A repeat thief who stole more than $12,000 in merchandise has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. 

Emilrussel Pascual will be eligible for parole after 30 months, on a charge of participating in an Organized Retail Theft.

Through the Washoe County District Attorney’s Retail Theft Initiative, and in collaboration with retail investigators and law enforcement as part of the Northern Nevada Organized Retail Crime Association (NNORCA), Pascual was identified in several retail thefts and ultimately captured.

Prosecutors say in 2025, Pascual began stealing from multiple local stores. During two separate incidents, he stole more than $3,000 worth of glasses from a store at Summit Mall. Employees at the store prevented a third theft after being alerted to Pascual approaching the store and locking him out. The DA's office says on two different occasions, he also stole almost $2,500 worth of boots from Boot Barn - and during a three-month period, Pascual stole more than $5,000 of merchandise from two different Ulta stores.

The DA's office also say he stole multiple shoes from Nordstrom Rack on five different occasions with a loss of more than $2,000. In August of 2025, Loss Prevention staff at Nordstrom Rack alerted the Reno Police after they caught Pascual stealing.

He was subsequently arrested and detectives linked Pascual to these earlier crimes.

(Washoe County District Attorney's Office)