Teresa Moon
Sébastien Nathaniel Landers pleaded not guilty to 13 counts. Counts I through V are Sexual Assault on a Child Under Fourteen Years of Age; Count VI – Lewdness With a Child Under the Age of Fourteen; Counts VII and VIII – Abuse, Neglect, or Endangerment of a Child; Count IX – Indecent or Obscene Exposure in the Presence of a Child Under the Age of Eighteen; Counts X through XII – Sexual Assault on a Child Under the Age of Fourteen; and Count XIII – Incest.
Counts I through V and Counts X through XII are Category A felonies and are not eligible for probation. Each count carries a potential penalty of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 35 years, lifetime supervision, and sex-offender registration. Count VI is also a Category A felony and carries a potential penalty of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 10 years, lifetime supervision, and sex-offender registration.
Counts VII and VIII are Category B felonies, each carrying a potential penalty of one to six years in prison and registration as a sex offender. These counts are not eligible for probation unless a risk assessment shows the defendant is not at high risk of reoffending.
Count XIII is a Category A felony and carries a potential penalty of life with the possibility of parole after two years, a fine of not more than $10,000, lifetime supervision, registration as a sex offender, and probation eligibility only if a risk assessment shows the defendant is not at high risk to reoffend.
Landers waived his right to a speedy trial. A settlement conference is scheduled for Aug. 19, 2026, and a trial date has been set for March 8, 2027.
Crystal Angela Strosnider was not present for her scheduled arraignment, and a $10,000 cash-only bench warrant was issued.
Louis Samuel Afraidofhawk pleaded guilty to Assault With a Deadly Weapon, a Category B felony that carries a potential penalty of one to six years in Nevada State Prison and a fine of not more than $5,000. A pre-sentence investigative report was ordered, and sentencing was set for Aug. 18.
Saul Diosdado-Gonzalez, in custody, pleaded guilty to two Category D felony counts of Making, Passing, Uttering, or Attempting to Make, Pass, or Publish a Fictitious Bill or Check With Intent to Utter a Fictitious Bill, Note, or Check. Each count carries a potential penalty of 12 to 48 months and a fine of not more than $5,000.
Under the plea agreement, if restitution of $2,285.28 is paid in full, the defendant may withdraw his plea to one of the charges. A pre-sentence investigative report was ordered, and sentencing was set for Aug. 18. Diosdado-Gonzalez was released on his own recognizance with a condition of no contact with the restaurant where the checks were passed.
Santos Daniel Lopez-Velez, in custody, pleaded guilty to the gross misdemeanor of Unlawful Acts Related to Human Excrement or Bodily Fluid Without Disease, which carries a possible punishment of 364 days in the Churchill County jail and a fine of not more than $2,000. Lopez-Velez, while a prisoner in lawful custody, spat on an officer.
Senior Deputy District Attorney Chelsea Sanford noted the charge is not eligible for probation. She explained that during a domestic battery arraignment in Justice Court, the defendant became combative, attempted to leave, and spat on an officer during the scuffle. Lopez-Velez has since received a sentence on the domestic battery charge of 180 days, with 160 suspended, 100 hours of community service, a $500 fine, and 12 months of counseling.
Churchill County Deputy Public Defender Kenneth Tedford III told the court his client was born in Puerto Rico and is an American citizen but does not understand, speak, or read English. Tedford said Lopez-Velez was in a wheelchair due to a broken foot at the time of the incident. He explained the defendant became upset when he was no longer allowed to speak during his domestic battery hearing and began hopping away. Tedford said his client regrets his actions and has asked him to apologize to the officers. Lopez-Velez plans to reside in Churchill County upon release and comply with all conditions.
The defense requested the mandatory minimum of 30 to 60 days, to run consecutive to the domestic battery sentence. Lopez-Velez declined to comment. Fees and assessments were imposed, and he was sentenced to 90 days in the Churchill County jail.
Christopher Anakin Marcellino, in custody, admitted to a technical sentencing violation involving several conditions, including financial obligations and huffing.
Deputy District Attorney Lane Mills told the court, “Mr. Marcellino here has a huffing problem … It's like playing Russian Roulette.” He explained the defendant attacked his father, breaking his nose, and was given the opportunity to participate in Drug Court to address the underlying issues. Marcellino was later returned to District Court after being unsuccessfully discharged from New Frontier's inpatient program because of his behavior there. Mills said the defendant was then given another opportunity at probation, but shortly afterward was back before the court on a technical violation. Mills stated, “In two days, two days, after he gets out of custody on that violation, here we are again for another violation.” Mills noted that Marcellino “is a threat to others and to himself.”
Churchill County Alternate Public Defender Wright Noel agreed Marcellino “has a serious problem with his huffing issue” but argued that two weeks in custody was sufficient and asked that he be released and placed back on probation.
Marcellino told Judge Maddox he agreed with his attorney and said he violated deliberately to return to court due to a disagreement with his probation officer. Judge Maddox sentenced him to 60 days in jail, telling him, “It's sort of like taking a hammer and hitting yourself in the head.”
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