The Pershing County 11th Judicial Court met on Monday, Dec. 7. Christopher Wayne Quintana, 29, came to court from jail, represented by Kyle Swanson. He pleaded guilty to battery with substantial bodily harm, a Category C felony. The charges stemmed from an incident at C-Punch Inn and Casino on Dec. 26, 2019. Quintana admitted to punching a victim with enough force to break their jaw.
The 11th Judicial Court met on Monday, Dec. 7. Judge Jim Shirley presided. Sgt. Brian Taylor represented the Division of Parole and Probation. DDA Todd Banks argued on behalf of the State of Nevada. In what her attorney called “a difficult case for everybody involved and certainly for the softball organization within our community,” Jennifer Marie Montes, 38, faced sentencing in the 11th Judicial Court on Monday, Dec. 7.
The 11th Judicial Court met on Monday, Dec. 2. Outside, Building and Grounds installed a 25-foot Christmas tree, hung a wreath and wrapped lights around the railings, windows and columns.
Items in the Sheriff’s Report are compiled from public information contained in the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office report. 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 Sheriff’s Report are compiled from public information contained in the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office report. 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 Sheriff’s Report are compiled from public information contained in the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office report. 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.
The Pershing County 11th Judicial Court met on Monday, Nov. 9. Defendants used to sit in the back of the courtroom and gauge the mood of the judge as he presided over other hearings. Some brought friends and family members for support. Now, everyone goes it alone, flanked only by their defense attorneys. The county is one of the least stricken by the coronavirus in the state with 33 cases. However, statewide the surge continues to spread. Vadim Marmer, 35, of San Francisco, pleaded guilty to possessing a controlled substance. Law enforcement arrested him with two doses of psilocybin mushrooms at Burning Man last year. Under Nevada law, probation is mandatory for the Category E felony, depending on a defendant’s criminal history.
Items in the Sheriff’s Report are compiled from public information contained in the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office report. 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.
One man is dead and one is wounded after two shooting incidents in one week in Lovelock. Lovelock Police Chief Michael Mancebo said he believes the incidents were the city’s first two shootings of the year and said that two such incidents in one week “was not normal for the city.” Suspect Jose Javier Figueroa, 21, was arrested a few hours after Joshua Scott MacDonald, 39, was found dead due to a gunshot to the chest according to the Lovelock Police Department. The victim was discovered after city police and sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported shooting at 150 Main Street at about 10:54 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2020.
To allow time for drug testing, defendants in Pershing County’s 11th Judicial Court arrive 30 minutes early for their hearings. As a condition of their release from jail, they’ve agreed to abstain from alcohol, marijuana and other substances, including one that lands hundreds before Judge Jim Shirley every year, methamphetamine. On most court days at least a couple of defendants test positive. Recently, one tested positive for methamphetamine and alcohol, another for alcohol and marijuana. The court decides the consequences on a case-by-case basis.
Items in the Sheriff’s Report are compiled from public information contained in the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office report. 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 Sheriff’s Report are compiled from public information contained in the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office report. 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 Lake Township Justice Court. News4Nevada reports all felony hearings, misdemeanor convictions and dismissals for which the court releases information.
Items in the Sheriff’s Report are compiled from public information contained in the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office report. 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 Sheriff’s Report are compiled from public information contained in the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office report. 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.