Two Men Convicted, Sentenced in Fernley Drive-By Shooting Case

The Lyon County District Attorney’s Office says two men were recently convicted and sentenced in a Fernley drive-by shooting case that occurred in May 2016.  

Authorities say 21-year-old Christopher Trueman and 23-year-old Chase Lee Hare-Bullock both pleaded guilty felony firearm-related charges.

The DA’s Office says both men drove by a house in Fernley where they, or an acquaintance had contact with an occupant of the house earlier that same day, on May 12th. They say Hare-Bullock drove the vehicle and Trueman fired eight shots from the vehicle at, or into the occupied house, located on Brierwood Avenue. 

No one was hurt. 

The DA’s Office says Trueman pleaded guilty to Discharging a firearm from a vehicle and convicted felon in possession of a firearm, both category B Felonies. On August 22, the Third Judicial District Court sentenced Trueman to six to 15 years and two to six years in the Nevada Department of Corrections. Trueman was also sentenced on unrelated charges that same date.  

The DA’s Office says Hare-Bullock pleaded guilty to Discharging a Firearm into a Structure, a Category B Felony. On July 18, the Third Judicial District Court sentenced him to two years to six years in the Nevada Department of Corrections, and suspended the sentence and granted probation for a period of five years.

(The Lyon County District Attorney’s Office contributed to this report.)