56°F
weather icon Partly Cloudy

Nye County DA’s Report

The public information below was provided by the Nye County District Attorney’s office.

• Sarah B. Gensaw was charged on April 13 with battery by a prisoner, a felony.

• Matthew Katz was charged on April 14 with theft, three counts; forgery; offering false instrument for filing and obtaining signature by false pretense, all felonies; unlawful practice of law, four counts, a misdemeanor.

• Bengie Crawford was charged on April 14 with intimidating public officer with use or threat of force, two counts; and battery by a probationer, both felonies; and obstructing a public officer, two counts; sale or furnishing of alcoholic beverage to minor; aiding minor to purchase or procure alcoholic beverage; and contributory delinquency, three counts, all misdemeanors.

• Anthony James Craighead was charged on April 18 with luring a person believed to be a child and attempted statutory sexual seduction by person 21 or older, both felonies.

• Cameron Antoine Davis was charged on April 19 with robbery, a felony.

• Scott Gene Strahan was charged on April 20 with attempted robbery and resisting public officer with use of a firearm, both felonies; and battery upon a peace officer, a gross misdemeanor.

• Justin T. Hayes was charged on April 20 with burglary with assistance of a child, a felony; conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to commit petit larceny, both misdemeanors; and petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

• Allen Douglas Varin was charged on April 5 with resisting public officer, a misdemeanor.

• Logan Thomas Young was charged on April 10 with driving under the influence of alcohol, second offense; failure to maintain travel lane, two counts; certain unlawful acts; and security for payment of tort liabilities, all misdemeanors.

• Octavio Ramirez-Ortiz was charged on April 10 with driving under the influence of alcohol and violation of temporary or extended domestic violence protective order, both misdemeanors.

• James Ray Wabsis was charged on April 12 with driving under the influence of alcohol, second offense, a misdemeanor.

• Miguel Edward Palos was charged on April 13 with battery, a misdemeanor.

• Kenneth Allen Osborne was charged on April 14 with domestic battery, a misdemeanor.

• Shawn Lyle Driggers was charged on April 14 with domestic battery, a misdemeanor.

• Bettie Sue Money was charged on April 17 with assault, a misdemeanor.

• Rebecca Lynn Hawk was charged on April 20 with running at large and permitting animal to attack animal of another, both misdemeanors.

THE LATEST
GALLERY: Celebrating the lives of lost loved ones

Butterflies are a symbol of transformation and one of the most transformative things a person can experience is the death of someone they love.

Local families invited to Community Baby Shower

Raising a child can be hard. That’s something the members of Pahrump Mothers Corner understand all too well. In an effort to ease the challenges of parenthood, particularly for new and expecting families, this group of local moms banded together to host a Community Baby Shower and the event proved to be very popular, leading to its return for the third year running.

Tonopah to be home to experimental hypersonic testing facility

Ambitious. It’s an apt word to describe Michael Grace’s vision for the future of his company, Longshot Space Technology Corporation, which, if all goes to plan, will build what he calls the world’s largest potato gun.

Pahrump man arrested for elder abuse

A Pahrump man wanted by the Nye County Sheriff’s Office on suspicion of elder abuse was arrested while attempting to purchase multiple vehicles at a Las Vegas car dealership, according to authorities.

Nye sheriff explains why you shouldn’t flee from the law

A man suspected of driving a stolen vehicle out of Las Vegas led Nye County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a high-speed pursuit into Pahrump on Monday morning, April 15.

Amargosa veterans honored with their own Quilts of Valor ceremony

The Nye County Valor Quilters are on a mission — to cover local veterans in the comfort of healing Quilts of Valor to honor the service and sacrifices they’ve made in the name of freedom – and now, these talented artists have started to expand their reach outside of the Pahrump Valley.

Vehicle in garage destroyed by fire

No serious injuries were reported after fire gutted a vehicle inside the garage of a home along the 2400 block of Zuni Avenue on Wednesday, April 10.

Need a good laugh? Join in a night of hilarious scholarship fundraising

Promising a “laugh-your-ass-off” night of hilarity and musical diversion, Sanders Family Winery is all set to host the Kiwanis Club of the Pahrump Valley Scholarship Fundraiser and its sure to be an amusing time for all involved.

$6.2M allocated to 10 projects

Nye County has earmarked about $6.2 million of its $12 million in Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF) grant dollars for a total of 10 projects throughout the county.