A wanted felon and one other person were arrested on Tuesday night after a standoff involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
At around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, detectives with the Washoe County Sheriff's Office Human Exploitation and Recovery Operations Team determined that 42-year-old Jose Menendez-Murray was located at a home on Greenbrae Drive.
Detectives tried to make contact with Menendez-Murray, but he refused to come out of the home, according to a release from the WCSO.
Authorities set up a perimeter and got a search warrant for the property.
The Sparks Police Department SWAT team was asked to help with executing the warrant.
Washoe County Sheriff's Office patrol units, K9 teams, and drone operators also responded, as did RAVEN, which provided aerial overwatch.
The Sex Offender Notification Unit and U.S. Marshals also provided help.
After continued efforts to communicate with Menendez-Murray, he surrendered and came out, being taken into custody without incident.
He was taken to the Washoe County Detention Facility, where he was booked on a felony warrant for failure to appear after bail related to an original charge of trafficking fentanyl, as well as felony charges of sex trafficking, facilitating sex trafficking, and living off the earnings of a prostitute, all stemming from a Washoe County Sheriff’s Office HERO investigation.
In addition to the arrest of Menendez-Murray, 53-year-old Timothy Fagundes was arrested for a parole and probation warrant related to a charge of possession of a stolen car.
An earlier statement provided by a law enforcement spokesperson to our 2 News Nevada crew said that a total of seven people were evacuated from the home, including the two who were arrested.
There is no remaining threat to the public, according to the Sheriff's Office release.
The investigation is ongoing.
