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Lander County Sheriff's Report

Items in the Sheriff’s Report are compiled from public information contained in the Lander 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.

Lake Township Justice Court

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.

Warning shot has deadly consequences

On Monday, Oct. 5, Joshua Jeremiah Eggers, 30, came to Pershing County’s 11th Judicial Court to face sentencing for involuntary manslaughter, a Category D felony.   “On July 11, me and my brother went out drinking and got in an altercation,” Eggers explained at his arraignment several months ago. He’s been in jail for 264 days. “I fired a warning shot at him, but it hit him and killed him.” The fatal shooting occurred at their mother’s house in Imlay, NV. The victim was Michael Eggers.

Pershing County Sheriff's Report

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.

Pershing County Sheriff's Report

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.

Pershing County Sheriff's Report

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.

Cruz pleads guilty to arson

It’s been nearly a year since an arson fire destroyed three Lovelock businesses in the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 17, 2019. Main Street still bears the scar, an eyesore of piled rubble and debris. Oscar Yocundo Cruz has been in jail since his Feb. 2020 arrest, after a three-month investigation by State Fire Marshal Joel Martin. At his earlier court hearings, Cruz, 24, pleaded not guilty. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, he changed his plea to guilty.    Cruz faces sentencing on multiple counts of arson and conspiracy to commit arson.

Pershing County Sheriff's Report

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.

Pershing County Sheriff's Report

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.

Pershing County 11th Judicial court convenes

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.

Pershing County Sheriff's Report

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.

Law and motion day at the 11th Judicial

The Pershing County 11th Judicial District Court met on Monday, Aug. 17, with Judge Jim Shirley presiding. I n a few days, the California wildfires would hide Lovelock’s view of the mountains, fill the air with smoke and create a sense of claustrophobia, but on Mon. the skies were clear.  Temperatures soared to the triple-digits. Inside the courtroom, the defendants and their attorneys wore masks.

Pershing County Sheriff's Report

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.

Pershing County 11th Judicial convenes amid pandemic

The Pershing County 11th Judicial Court met on Monday, Aug. 3. The DA’s Office returned from quarantine. Clerk of the Court Carole Elerick checked temperatures before allowing people in the courtroom. Under the Governor’s mandate, all parties wore face masks and practiced social distancing. Jennifer Marie Montes, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement, a Category C felony. She admits to embezzling funds from the local girl’s softball club. Montes faces the possibility of one to five years in prison and fines of up to $10,000. She’s eligible for probation at the judge’s discretion.  Before accepting a guilty plea, the judge routinely asks each defendant to state what they did wrong.

Pershing County Sheriff's Report

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.