A man is now behind bars after he attacked a woman inside her own home in Spanish Springs, deputies say.
They say the woman's two teenage children also fought the suspect, 29-year-old Christian Reynolds when deputies arrived to the Spanish Springs home Monday afternoon.
The arriving deputies tried to restrain the home invasion suspect, but additional deputies were ultimately needed to arrest Reynolds who continued to fight.
The man was taken to an area hospital for evaluation.
The woman suffered several injuries to her face.
When she opened the front door, deputies say Reynolds forced himself inside the home and immediately started assaulting her.
Her 17-year-old daughter placed Reynolds in a chokehold from behind; however, Reynolds would not let go of the woman. The victim’s 19-year-old son was successful in separating Reynolds from the mother, and it was in the aftermath of that separation when deputies went inside the home.
“I am profoundly awed by the courage and tremendous resolve shown by the victims in this incident,” said Sheriff Darin Balaam. “I am also exceptionally proud of our Patrol Deputies who identified the exigency of this particular call. Their safe and efficient response, and their restraint in handling the suspect by using only the amount of force necessary to bring this incident to a peaceful resolution limited unnecessary injury to not only Reynolds, but themselves.”
Reynolds faces a half-dozen charges tied to this case: one felony count of Home Invasion, first offense; one felony count of Residential Burglary, first offense; one felony count of Battery Resulting in Significant Bodily Harm; two gross misdemeanor counts of Battery on a Peace Officer; and one misdemeanor count of Driving Under the Influence, first offense.
(Washoe County Sheriff's Office contributed to this report.)
