Suspect linked to 20 vehicle burglaries over Thanksgiving in jail, Carson City Sheriff's Office says
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 12/03/2018 - 6:36pm
Carson City Sheriff’s Office detectives have linked a series of crimes, including robbery, burglary and auto burglaries over Thanksgiving week that originally began Nov. 18 in the Goni Canyon area of North Carson City, a sheriff's office captain said.
At the onset, Dillon Grimes of Sparks reported that he had been robbed and beaten in the canyon area during the early morning hours of Nov. 18 by two assailants. However, Carson City detectives now report Grimes has been taken into custody on a variety of charges in Sparks and has been named the suspect of a series of events in Carson City, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Capt. Brian Humphrey.
Carson City Sheriff’s Office detectives, working in conjunction with other local and federal agencies, investigated the robbery in Carson City and learned the victim, Dillion Grimes, was actually selling stolen guns during the incident in Goni Canyon.
When the sale of the stolen weapons did not go as planned, Grimes was battered and the weapons taken by two male suspects. All of the stolen guns were identified as having been taken by Grimes from previous vehicle burglaries in the Sparks area. Sparks Police detectives located Grimes on Friday and took him into custody on charges related to their investigations, said Capt. Humphrey.
Carson City detectives met with Sparks detectives on Friday after Grimes was taken into custody. During their interviews, Grimes admitted he was selling stolen guns in the Goni Canyon area of North Carson City when Michael Segna and Mauricio Gomez of Carson battered him and then took the guns, said Humphrey.
Carson City detectives had already suspected Dillon Grimes was linked to a series of over 20 vehicle burglaries that occurred in Carson City during the Thanksgiving week. All of the burglaries in Carson City happened in the downtown area of 7th, 8th, Nevada, and Curry streets. There were no substantial losses reported, though several vehicles were substantially damaged during the forced entry.
Grimes is currently in custody at the Washoe County Detention Facility on numerous charges alleging burglary, possession of stolen property, prohibited person in possession of a gun, and unauthorized use of a credit card. The investigation is still on going and charges on Grimes related to Carson City will be forthcoming.
On Nov. 27, as part of the on-going investigation, Michael Segna was taken into custody in Voltaire Canyon in southwest Carson City for his part in the Goni Canyon event, said Humphrey. He faces charges of kidnapping, domestic battery, robbery, battery with deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery.
On Nov. 28, Mauricio Gomez was taken into custody as he hid in a closed Carson City Tattoo store on East William Street. Each was taken into custody without incident, and both charged with felony battery with a deadly weapon. Bail has been set at $50,000. He faces charges of robbery, battery with deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of a controlled substance.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Dispatch (775) 887-2677, Investigation Division, Detective Sam Hatley (775) 283-7852, Investigations Captain Brian Humphrey (775) 283-7850 or Secret Witness (775) 322-4900.
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