On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, the Tenth Judicial District Court convened. Filling in for Judge Thomas Stockard, who was away, Third Judicial District Court Judge Robert Estes from Lyon County presided.
Derrick Carlyle Alexander, in custody, appeared for final sentencing on a charge of Issuance of a Check or Draft without Sufficient Money or Credit, a gross misdemeanor or felony, depending on the situation. According to Assistant District Attorney (ADA), Priscilla Baker, the charge would have been reduced to a gross misdemeanor at sentencing if he had paid restitution. However, no restitution has been made. As a result, the State argued for the maximum on a Category D Felony and a sentence of 1-4 years in prison. Further, his criminal history indicates that he has had probation revoked and reinstated several times and has multiple Failure to Appear charges in Nevada and California.
Baker explained that Alexander had his vehicle repaired at Fallon Toyota. He attempted to pick it up over a weekend without paying. However, the dealership would not give him his truck. He returned with a check he knew would not clear the bank, issued it to Fallon Toyota, and left with his vehicle. He pled guilty to the charge and was granted deferred sentencing and a chance to pay restitution.
Churchill County Public Defender Wright Noel, representing Alexander, asked the Court to show mercy on his client, who asked to speak on his own behalf.
Alexander admitted to the allegations, stating that he knows he messed up in the past. He then cited several factors that contributed to his actions; his girlfriend had a stroke and he had to walk to Fernley, he is in Nevada alone with no family or connections, and has suffered a lot of hardships. “Trouble just hunts me down,” said Alexander. He explained that he has been trying very hard for two years but has no resources despite his job at Tesla, and the justice system he is supposed to rely on just keeps getting worse. He said, “I just don’t understand.”
Judge Estes told Alexander that his statements might have gone over better with the Court if he had dispensed with the “humbug.” Further, by looking at his criminal record, it did not appear that he had made any serious efforts for some time. “You do understand.” Estes stated, “You have been in court over 20 times.” Alexander was ordered to pay restitution of $6,008.83 within six months. He received probation on a suspended sentence of 18-48 months in prison for a Category D Felony and must serve 90 days in the Churchill County Jail.
Monique Routt, in custody, appeared on an alleged sentencing violation wherein she failed to keep in contact with Parole & Probation as required. ADA Chelsea Sanford asked the Court to impose her underlying sentence of 19-48 months. Sanford said that the State believes she is unsupervisable. In August 2020, Routt pled guilty to Accessory to a Felony for a burglary she was involved in and received probation. Charles Woodman, Esq., defense counsel for Routt, stated that she was not making enough money to support herself even though she was working. She was evicted from her apartment, lost her transportation, started using again, and became homeless. Drug use, according to Woodman, is the root of her problem. Woodman advocated for Routt’s probation to be reinstated and an opportunity to enter an inpatient substance abuse program. Estes said that while he agreed with Sanford that she probably deserved prison, he elected to give Routt another chance. Estes reinstated her probation based on the stipulation that she would go directly into residential treatment. Upon completion, Routt must also find a job and comply with the terms of her probation. Any future violations will most likely result in prison.
Enrique Michel Campos, in custody, appeared on an alleged sentencing violation. According to the allegations, Campos was in possession of alcohol or other controlled substances, failed to pay ordered restitution of $10 per month, and failed to stay in contact with or provide a valid home address to Parole & Probation. During a routine traffic stop in Washoe County, Campos had 14 small baggies of illicit marijuana, a loaded flare gun, and a pocket knife. ADA Sanford noted that Campos successfully completed the Salvation Army substance abuse program, he chose to walk away from probation the next day, violating the terms of his release. She asked the Court to impose Campos’s underlying sentences.
Judge Estes revoked his probation. For the Burglary of a Business charge, in which Campos broke into the StorWise storage facility on Grand Avenue in October of 2020, he received a sentence of 24-60 months in prison. On the Possessing Stolen Property over $5,000, after Campos was found with a 20-foot travel trailer that had been stored at StorWise, he received an additional 24-60 months. For the misdemeanor charge of making alcohol in a trash can while in jail, Campos received 364 days, which will run concurrent to the first two sentences.
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