Silver Springs woman arrested for kidnapping, drug possession

On June 29, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Lyon County Sheriff's Office Communications Division received a 911 call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon and possible kidnapping at gunpoint occurring in the 8500 block from Santa Fe Trail to Stagecoach.

Deputies from Central Command Patrol, along with major crimes detectives from the Lyon County Sheriff's Office, Investigations Division, responded and began searching for the suspect vehicle. After approximately 90 minutes of searching, the suspect vehicle was located in the Silver Springs Casino parking lot. The suspect and victim were inside the vehicle. The victim was unharmed. Also inside the vehicle was the handgun described by the original caller as well as a small amount of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

As a result of this incident, Brandy Moore, a 55-year-old Silver Springs resident, was arrested on 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 in the Lyon County Jail on a total bail of $323,640.