A little before 7:00 Thursday evening, Carson City Sheriff’s Deputies assisted Nevada County, California deputies in the arrest of a murder suspect. Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong says the murder victim’s vehicle was found at the Bella Lago apartments on Airport Road in Carson City. The suspect, 27-year-old Joseph Ward, of Douglas County came out of an apartment with a Rottweiller dog as officers were preparing to contact him. Furlong says the dog acted aggressively toward police and was shot and killed. Ward has been arrested in connection with the death of 61-year-old Kenneth Pestana of Nevada County. Nevada County Sheriff’s deputies found Pestana’s body Wednesday night at his house on highway 20. Ward’s being held in the Carson City jail until he’s extradited on a murder charge.