Nevada State Prison News

A 27-year-old Gardnerville woman faces up to 10 years in prison after she admitted striking a pedestrian with her pickup truck and leaving him injured on the side of the road.

Nevada's oldest congregation is celebrating 150 years of serving the citizens of Carson City.

Submitted Article District Court Judge David A. Huff heard the following matters on Law and Motion on Monday, October 26, 2009.

A Gardnerville man who suffered serious injury after he drank alcohol and crashed a motorcycle in violation of a diversion program for drunk drivers was sent to prison Monday.

Two women who pleaded guilty to the same offense involving the same Fernley business wound up with different sentences during their sentencing hearings in Third Judicial District Court in Yerington on Oct.

Chief Probation Officer Doug Swalm drives to a probationer's house for a random check on Oct.

A 21-year-old Mason Valley resident was sentenced to state prison on charges of possession of an explosive or incendiary device, Thermit, and arson as a result of his arrest on July 4. Justin Proctor, however, also faces parole violation charges from the state of Utah and could face prison time in that state, it was mentioned during sentencing ...

Probation was granted Tuesday to a former employee who admitted stealing nearly $5,000 in checks, cash and bank deposits a year ago from Allstate Insurance.

Staff Reports A 39-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman who was recorded withdrawing $700 from an automatic teller machine with someone else's bank card was sentenced Monday to probation.

A Sparks man accused of having poronographic images of children on his computer, as many as a million such pictures, was in court Wednesday to find out how long he'll spend behind bars.

Plans to close at least part of Nevada State Prison were resurrected Wednesday as part of Director Howard Skolnik's options to meet budget reductions without furloughs for his officers.

Nevada correctional officers were granted another temporary exemption Wednesday from state mandated furloughs.

During judgment and sentencing proceedings in the Third Judicial District Court on September 9, 24-year-old Silver Springs resident Daniel Joseph Stevens was sentenced to 5-20 years in the Nevada State Prison on multiple charges of burglary and possession of stolen property.

A 44-year-old Silver Springs woman was sentenced Tuesday to probation for trying to steal a shopping cart full of items from Target.

A Las Vegas businessman has been sentenced to one to five years in Nevada State Prison for targeting people trying to sell their recreational vehicles through his business, Easy Go Autos.

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network 2009-09-09 03:00:04 - The man charged with burgling U.S. actress KELLY MONACO's apartment in Las Vegas has been sentenced to 12 to 30 months behind bars.

Submitted Article District Court Judge David A. Huff heard the following matters on Law and Motion on Monday, August 24, 2009.

District Judge Dave Gamble added six years Tuesday to the sentence of a Nevada State Prison inmate already serving a maximum of 12 years for a northern Nevada check kiting ring.

Of the many perplexing elements in the kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, the ability of the perpetrators to escape detection stands out the most.

The Northern California man accused of kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and keeping her captive for 18 years was convicted in 1977 of kidnapping a woman and bringing her to Reno, Nevada where he held her captive in a storage unit.