Sheriff's Office

In the early morning of October 27, 2022, Patrol Officers with the Reno Police Department contacted and arrested Jerry Green for Attempted Home Invasion on the 1300 block of Butler Street in Reno. 

Further investigation by a Patrol Officer on scene unveiled that Green was on the run and wanted out of Arkansas for being a Sex Offender who failed to register.

The Patrol Officer immediately contacted the Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit (RSONU) and Detectives joined the investigation. Detectives with RSONU were able to determine Green had been living in Reno for a year and a half and had never registered as a Sex Offender.

Detectives with RSONU additionally charged Green with Failure to obey Sex Offender Laws/Registrations, a 1^st Degree Felony.

Green was convicted in Oklahoma on February 11, 2011, for the following charges:

Rape First Degree a Felony - Victim under 14 years of age.

Rape First Degree a Felony – Victim under 16 years of age.

Rape First Degree a Felony - With use of force, threats, or violence.

The RSONU was formed in 1998 to be compliant with federal law passed in 1997.  At that time Washoe County, the City of Sparks and the City of Reno all agreed there was a need for coordination in law enforcement in the tracking, monitoring, investigation, public notification, and the arrest and prosecution of non-compliant sex offenders.  The Nevada State Police Parole and Probation joined RSONU in 2021. The RSONU operates as a regional, multi-jurisdictional and collaborative entity to carry out the requirements of community notifications as set forth in Chapter 179D of the Nevada Revised Statutes.  The RSONU’s jurisdictional boundaries encompass all of Washoe County, including the Cities of Reno and Sparks.

In addition to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office investigator, investigators from RPD and SPD are sworn in as Deputies in partnership with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office to carry out the mission of the Unit. The WCSO also provides an Administrative Office Support Specialist to help with clerical functions.

Currently, there are about 1400 registered sex offenders in the Reno, Sparks and Washoe County area.  These offenders are monitored by investigators from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Reno Police Department, Sparks Police Department, and Parole and Probation.

The RSONU is open Monday through Friday, 7:00AM-5:00PM, excluding holidays, and can be reached at 775-325-6483.