Man charged for shooting self

A hearing is set May 30 for a Dayton man charged with having a firearm while intoxicated.

Anthony Melendrez, 25, was charged with possessing a firearm while having a blood-alcohol content of .10 or more.

Deputies were called to a Gardnerville Ranchos residence on March 14 after Melendrez accidentally shot himself in the leg with a .45-caliber handgun.

He claimed he was not intoxicated, but deputies said his alcohol level was .128. The legal limit for driving in Nevada is .08.

According to the a sheriff's report, a witness said Melendrez and another man were drinking beer before the shooting occurred. Melendrez said he was in his car unloading the weapon when it discharged.

Melendrez turned himself in last week on the charge. According to Assistant District Attorney Michael McCormick, no active jail time is to be recommended.

n A hearing is set April 23 for a 54-year-old Minden man who denied last week that he was responsible for injuries that led to his wife's hospitalization.

Vern Graybeal told East Fork Justice Jim EnEarl that his wife suffers from liver and pancreas disorders that cause her to collapse and bruise easily.

"She stands up, and she just falls down and bruises very easily," Graybeal said. "I did not inflict those on her. It's from collapsing."

EnEarl refused to rescind Graybeal's $2,500 bail despite a letter from the alleged victim that backed up the suspect's story.

Deputies were called to Carson Valley Medical Center on March 28 after staff noticed the woman was covered with bruises on her face, arms, chest and back.

According to the report, the victim initially was adamant that Graybeal did not cause the injuries. A deputy reported there were no significant bruises on her shins, knees, hands, elbows or forearms that would be consistent with collapsing.

The woman had two black eyes that were almost healed and bruises on her back, upper arms, forearms, face, neck and chest consistent with battery. She also had broken blood vessels in her eyes that indicated she was shaken violently or choked, according to the report.

The deputy said she had a bruise on her chest made by a fist.

n The Nevada Attorney General has filed a felony charge against the operator of a Gardnerville Ranchos assisted-living home for allegedly failing to maintain worker's compensation insurance for her employees.

East Fork Justice Jim EnEarl set a May 7 hearing for Mary Ellen Padgett, 62, owner of Riverview Manor Care.

She was accused of failing to provide worker's compensation for her employees from March 20-April 18, 2007.

According to the complaint, Padgett was convicted of lapses in insurance in September 2003 and September 2004.

A third conviction within seven years raises the offense to a felony.

According to documents, Padgett told Pamela Coats of the attorney general's office she paid the premium and got money back.

The insurance company said she was notified in December 2006 a premium was due and the insurance expired March 20, 2007. The insurance company notified the state, according to reports.