Nye County Sheriff seeks to thank good Samaritan who helped deputy in a scuffle with the suspect.
Nye County Sheriff’s Office Press Release
Public Thank You to Private Citizen
On 6/10/2024 at approximately 1025 hrs., Nye County Sheriff’s Deputy Ruesch was responding to a disturbance call in the area of Terrible’s Lakeside Casino.
Upon Deputy Ruesch’s arrival, he became engaged in a physical altercation with a male.
While this was occurring, an unidentified private citizen stopped and assisted Deputy Ruesch.
With the help of the private citizen, Deputy Ruesch was able to take the male into custody without injury to himself or the suspect.
Sheriff McGill and his staff want to public thank this private citizen for coming to the aid of Deputy Ruesch.
This selfless act by the private citizen helped bring this incident to a peaceful end.