Category: Nevada

Capitol Report (May 30): DOJ to Investigate Police Response; Honoring Those Who Made Greatest Sacrifice

The nation’s biggest Memorial Day parade is back. Marching bands and veterans from each of the 50 states joined the parade. And President Joe Biden delivered his Memorial Day address at the Arlington National Cemetery. What’s his plea as he cites the very soul of our nation? Captain Sam Brown is a combat war veteran…


Gun Laws, Illegal Immigration, Debated by Nevada GOP Governor Candidates Ahead of Elections

Nevada’s top five Republican candidates for governor on Wednesday debated on a number of issues impacting Americans, including inflation, abortion rights, illegal immigration, and this week’s school shooting in Texas. Candidates attending the Las Vegas debate were former Senator Dean Heller, North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, venture capitalist Guy…


Ranked-Choice Voting Measures Vying for 2022 Ballots in Missouri, Nevada

Proponents are gearing up for stretch-run petition drives to secure signatures needed to get prospective constitutional amendments implementing ranked-choice voting on 2022 ballots in Missouri and Nevada. The Missouri Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative would give voters the option to pick from both Republicans and Democrats during open primaries and vote in all general elections for either…


Store Owner to Be Returned to California in Girl’s Shooting

LAS VEGAS—A Southern California shoe store owner accused of shooting and wounding a 9-year-old girl when he opened fire at shoplifters agreed Thursday to be returned from Nevada to face charges in the case. Police have said that Marqel Cockrell, 20, fled from the California desert city of Victorville in his car just after the…


No Bail for Suspect in Rural Nevada Kidnapping, Killing

FERNLEY, Nev.—A judge in rural Nevada decided Friday that a man accused of kidnapping and killing an 18-year-old woman last month will remain in jail without bail ahead of another court date on murder and other charges. Troy Driver, 41, appeared by video from the Lyon County jail in Fernley, where he has been held…


Rural Nevadan Accused of Kidnapping Now Charged With Murder

RENO, Nev.—A rural Nevada man accused of kidnapping and killing an 18-year-old Fernley woman last month fatally shot Naomi Irion and buried her body in a remote high-desert area, according to a new criminal complaint filed Tuesday. Lyon County District Attorney Stephen Rye filed the amended criminal complaint adding first-degree murder and other crimes to…


Nevada Official: Missing Indiana Couple Found After Man Dies

RENO, Nev.—An Indiana couple missing for about a week has been found in a remote mountain area of southern Nevada, but the husband was dead and the wife was taken to a hospital, a sheriff’s official said. Ronnie Barker, 72, and Beverly Barker, 69, were found with their car late Tuesday afternoon in the Silver…


Missing 18-Year-Old Woman Abducted From Walmart Parking Lot Found Dead

Nevada authorities have recovered the body of 18-year-old Naomi Christine Irion on Wednesday after she was abducted from a Walmart parking lot more than two weeks ago, local police said. Irion was last seen in the Walmart parking lot in the city of Fernley in Lyon County, Nevada, on March 12 at approximately 5 a.m. Fernley is approximately…


FBI Offering up to $10,000 Reward for Information in Search for Missing Nevada Teen

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the location of an 18-year-old Nevada woman who was abducted from a Walmart parking lot earlier this month and has been missing since. Naomi Christine Irion was last seen (pdf) in the Walmart parking lot in the city of Fernley in Lyon County, Nevada, on March 12…


Authorities Renew Plea for Help to Find Missing Nevada Woman

FERNLEY, Nev.—Family members and sheriff’s officials in Nevada renewed pleas Tuesday for help finding an 18-year-old woman last seen before a man wearing a mask and hooded sweatshirt was shown on surveillance video getting into her car outside a Walmart store 10 days ago. Lyon County sheriff’s Detective Erik Kusmerz told reporters in Fernley that…