Battle Mountain resident Prasantkumar "Peter" Bhakta, 49, was arrested Aug. 5 by Lander County Sheriff's deputies at State Route 305 for alleged attempted sexual assault, a felony, open/gross lewdness, first, a gross misdemeanor, battery to commit sexual assault, a felony, and false imprisonment, a gross misdemeanor, according to Lander County Sheriff Ron Unger.
As of Aug. 6 he was still in custody with his bail set at $260,000.
The alleged crimes took place over several months and involved a woman in her late 30s, said Unger. He said he could not release further information on the case. The investigation is ongoing, he added.
According to Battle Mountain's Big Chief Motel Manager Kim Bhakta, Peter Bhakta is not the owner or manager of the motel and does not work there. He has no affiliation with it whatsoever, she said.[[In-content Ad]]
