Three Arrests Made After Fernley Robbery
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Updated: 9:00 AM Feb 13, 2012
Three Arrests Made After Fernley Robbery
Three arrests were made Saturday night in the wake of a robbery outside the Silverado casino in Fernley Friday night.
Posted: 4:26 PM Feb 12, 2012
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FERNLEY, NV - Three arrests were made Saturday night in the wake of a robbery outside the Silverado casino in Fernley Friday night.

20-year-old Traja Marie Holden has been charged with robbery and 27-year-old Michael Alexander Korte, who allegedly pointed a gun at the victim, has been charged with Robbery with the use of a Deadly Weapon and Aiming a Firearm at Another Person.

The victim told deputies he was approached by multiple suspects in the parking lot of the casino. One of them pulled a black handgun and demanded his money. Once the victim handed over his wallet, the robbers drove off in an SUV.

According to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office, the victim of the robbery stated he may have known one of the individuals involved. Once he figured out the suspect's name and address, deputies arrived at Holden's residence. After interviewing her about the incident, she was arrested for robbery. Her bail is set at $100,000.

After following up additional information, Deputies were able to locate Korte, who was asleep inside a residence in Fernley. During the arrest, Deputies found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. In addition to the robbery and gun charges, Korte was arrested for Trafficking a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Controlled Sustance with intent to sell. His bail is set at $155,911.

A third person, 21-year-old Justin Johnson, was arrested with Korte for Possession of a Controlled Substance with the intent to sell. He was not charged with robbery as Deputies are still investigating if he was involved in any way. His bail is set at $6,137.

The case is still under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this should contact the Lyon County Sheriff's Office at (775) 575-3350 or Secret Witness at (775) 322-4900.


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Posted by: Lala Location: Fernley on Feb 15, 2012 at 12:34 AM

Sounds like to me the cops are lazy and they'll letcha do anything you want till someone get hurt or robbed lol. Serve and protect hahaha..Ive seen 9yr old kids calln adults bad names and the parents r inside tweaking, cops come tell them to stop and leave. WOW and there gettn drug charges. Should charge the cops for not finding it quicker. Welcome to FERNLEY NEVADA FOLKS!
Posted by: Lala on Feb 15, 2012 at 12:30 AM

Welcome to fernley Nevada..if you know the cops the'll let ya go even if u are a tweaker, alcoholic, or wife beater. Cops around here wont do nothn till someone get hurt then there all over the place. Maybe we should focus on a diffrent plan cause more people are gonna end up hurt or dead.
Posted by: EVALYNN Location: Fernley on Feb 14, 2012 at 12:58 AM

ALL 3 OF THESE PEOPLE ARE METH ADDICTS. An addiction dosen't excuse wrong doing. It's sad that the female involved is a young "Mother" of a child, whom is now most likely in the care of Grandparents who didn't expect to have to care for / raise another child with their own being "grown". & "Korte" has a prior record, Justin's yet another of the ever growing "Tweaker" population in this town.
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