UPDATE:
According to the Douglas County District Attorney's office, Gonzales was sentenced Monday, April 15th, to the maximum amount of time, for two counts of burglary.
His sentences are consecutive, for a total of 20 years, minus 33 days time served.
Each burglary charge could have ranged from four to ten years.
He will be eligible for parole after eight years.
UPDATE:
According to the District Attorney's Office, Gonzales pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary.
Each count could result in up to 10 years in prison, for 20 years total.
His sentencing is set for April 15.
Gonzales is currently out on bail which was $50,000.
Original Story:
During the early morning hours between July 1 and July 3, a man entered two Stateline resort condominiums by opening unlocked screen doors and fondled women's feet as they slept.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) Deputies said once the victims woke up, the suspect ran away through a sliding screen door.
During an ongoing investigation, the suspect was identified as 26-year-old Mark Anthony Gonzales from Atwater, California.
DCSO investigators learned that Gonzales was known to local law enforcement in the Atwater/Merced County, California area and was the suspect of numerous crimes including, stealing women's shoes, trespassing, and sexual self-gratification during some of these incidents.
On Tuesday, Investigators from the DCSO, with the assistance of the Merced County Sheriff's Office Detectives, arrested Gonzales at his residence.
He was then booked into the Merced County Jail for two counts of burglary and two counts of battery.
Gonzales will be held in the Merced County Jail with a bail of $50,000 until he is extradited back to Douglas County, Nevada.
“I am extremely pleased that my Investigators were able to identify, locate, and arrest this individual,” said Douglas County Sheriff Dan Coverley. “These types of crimes are especially alarming to a community, and being able to make an arrest allows the victims and community to feel safe again.”
(Douglas County Sheriff's Office)
