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Man faces prison in lewdness charge

A wrap-up of Douglas County District Court cases

Driver in Tuesday's fatal collision in custody for felony reckless driving

Two people were killed in a collision at Highway 395 and Interstate 580 on Tuesday afternoon.

Man admits killing Gardnerville Ranchos women

The man who murdered Gardnerville Ranchos residents Connie Koontz and Sophia Renken in their homes within four days and a few blocks of one another in 2019 admitted four counts in Douglas County District Court on Tuesday.

Man in court in connection with Oct. 22 arsons

A man faces arson charges in connection with three Oct. 22 fires

Hells Kitchen thief receives probation

A round-up of cases appearing in Douglas County District Court.

Ranchos shooter due in Douglas district court next week

The man accused of murdering two Gardnerville Ranchos women is expected to be in Douglas County on Tuesday, Douglas County District Attorney Mark Jackson said.

Lewdness conviction sends probationer to prison

A round-up of action in Douglas County district court

Jury convicts Johnson Lane man on multiple drug trafficking counts

Robert Vieth Wilson, 66, was remanded to the custody of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office without bail pending his Dec. 6 sentencing date.

Lack of evaluation delays another sentencing

A wrap-up of cases in Douglas County District Court

Reported motorcycle gang member arrested on weapons and drug charges

Jay Prater, 40, was taken into custody by the Regional Gang Unit, Douglas County Street Enforcement Team, the Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and U.S. Marshal’s Service.

Witnesses relive night of Indian Hills shootout

Witnesses relived a May 4, 2019, shootout in an Indian Hills cul-de-sac on Monday during the sentencing of the man determined to be responsible.

Sentencing delayed in drunken driving with death

Relatives of Laura Staugaard, who was killed in a Feb. 28, 2020, drunken driving collision testified on Monday about their loss

Hell’s Kitchen thief faces decade in prison

A South Lake Tahoe man who failed to turn up for his sentencing for burglarizing Hell’s Kitchen at Lake Tahoe will have to wait in jail until Nov. 3.