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Bar brawl leads to attempted murder arrest

INCLINE VILLAGE -- Washoe County sheriff's deputies have arrested a 23-year-old California man for suspicion of attempted murder after they say he struck a woman with his Jeep during a brawl near a north Lake Tahoe sports bar.

Deputies say about 20 people were fighting and throwing bottles when they arrived at 2:22 a.m. Friday at Rookies Bar in Incline Village .

The woman was treated at a hospital.

Deputies found a black Jeep nearby and tracked down the suspect, Luke Craig of Vallejo. He was booked into the county jail in Reno on suspicion of attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and hit and run causing injury. His bail is set at $88,000.

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