Sheriff's report
AT BEATTY:
Charlie lkerd was booked March 21 into Beatty jail
on charges of domestic violence. Bail was set at $1,100.
Clyde Robert Smith was booked March 21 into Beatty
jail on charges of two counts of felony DUI, and two
counts of felony reckless driving, Bail was set at
$200,000.
Lars B Lemminge was booked March 23 into Beatty
jail on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail
was set at $600.
Charles Ikerd was released March 23 from Beatty jail
on his own recognizance per court.
Lars B. Lemminge was released March 23 from
Beatty jail after posting bail.
William Roy Burgess was booked March 24 into
Beatty jail on charges of driving on suspended drivers
license and speeding. Bail was set at $741.
AT PAHRUMP:
Holt Williams was booked March 20 into Pahrump jail
on charges of possession of marijuana, under the influ-
ence of controlled substance, possession of drug para-
phernalia, driving under the influence, possession of
firearm while under the influence of controlled substance,
carrying a loaded shotgun in a vehicle, speeding, driving
on suspended driver's license, and no proof of insurance.
Mickey Phillips was released March 19 from Pahrump
jail after posting cash bail.
Edwin Strawn was booked March 20 into Pahrump
jail on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol
first offense. Bail was set at $760.
FletcherAutry was booked March 20 into Pahrump
jail on charge of sale of controlled substance. No bail set.
Stacee Wright was booked March 20 into Pahrump
jail on charge of sale of controlled substance. No bail set.
Gail J. Dearing-Smith was booked March 22 into
Pahrump jail on charge of first DUI and speeding. Bail
was set at $850.
Gail Dearing-Smith was released March 22 from
Pahrump jail on her own recognizance per Sergeant
Redmond
Holt Glen Williams was released March 22 from
Pahrump jail after posting bail bond.
Carmella Brindley was booked March 22 into
Pahrump jail on charge of local warrant, burglary,
resisting police officer. Bail was set at $9,940.
Tammy Caerillo was booked March 23 into Pahrump
jail on charge of attempted murder 1. Bail was set at
$50,000.
Tammy Carrillo was released March 23 from Pahr-
ump jail on her own recognizance's per Judge 'fsafos.
Patrick Kelly was released March 24 from Pahrump
jail as time served.
William Gardner was released March 24 from
Pahrump jail per parole and probation officer.
Clair Mathson was released March 24 from Pahrump
jail for transport to Indian Springs Prison.
Travis Moore was released March 24 from Pahrump
jail for transport to Clark County Detention, Las Vegas.
Carmella Brindle), was released March 24 from
Pahrump jail after posting bail bond.
Kenneth Ronald Goldsmith was booked March 24 into
Pahrump jail on charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Bail was set at $3,000.
HaroldAdam Gross was booked into Pahrump jail on
charge of grand lceny and burglary. Bail was set at
$10,000.
HaroldAdam Gross was released March 25 from
Pahrump jail after posting bail.
AT TONOPAH:
Gregory Allen Gale was released March 19 from
Tonopah jail as no criminal complaint filed.
Paul David Mears was released March 19 from
Tonopah jail as no criminal complaint filed.
Vincent Greco, Lou Gary Selbach, Darvis Johnson,
Timothy Paschal and Joel Verhamme were released
March 10 from Tonopah jail to Nevada State Prison
officers for transport.
Robert Francis O'Brien was booked March 20 into
Tonopah jail on charge of possession stolen property. Bail
was set at $5,000. Cash or bond.
Laro' George Stamps was released March 21 from
Tonopah jail per Judge Maslach. Has 30 days to pay
fines.
Jose Manuel Soares was booked March 23 into
Tonopah jail on charge of warrant out of 5 a' judicial
district court. Bail was set at $300,000.
Steven Glen Mitchell was booked March 20 into
Tonopah jail on charge of driving while revoked or
suspended.
Christopher Cook was booked March 24 into Tonopah
jail on charge of injuring/tampering with a motor vehicle.
Bail was set at $5,000.
Ivan Lovato was released March 25 from Tonopah
jail. He is to pay fine serve two days jail time and 48
hours community service.
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Notice
Pursuant to NRS 244.085 (7), the Nye
County Board of Commissioners will hold
its second meeting of April on Tuesday,
April 15, 1997, at the Bob Ruud Commu-
nity Center located on Highway 160 &
East Basin Road, Pahrump, Nevada. The
meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Smoke
Signals
Indian
Trading Post
Authentic Indian Jewelry
and Home Decor.
