drive and then ran across Terrace Park toward Monte Rosa Drive.
He then jumped the backyard fence of a home in the 1300 block of Monte Rosa Drive and then broke down the fence on the southeast side of the property, which is where officers arrested him at 11:04 a.m.
In a search officers located a large amount of money in his right pant pocket. The amount of money had matched the amount missing from the register. Two witnesses positively identified Stockwell as the man who had pried open the cash register, took the money and ran from the location.
He faces the felony burglary charge, and misdemeanor charges of resisting officers and destruction of property.
In other arrests:
— A 48-year-old Carson City man was booked Thursday, 5:03 p.m. into jail on a misdemeanor warrant, violation of conditions, issued out of Carson City Justice Court. Bail: $1,000.
— A 35-year-old Reno woman was arrested Thursday, 8:14 p.m. in the 5100 block of Carson Street on a misdemeanor warrant issued Feb. 19, 2014 out of Reno Township Justice Court. Bail: $355.
— A 49-year-old Carson City man was arrested Thursday, 1:41 p.m. at South Carson and Stewart streets on three misdemeanor counts of violation of pre-trial conditions. Officers were called to the location after a report of an intoxicated man on the ground. A record check through dispatch revealed the man to be under Alternative Sentencing with a “no alcohol” clause. He submitted to a preliminary breath test that showed a .269. The Department of Alternative Sentencing advised they wanted him arrested for three counts violation of conditions. Bail: $9,000.
— An 18-year-old Carson City man was booked into Carson City jail Thursday, 2:25 p.m. on a misdemeanor charge of violation of a suspended sentence. Bail: $3,000.
Those arrested and facing criminal charges are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.