Carson City officers make arrest for elder abuse, suspect also in possession of grandmother’s debit card

A 47-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of elder abuse/vulnerable person, possession of a debit/credit card without consent and other suspected crimes, according to a booking report from the Carson City Sheriff’s Office.

Stephany Sharee Alexander was arrested following an investigation at 5:34 p.m. She was also charged with suspicion of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the report, officers were called to the Bel Air Courthouse residence regarding an untoward subject. Dispatch told the dispatcher that was called that her granddaughter, Stephany Alexander, was on scene, yelling and screaming at her, and appeared to be under the influence of something. A deputy responded to the scene and made contact with the granddaughter in the front room of the home.

The deputy attempted to gather information about what was happening, but the granddaughter stated she wanted to be left alone. The deputy instructed her to wait in her room while the deputy spoke with the grandmother, who is wheelchair-bound and elderly.

The deputy asked the victim what happened. She said she allowed her granddaughter to stay in her home for about a month. In the last week or so she had gone through all of her personal belongings and her bedroom. She said Alexander yelled at her and made her fear for her safety if she was left alone with her, the report said.

She said she was 88 years old and her granddaughter would yell and scream at her, making her heart beat hard and fast. She indicated that she believed the woman was going to harm her and sought paperwork from Carson City Justice Court for a protective order to evict her granddaughter. She said Alexander broke into her bedroom and stole her red card and other money, the report said.

A deputy spoke with a person who has been friends with the victim and has been helping her for 30 years. He stated that he arrived to lock some of the interior doors for the elderly woman and witnessed the woman yelling and screaming at the elderly grandmother. He recorded the outbursts on his cell phone and played one of the videos, whereupon the deputy could hear the woman yelling and cursing at the grandmother.

The arresting officer worked with another investigating officer who was also on scene and determined that Alexander was verbally and psychologically abusing her grandmother, causing fear for her health and safety, the report said.

Alexander was taken into custody on suspicion of elder abuse. An officer asked if she wanted any of her possessions taken to the Carson City Jail. She said she wanted her purse. She was escorted to her room, where the handbag was located.

An officer searched the purse before taking her to jail. In the purse, the officer found a red bag with flowers on it, and in the bag, a long orange cylindrical glass tube with a bulbous end that still had a significant amount of white, powdery substance inside, the report said.

The item is a methamphetamine pipe commonly used to burn and inhale methamphetamine and other illegal narcotics. The deputy also found several small bags with white crystalline residue inside, a small blue-green plastic container with a small mirror and four Tooter straws, and a small bag with three spherical balls located in the red bag.

The woman was taken to jail without incident. An officer searched her wallet to ensure there were no other illegal items inside. The deputy found the grandmother’s driver’s license and Wells Fargo debit card in the suspect’s wallet. Officers returned the items to the grandmother, the report said.

Alexander was charged with possession of a debit/credit card without consent and possession of a controlled substance, both felonies. She was also charged with gross abuse of an elderly/vulnerable person and negligent possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail: $5,000.

– Two Carson City residents, Timothy James Bohannan, 52, and Sarah Nicole Gonzales, 29, were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of aggravated possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, over 28 grams.

According to the booking report, an officer was patrolling the area of ​​North Carson Street and Musser Street when he saw a vehicle with a burnt out rear license plate light. The officer conducted a traffic stop and discovered the vehicle was occupied by two individuals, later identified as Bohannan and Gonzales.

The deputy told them the reason for the stop and asked to show their identification, vehicle insurance and registration. Both presented their IDs and continued to search for their insurance. The officer went to her vehicle to fill out a citation. Dispatch said Bohannan is a registered ex-offender. While the deputy was working on the citation, K9 unit deputies asked the couple to exit the vehicle so the K9 could sniff the vehicle. The dog alerted to the presence of narcotics, the report said.

During a search of the vehicle, 49 yellow pills, which were confirmed to be aspirin, were discovered in a glove compartment. A search of the trunk revealed a small backpack containing a large flashlight commonly used for smoking methamphetamine and a large bag of methamphetamine, the report said. The bag weighed about 29.2 grams. When the bag was presented to them, the couple said they didn’t know who the bag belonged to, the report said. Both were taken into custody for possession of a controlled substance, more than 28 grams.

At the prison, the officer asked for the man’s address so he could put it on his booking list. The address did not match the address provided in the registration mailing. When informed that the address did not match CCSO’s local records for required ex-offender registration, he provided one address and subsequently provided a second address. He said the last address he provided was his parents’ house, where he had been living for a week. None of the locations matched the address provided in the shipping. Bohannan was also charged with failure to register ex-offender.

A deputy drove to Bohannan’s registered address in the 2000 block of West College Parkway and attempted to make contact. There was no answer. The officer spoke with the manager, who informed him that another person had been living alone in the apartment for approximately two years. The deputy then called the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center and requested information about Bohannan’s registration in his county. Washoe County said he was listed at a different address than listed.
Bail for Bohannan and Gonzales: $50,000 each.

– A 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of domestic assault. According to the booking report, Carson City Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on Christina Circle around 6 p.m. for a domestic battery.

Officers arrived and made contact with a resident, who was later identified as the suspect, and said he did not know why police had been called to his address.

An officer asked him if there was anything unusual that evening that led to the police being called. He said he got into an argument with his wife. The man said the argument did not become physical and he did not need medical attention.

During the investigation, officers learned from the victim that the altercation was actually a physical altercation in which the man rode his bicycle over her foot, pushed her against a door and then threw an open beer can at her , hitting her in the stomach, the report said. Bail: $3,137.

— All crime report information (unless otherwise noted) comes from Carson City Sheriff’s Office arrest reports and is considered public information by law. All persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Carson Now’s policy is to name anyone arrested for a crime.

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