Washoe County Deputies say they have arrested a 34-year-old woman on multiple child neglect and animal cruelty charges, after a search of her property, north of Gerlach.
Deputies say they conducted a welfare check on Tiffany Brooks’ seven children on Monday afternoon at her property in Vya, on County Road 34.
Although no one was home, deputies say the home was in disarray, with broken down cars, hazardous materials containers, fuel containers and garbage scattered about the premises.Â
They say two horses contained in corrals on the property appeared to be extremely malnourished and did not have visible sources of food, clean water or shelter and had patches of missing coat. Authorities also say they saw five dogs being kept in containers, and one dog that was allowed to run loose on the property.Â
Based on that, deputies say they got a search warrant and returned to the property with Regional Animal Services on Tuesday.
Deputies say during that search, they found unsecured weapons, unsecured prescription medicines, unsecured power tools and sharp objects, along with animal feces throughout the grounds and inside the home, and rotting food with piles of garbage and laundry creating a bio hazard.
While deputies were at the residence, Brooks arrived home along with 24-year-old Brandon Quinonez. Brooks was arrested on seven counts of felony child neglect, two counts of felony animal cruelty and five counts of failure to provide for a confined animal.
Deputies say Quinonez is the natural father of one of Brooks’ children. He was also arrested on one count of felony child neglect and for violation of conditions of parole.Â
