Report: Las Vegas police officer broke into home looking for wife in affair

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A Las Vegas Metro Police officer reportedly broke into a home where he thought his wife was having an affair.

LVMPD announced the arrest Monday morning. Dylon Carden was booked into the North Las Vegas Community Correctional Center for one count of home invasion and burglary.

FOX5 obtained Carden’s arrest report. The initial call came in early Saturday morning. The caller said his friend “Dillon” broke in.

When officers arrived, the suspect already fled. Officers noticed damage to the homeowner’s front door. The caller told police knocks at his front door started at 2:05 a.m. He was alerted by his dogs. He did not answer because he was not expecting anyone.

The knocks would get more aggressive. After an unsuccessful attempt at the front door. The suspect got into the back and tried to get in through the window and back door.

The caller grabbed a firearm. According to the report, the suspect went back around to the front and kicked it until it came down.

The caller pointed his firearm at the suspect. He said if he took any more steps forward, he would shoot. The suspect fled.

He told police he knew the suspect as his co-worker’s husband and through a Las Vegas Metro Police ad. He said he knew his wife who works with him at a contracting company.

He told police “Dillon” would get weird about the two and said his wife could no longer speak to him unless it was professional.

Police would later learn “Dillon” was Dylon Carden.

The caller told police he was at his home to look for his wife. He said Carden was insecure and thought the two were having an affair.

Metro Police did a report on Carden and learned that he and his wife live together and found their registered vehicles.

Metro would go back to the area of the incident to gather surveillance video and interview witnesses. Police found that a vehicle matching Carden’s was in the area at the time of the crime. Footage from neighbors shows a car arriving at Birdcall Street and later speed away.

Metro Police got in contact with Carden and asked for an interview. At first, he accepted but would later deny interviews until he was with an attorney Monday.

Police gained a search warrant for his home and made contact with his wife. She told police that the two were divorcing and both have been cheating on each other.

According to police, Carden acknowledged his charges but he would not turn himself in. An arrest warrant was issued and Carden was arrested at a relative’s home in Las Vegas.

Carden has been employed with the department since 2023. He is currently assigned to the Community Safety Division, Bolden Area Command.

Metro Police says he will be placed on suspension of police powers without pay pending further investigation.