Two people taken into custody following SWAT standoff in Reno

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Two people taken into custody following a SWAT standoff in Reno early Wednesday were fugitives wanted out of North Dakota.

Matthew Nason and Jaida Scaife were arrested by U.S. Marshals who were executing a federal warrant for the Drug Enforcement Agency. The warrants were issued by the United States District Court, District of North Dakota on Feb. 18th, 2021.

An investigation revealed Nason and Scaife were living in the Reno area, the U.S. Marshals Service said.

U.S. Marshals attempted to serve the federal warrant around 6 a.m. Feb. 16, 2022 at a home off Grant Drive near Moana Lane. Officials said one of the suspects fired a shot at marshals, prompting a standoff. The Reno Police Department SWAT team was called in to assist. After about two hours, Nason and Scaife were arrested.

No injuries were reported.

The incident prompted a shelter in place order as well as evacuations for those in immediate danger in the Loft Apartment Complex. The shelter in place order has since been lifted.

Nason is charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. Scaife is charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.