Violent and threatening messages sent to several Washoe County Human Services Agency employees prompted a Washoe County Sheriff's Office investigation that led to the arrest of a Reno resident.

According to the Washoe County Sheriff's Office in an online post, several HSA employees reported receiving numerous phone calls, voicemails, and text messages on November 19 that allegedly included threats of sexual assault, murder, and active-shooter violence aimed at them and their workplace.

Deputies identified the suspect as 32-year-old Cliffonda McCarver of Reno.

On November 20, with support from the Human Exploitation and Recovery Operations Unit, the Northern Nevada Drug Task Force, and the sheriff’s K9 Unit, deputies found McCarver and took him into custody without incident.

McCarver was booked into the Washoe County Detention Facility on a felony charge of coercion with force or threat of force and four misdemeanor harassment counts. Deputies also noted McCarver had an outstanding felony warrant from California for corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, along with revoked probationary status tied to that warrant. 

(The Washoe County Sheriff's Office contributed to this story.)