A 20-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly stealing a beer from a convenience store and then pulling a knife on the owner who had chased after him, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
Tanner Ogden was taken into custody at 9:15 a.m. in the 2100 block of East William Street. He also faces misdemeanor charges of petit larceny and violation of a suspended sentence. According to the arrest report, deputies were dispatched to a convenience store on Rand Avenue in reference to a larceny.
Dispatch advised the suspect was wearing a gray sweatshirt and blue jeans. While attempting to locate the suspect, a citizen waved down a deputy and stated the suspect was headed toward the 99 Cent Store. The citizen also stated a minivan was following him.
The deputy went into the 99 Cent Store and observed a male subject pointing at a white male adult wearing a gray sweatshirt and blue jeans. The officer identified the suspect as Ogden who he had prior contacts in the Carson City Jail. While conducting a pat down search the deputy felt was he believed to be a knife in Ogden’s right sweatshirt pocket. The officer asked Ogden what was in his pocket and he stated a knife. While placing the man in handcuffs the suspect said, “you’re a stupid Mexican, you just got me probation for a beer,” the arrest report states.
The officer made contact with the man who was the reporting witness and owner of the Rand convenience store. He stated he went to the gas station nearby to get coffee and upon his return he saw his wife yelling and pointing at Ogden. He stated his wife began yelling that the man took a Modelo single can of beer. The convenience store owner stated he then began to chase Ogden in his minivan.
The store owner stated he pulled in front of Ogden in the area of Rand and Long streets and attempted to get the beer and to tell Ogden not to return to the store. The store owner stated Ogden then pulled out a knife and began to approach him. The owner stated he then pepper sprayed Ogden who then opened the beer, took a drink and threw it at him, striking him in the back. The officer asked the store owner how far was Ogden from him when he pulled the knife. He stated Ogden was approximately 4 to 6 feet away. The officer asked the owner if he was in fear for his life. The man said he was.
Deputies checked Ogden for warrants. He did not have any but was on Department of Alternative Sentencing. The agency was advised and requested Ogden be arrested for the incident. The store owner provided a citizen’s complaint form for the petit larceny charge. Bail: $21,352.
In other arrests: An 18-year-old Gardnerville woman, Emily Marie Kever, was arrested Wednesday, 3:14 a.m. at a casino in the 2100 block of East William Street on felony suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and a failure to appear warrant, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
According to the arrest report, a deputy was approached by an employee who asked to do a welfare check on a female in the parking lot. The officer met with the woman who was sitting in a vehicle.
As the officer approached he observed the woman moving and putting her face in her hands. The officer asked the woman to roll down her window to speak. She seemed to have been crying and was upset about something. The officer asked her why she was upset and she said here friend left her there and she did not have enough gas to make it home.
The officer asked for her identification, which turned out she had a warrant from the Nevada Highway Parol for failure to appear. The officer talked with the woman, who appeared to be under the influence of methamphetamine. The officer asked if she had used any drugs or if there were any in the vehicle. The woman said she used methamphetamine about two days prior.
The deputy asked if there were any drugs in the vehicle. She said there shouldn’t be. The woman gave officers consent to conduct a K-9 search and the dog came back with a positive alert.
The officer was unable to find any drugs in the vehicle. During the search the officer asked if she had anything that might cut the officer. The woman said she had a glass pipe in a sock in her bra. The woman retrieved the sock. Inside was a glass tube and a clear bag with methamphetamine. Bail: $3,962.
— A 19-year-old Fortuna, Calif., man, Calum Brock Richey, was arrested Wednesday, 2:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of North Carson Street on felony suspicion of a controlled substance, and misdemeanor violation of a suspended sentence warrant. According to the arrest report, deputies responded to the area in reference to a possible domestic battery. Officers contacted a couple in the parking lot. Dispatch advised the male subject, Richey, had a warrant.
Further investigation determined there wasn’t a physical domestic battery. The officer spoke with the woman who gave consent to search her room with a K-9. The dog alerted to a bag. Inside was a clear plastic bag of marijuana that weighed nearly one pound. Also located was a small scale inside the bag.
Later the same afternoon the woman provided a statement identifying the backpack as the suspect’s. Richey also voluntarily admitted to being a heavy marijuana user, stating he smoked around 40 marijuana cigarettes on a daily basis. He was arrested and taken to jail. Bail: $5,500.
— A 39-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday, 8:01 p.m. in the 1900 block of North Carson Street on misdemeanor suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia and being an ex-felon failing to register. According to the arrest report, deputies were investigating a possible burglary and looking for the suspect.
A man who fit the description was located in front of a bar and detained. He told the officer he had a marijuana pipe in his coat pocket and gave officers consent to obtain it. Deputies checked the man through dispatch where it was learned he has three felony convictions that require him to be registered in Nevada, where he has been a resident for more than a year. Bail: $2,274.
— A 28-year-old inmate at Carson City Jail was booked Wednesday, 10:55 p.m. on a misdemeanor warrant charge of domestic battery second offense. Bail: $5,000.
— A 38-year-old Reno woman was arrested early Thursday, 1:43 a.m. in the area of Long and Russell streets on misdemeanor warrants of contempt of court and DUI. Bail: $910.
All information for the crime log (unless otherwise noted) comes from the arrest reports supplied by the Carson City Sheriff's Office, and is considered by law to be public information. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The policy of Carson Now is to name anyone who is arrested for a felony offense.