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Office is concerned with keeping the community informed about the
operation of the Sheriff's Office. One of the ways to accomplish
this is by regularly keeping the news media, and thereby the public,
informed of events involving the Sheriff's Office and its personnel.
The Public Information Officer (P.I.O.) coordinates this by acting
as a liaison between the Sheriff's Office and media representatives.
Duties include assisting reporters assigned to cover news stories
and providing them with general information at the scene of major
incidents. Our goal is to provide timely and factual information
to the community we serve.
The P.I.O.
is available 24 hours a day to respond to the scene of major incidents.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2010
Prior Arrest of John Patrick Bedell
CONTACT: PIO Deputy Brooke Keast
911 Parr Blvd Reno, NV 89512
Office 328-6370, cell 771-8252, (after hours) pager 858-2569
www.washoesheriff.com
Toyota sedan in the area of South Virginia Street and Longley Lane in Reno Monday, February 1 at approximately 9:30 pm.
The driver John Patrick Bedell, 36, resident of Reno, showed signs of being under the influence of marijuana. He presented a Nevada Drivers License. Bedell failed the Field Sobriety Test on scene and was arrested.
During the inventory search, he was found to have 75.64 grams of marijuana in his possession.
Bedell was booked into the Washoe County Detention Facility at approximately 11:23 pm.
His charges consisted of one felony offense: Possession of Marijuana
and three misdemeanor offenses: Driving under the Influence of Drugs, Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Failure to Signal.
Bail was set at $2,080 which he posted and was released just before 4:00am on February 2.
Bedell’s court date was scheduled for March 2, at 9:30 am at Reno Justice Court. He failed to appear.
The Northern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center located at the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office discovers information connecting John Patrick Bedell to the reported shooter who wounded two officers at the Pentagon the morning of Thursday, March 4, 2010.
Bedell’s Green Toyota was located near the Pentagon. It was discovered that Bedell authored anti-government blogs. On Friday, March 05, 2010, press was notified of Bedell’s local arrest by Sheriff Mike Haley.
John Patrick Bedell, 36, former resident of Reno
