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The April 16, 2021, R-C Morning Report

A daily wrap-up of news from in and around Carson Valley, Nev.

Trial cancelled in Tahoe trafficking case

A jury trial for a man facing up to life in prison in a drug trafficking case was canceled after he failed to appear Tuesday in Douglas County District Court.

Shooter receives maximum 61-year sentence in attack on Sheriff’s sergeant

District Judge Tom Gregory sentenced Nicholas Berreman, 23, to the maximum possible 61 years in prison.

Admitted addict sent to prison in credit card theft

A California man, who said he’s been using drugs for the past 20 years, was sent to prison on Tuesday after he admitted to possession of a credit card without the owner’s permission.

Supreme Court vacates April 12 Guzman competency deadline

An April 12 deadline for defense attorneys to file a motion seeking to determine competency of the man accused of killing two Gardnerville Ranchos women was vacated by the Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday.

Authorities seek identity of Walmart shoplifter

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who committed a larceny from the Grant Avenue Walmart.

Consecutive felonies net man 17-year prison term

A man was ordered to serve up to eight years in prison on top of another nine-year prison sentence when he appeared in Douglas County District Court on Tuesday.

Man with numerous domestic battery convictions faces up to 15 years in prison

A Gardnerville Ranchos man faces up to 15 years in prison after he admitted Monday to domestic battery with a prior felony.

County won’t call you to renew building permit

Scammers are calling residents for money to renew their building permit

Topaz Ranch Estates man faces felony eluding charge

A Topaz Ranch Estates man acquitted of home invasion in September is in custody on a felony eluding case.

Sparks murder suspect caught in Douglas County

A man sought in connection with the murder of a 60-year-old Sparks resident appeared in East Fork Justice Court on Friday morning.

Woman unlikely to make restitution before probation tolls

Concerns about restitution played into several Douglas County District Court cases

Bill would eliminate per se THC in blood for DUI convictions

The Assembly Judiciary Committee was told Monday that the law saying a driver is guilty of DUI just because they have a measurable level of THC in their blood should be repealed.

Trio arrested in Mono County murders

Three Montana residents were arrested in connection with the Nov. 9 shooting deaths of William and Yesenia Larsen

Murder case back before Supreme Court

Prosecutors are hoping the Nevada Supreme Court rejects a third appeal from a Salvadoran man accused of the January 2019 murders of Gardnerville Ranchos residents Connie Koontz and Sophia Renken.