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Last Updated: Jan 9th, 2008 - 07:11:17 |
ON JANUARY 1, 2008 DEPUTY DUANE DOWNING WAS DISPATCHED TO 102 MCCULLOCH AVENUE FOR A POSSIBLE DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE. DEPUTY DOWNING ARRIVED AND CONFRONTED MARIO MURILLO, WHO WAS SEATED IN THE DRIVERS SEAT OF HIS FORD PICKUP TRUCK.
WHILE SPEAKING WITH MURILLO, DEPUTY DOWNING OBSERVED A FIREARM ON THE SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. DEPUTY DOWNING HAD MURILLO EXIT THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. MURILLO STATED THAT HE WAS THERE TO SEE HIS WIFE, MARIA. MURILLO STATED THAT HE TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE, BUT IT WAS LOCKED WITH A CHAIN LOCK. MURILLO SAID HIS WIFE REFUSED TO OPEN THE DOOR, SO HE TRIED TO CUT THE CHAIN. MURILLO SAID HE COULDN'T CUT THE CHAIN SO HE WAS GOING TO GET A BIGGER TOOL.
DEPUTY DOWNING OBSERVED THAT MURILLO MAY HAVE BEEN INTOXICATED. DEPUTY DOWNING CONDUCTED FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS WITH FAILING RESULTS. DEPUTY DOWNING TOOK MURILLO INTO CUSTODY ON THE ABOVE CHARGES. MURILLO SUBMITTED TO A BLOOD TEST FOR ALCOHOL CONTENT, AND WAS THEN BOOKED INTO THE TONOPAH DETENTION FACILITY ON THE CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED HOME INVASION, DUI 1ST, AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE (2 COUNTS). HE IS BEING HELD ON $3,325 BAIL.
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