Watch Batteries Replaced
Open 7 Days a Week 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(Near 160 & Basin)
191-1 Frontage Rd. -- 727-0554
Kids tops * Shorts .50€
Pahrump Humane Society
South off Hwy 372 by
Desert Connections
thru 10 am to 4
NYE COMMISSION HAS NO FEAR, NO SHAME
Contindued from Page 11
On March 14, 1997 the Gazette received a copy of the
agenda for the March 18, 1997 meeting of the Nye County
Commission. Item 17-A, an action item up for consider-
ation by the commission, stuck out like a sore thumb and
reads as follows:
Action - presentation by Pre-Paid Legal Services for no-
cost legal services to Nye County employees - Shannon
Himes.
The back-up material in the
agenda packet included a let- This Man's Opinion
ter dated March 11, 1997 to
the special assistant to the by Brent Mathewson
Nye County Manager, Rachel
Nicholson, and states, "Pre-Paid Legal Services is to attor-
ney fees what major medical is to doctor and hospital bills.
By offering our services to the employees of Nye County,
every covered individual will have .access to convenient,
affordable legal help and advise." Services in the proposal
include: phone calls and letters, document review, will
preparation, traffic defense, tragic accident and damage re-
covery, trial defense and IRS audit services.
This supposedly clear picture of legal happiness began
to get smoked up on March 18, 1997 when a 5-person team
representing pre-paid legal services presented its proposal
to the Nye Coutity Commission.
This writers attention perked up immediately when one
of the representatives stated that a national publication had
rated pre-paid Legal Services as one of Seventh Best run
The truth is that the Gazette had made inquires about the
organization and the services it purportedly rendered to
those participating in its plan, and yes, an indirect compli-
ment had been offered to the company. Upon learning that
Pre-Paid Legal Services was headquartered in Oklahoma,
Mr. Lowes had offered the opinion that that was one of his
favorite states. I guess you could interpret that comment
as "'Passing an investigation with flying colors" if you
wanted to.
The focus of the Gazettes in-
quiry was to find out whether
the services offered would
cover the expenses involved
that a county official or em-
ployee might become exposed
to when acting in a manner that
placed them outside the legal
umbrella of the District Attorney. When asked this ques-
tion the attorney representing Pre-paid Legal Services re-
sponded by saying he didn't know the answer.
I WOULD PROPOSE A TEST.
Three of the sitting Nye County Commissioners plus
the County Manager, Les Bradshaw, and his special as-
sistant, Rachael Nicholson, are presently in potential se-
rious legal difficulties. Through actions allegedly taken
and not taken by Nye County hierarchy these people have
managed, or mis-managed, if you prefer, to embroil em-
selves in lawsuits of some magnitude and are being sued
their activities had'been valid and not improper.
In addition to the numerous lawsuits that I am referring
to are the legal difficulties that at least some of the Nye
County Commissioners will be faced with if the Nevada
State Commission on Ethics takes jurisdiction on a request
for an opinion against the Nye County Commission filed
recently by the Amargosa Town Advisory Board. The advi-
sory board's complaint is 5 pages long, backed by 22 pages
of documentation and states in pertinent part. "Reasonable
people in Nye County are coming to believe and under-
stand that Nye County is run by a rogue government that
could accurately be described as lawless in some sense of
the word."
The advisory board's request for an opinion cites as an
example that on December 2, 1996 the Nye County Dis-
trict Attorney issued a formal written opinion to the Nye
County Commission that multiple class "C" felony viola-
tions were possibly taking place by action of the commis-
sion and county staff. The Nye County Commission's re-
sponse to these charges was the same as "if a fly might
have landed somewhere" according to the Amargosa Town
Advisory Board's letter to the Nevada Ethics Commission
which was also sent to the governor's office, the Nevada
Department of Taxation and the Nevada Attorney General.
The Ethics Commission will decide on March 21, 1997
whether or not it will take jurisdiction on the issues involved.
My suggested test would be for the Commissioners and
County Administration to sign on as individuals to Pre-Paid
companies in the United States and then backed up that separately as individuals along with Nye_ County. for al- Legal Services Plan and use its services in defense of the
comment by stating that the Pahrump Vley Gazette had tvged "m)pes that have the full tia ! bring alleged 'eties. ,e rest of us can sit backand watch,
run mces.Ugaaon on their y the Gazette .ally:t 9 l kne, attor- If d S_elces is as md U 'y dm'm the
Pubfisher.F,,ditor, Bob Lowes, had re to them that ne, edat:lhe rmpeties a these Conum Staff should have no fear.
the Com.pany had passed the Gazettes' ,nvtlgatmn w,a .mattexs .tlse2".y,s mats,de thcnHa :. As for any agvolye d that's another entirely.
flying colors. : ' " .. :by": aR;g¢€ if .i. isf.mhaion ; " "
