Ryan James LaRue was sentenced to serve 28 to 72 months in prison for a category B felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon. LaRue was arrested on May 2 and originally charged with four separate felony counts, all of which he pleaded not guilty in June. The original filed charges included robbery with the use of a deadly weapon (category B felony), burglary with the use of a deadly weapon (category B felony), assault with a deadly weapon (category B felony) and habitual criminal (category A felony). In October LaRue changed his plea to amended information filed by the Humboldt County District Attorney, charging him with one count of assault with a deadly weapon, for which he pleaded guilty to.
Matthew Ware, age 29, was placed on probation for three years in two felony cases, one involving a significant amount of drugs and the other a failure to appear charge. Matthew Ware and co-defendant Donovan McIver were arrested in June 2018 and the vehicle they were traveling in was found to contain approximately 44 grams of marijuana and 415 grams of heroin. According to a July 2018 unclassified DEA intelligence report, the 2016 price per gram of Heroin in the United States was approximately $902; meaning that 415 grams would have a street value of $374,330. The average price per gram of marijuana is $10 according to priceofweed.com, meaning the seized marijuana had a value of $440.
Items in the Police Blotter are compiled from public information contained in Winnemucca Police Department reports. News4Nevada reports all incidents about which law-enforcement agencies release information. Charges or citations listed in the blotter do not imply guilt, which is determined in court. Mug shots are provided by law enforcement as part of the public record. Persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Items in the Court Dispositions are compiled from public records contained in the Union Township Justice Court and the Sixth Judicial District Court. News4Nevada reports all felony hearings, misdemeanor convictions and dismissals for which the court releases information. When requested by the individual, N4N will post the person’s mug shot with their court disposition.
Jessica Graciela Lopez was recently ordered to complete an inpatient rehabilitation program after violating the terms of her probation less than two weeks prior to the end date of her three-year probation sentence. Lopez appeared in court on Tuesday and admitted to two probation violations, including the use, purchase or possession of illegal drugs and not following the directives and conduct outlined in the probation terms. Lopez was originally convicted of being under the influence of a controlled substance in December 2016 and sentenced to one to four years in prison with 64 days credit for time served.
Items in the Police Blotter are compiled from public information contained in Winnemucca Police Department reports. News4Nevada reports all incidents about which law-enforcement agencies release information. Charges or citations listed in the blotter do not imply guilt, which is determined in court. Mug shots are provided by law enforcement as part of the public record. Persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Items in the Court Dispositions are compiled from public records contained in the Union Township Justice Court and the Sixth Judicial District Court. News4Nevada reports all felony hearings, misdemeanor convictions and dismissals for which the court releases information. When requested by the individual, N4N will post the person’s mug shot with their court disposition.
Items in the Police Blotter are compiled from public information contained in Winnemucca Police Department reports. News4Nevada reports all incidents about which law-enforcement agencies release information. Charges or citations listed in the blotter do not imply guilt, which is determined in court. Mug shots are provided by law enforcement as part of the public record. Persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Jessica Woods, age 29, of Carlin was given 36 months of probation and a suspended one to three year prison sentence following an attempted burglary at Players Bar in Winnemucca in July. Woods and Shannon McCoy, age 44, of Elko were arrested following the report of a burglary at Players Bar. When officers attempted to arrest McCoy and Woods, the couple led law enforcement officers on a high speed chase through city streets and highways that ended near I-80 mile marker 168 where the vehicle crashed into a slough off the Humboldt River. The couple swam across the river to elude officers and were located and arrested the following morning by law enforcement. Both McCoy and Woods were charged with several charges including burglary, eluding officers and conspiracy to commit burglary. Multiple agencies were involved in the pursuit of both suspects including the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Nevada Highway Patrol and MedX AirOne helicopter.
Items in the Court Dispositions are compiled from public records contained in the Union Township Justice Court and the Sixth Judicial District Court. News4Nevada reports all felony hearings, misdemeanor convictions and dismissals for which the court releases information. When requested by the individual, N4N will post the person’s mug shot with their court disposition.
Items in the Police Blotter are compiled from public information contained in Winnemucca Police Department reports. News4Nevada reports all incidents about which law-enforcement agencies release information. Charges or citations listed in the blotter do not imply guilt, which is determined in court. Mug shots are provided by law enforcement as part of the public record. Persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Michael Todd Rosencrantz was ordered to complete the Humboldt County Drug Court Program as a condition of formal probation and as part of a diversion program that will allow him to avoid a felony drug conviction upon successful completion. Rosencrantz, age 31, was arrested in April and recently pleaded guilty to category E felony possession of a controlled substance (Heroin) in Humboldt County. The category E felony charge carries a penalty of one to four years in prison, up to a $5,000 fine and probation is mandatory under most circumstances.
Ruben Santillan Barrera, age 23, will serve five to 12.5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for felony drug trafficking charges. Barrera was one of three individuals arrested in the July multi-agency drug raid in Winnemucca that resulted in the seizure of approximately 487 grams of methamphetamine, 149 grams of black tar heroin, 68 grams of cocaine, 188 grams of marijuana and four firearms. Original charges against Barrera included a trafficking level III–Cocaine category A felony, possession of a controlled substance–methamphetamine category E felony, possession of a controlled substance for sale–marijuana category D felony and one count of own/possess firearm by an illegal alien or mentally ill person category B felony.
Items in the Court Dispositions are compiled from public records contained in the Union Township Justice Court and the Sixth Judicial District Court. News4Nevada reports all felony hearings, misdemeanor convictions and dismissals for which the court releases information. When requested by the individual, N4N will post the person’s mug shot with their court disposition.
Items in the Police Blotter are compiled from public information contained in Winnemucca Police Department reports. News4Nevada reports all incidents about which law-enforcement agencies release information. Charges or citations listed in the blotter do not imply guilt, which is determined in court. Mug shots are provided by law enforcement as part of the public record. Persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.