JULY 23 UPDATE:
A man is in custody on multiple charges, including arson related to a fire in the area of Rattlesnake Mountain that started on Tuesday.
At around noon on July 21, Reno Police officers responded to the Huffaker Hills area on reports of a person seen leaving the scene of a brush fire, according to a release from the RPD.
Investigation led to a nearby hospital, where the suspect, identified as 47-year-old David Atterberry, was found.
Investigators determined that Atterberry was an ex-felon who had failed to comply with Nevada's registration requirements.
After he was medically cleared, officers tried to arrest him.
While officers were placing Atterberry under arrest, he tried to flee and assaulted an officer, according to the RPD release.
After a brief struggle, officers took Atterberry into custody, and he was taken to the Washoe County Detention Facility.
He was booked on charges including ex-felon failure to register, obstructing and resisting a public officer, and battery on a protected person.
A separate investigation by the Reno Fire Department into the brush fire led to Atterberry being booked on an arson charge.
RPD released body camera video of the arrest on its Facebook page. That video can be seen below.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact the Reno Police Department's non-emergency line at (775) 334-2677.
You can also contact Secret Witness at (775) 322-4900 or secretwitness.com.
ORIGINAL STORY (JULY 21):
Firefighters have stopped forward progress and are now mopping up a brush fire on Rattlesnake Mountain.
The Barron Fire started around noon near Double R Boulevard and Maestro Drive and burned a little more than 11 acres before fire crews got it under control.
The fire flared up close to offices on Reno Corporate Drive.
One woman who works near there said she sent her employees home once it started.
"We have a lot of essential documents that we kind of have to keep track of so I, immediately what I did was pack up those essential documents and just out of an abundance of caution and safety for our staff, kind of sent everyone home," says Sylvia Phillips, works at Vector Clinical Trials.
The fire did not damaged any nearby buildings.
The cause is still under investigation.
Crews are making good progress on the Rattlesnake Mountain Fire pic.twitter.com/rrS33IKTpV
— Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (@TMFPD) July 21, 2026
