Silver Springs woman arrested on kidnapping, drug possession charges

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on June 29 the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, Communications Division received a 911 call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon and possible abduction at gunpoint occurring in the 8500 block of Santa Fe trail in Stagecoach.

Central Command Patrol deputies, as well as Major Crimes Detectives from the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, Investigations Division responded and began a search for the suspect vehicle. After approximately 90 minutes of searching, the suspect vehicle was located in a Silver Springs Casino parking lot. Both the suspect and the victim were located inside the vehicle. The victim was unharmed. Also located within the vehicle was the handgun described by the original caller and a small amount of Methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

As a result of this incident, 55-year-old Silver Springs resident Brandy Moore was arrested on suspicion of the following charges: kidnapping, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Moore is currently being held at the Lyon County Jail with a total bail of $323,640.