A West Wendover woman found out she was on the wrong side of a new law when sh called the cops on an older female relative..
Kristina Ramirez, 36, of West Wendover was arrested on August 17, after officers responded to a local apartment complex on a report of a domestic incident. Upon arrival it was alleged that Ramirez had pushed an ex roommate down to the ground which cause minor injuries, then fled the scene. The 63 year old victim refused medical treatment.
Ramirez was later located at a different location when she called in to report this same incident, also claiming to be a victim. After interviews were complete Ramirez was determined to be the primary aggressor and taken into custody on suspicion of domestic battery (Both parties had resided with each other constituting a domestic) and elder abuse (due to the age of the victim).
The law was changed less than a decade ago and has been criticized as being unfair to the younger where any participant in a physical altercation with an appoint over the age of 60. The added charged of elder abuse is a mandatory $2,500 bail and a mandatory $2,000 fine.
