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

by Jeff Munson

A 47-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday for suspicion of abuse of an older/vulnerable person, possession of a debit/credit card without consent and other alleged offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff’s Office booking report.

Stephany Sharee Alexander was taken into custody at 5:34 p.m. following an investigation. She was also booked for suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to the report, deputies were called to a Bel Air Court residence for a unwanted subject. Dispatch advised the reporting party called to report her granddaughter, Stephany Alexander, was at the location and yelling and screaming at her and appeared to be under the influence of something. A deputy responded to the location and made contact with the granddaughter inside the front room of the home.

The deputy attempted to gather information about what was going on 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 approximately a month. Over the past week or so she had been going through all of her personal items and bedroom. She said Alexander has been screaming at her and causing her to fear for her safety if left alone with her, the report states.

She said she is 88 years old the her granddaughter will yell and scream at her causing her heart to beat hard and fast. She stated she believe the woman would hurt her and obtained paperwork from the Carson City Justice Court for a protection order to have her granddaughter evicted. She stated that Alexander had broken into her bedroom and stole her red card and other money, according to the report.

A deputy spoke with a person who is a friend of the victim and has helped her for the past 30 years. He stated he arrived to put locks on some of the interior doors for the elderly woman and witnessed the woman yelling and screaming at the elderly grandmother. He recorded the outbursts with his phone and played one of the videos, at which time the deputy was able to hear the woman yelling and cussing at the grandmother.

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

Alexander was placed in custody for suspected elder abuse. A deputy asked if she wanted some of her property to go with her to Carson City Jail. She said she wanted her purse. She was escorted to her room where the purse was located.

A deputy searched the purse prior to bringing it into jail. Inside the purse the deputy located a red bag with flowers on it and inside the bag located a long orange cylindrical glass tube with a bulbous end and a significant amount of white powdery substance still inside, the report states.

The object is a methamphetamine pipe commonly used to burn and inhale methamphetamine and other illicit narcotics. The deputy also located several small baggies with white crystalline residue inside, a small blue and green plastic container with a small mirror and four tooter straws, a small baggy with three spherical balls that were located inside the red bag.

The woman was taken to jail without incident. A deputy searched through her wallet to ensure no other illicit items were inside. The deputy located the grandmother’s driver’s license and Wells Fargo debit card in the suspect’s wallet. Deputies returned the items to the grandmother, the report states.

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

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