This is a transcription from the first part of today's
presser.
There was no point transcribing the reporter's questions, because nothing new was said. It was pretty much "
we can't discuss that as it's part of the ongoing investigation" etc.
Sheriff - We're going to try to be very specific on what we're doing. I'd appreciate it if you guys could hold all of your questions till afterwards. I just want everybody to know that we're coming forward because we still want to try to solicit as much input from the general public as we can. We believe that there's some information out there and some people that know something about this case, and try to get Naomi home, and they haven't come forward yet.
We're working around the clock, our agency, the FBI. This has gone state wide, nationwide. Law enforcement agencies from all over the country are calling in with information, that's hugely important, and like I said...I'm standing up here as a Sheriff of this County making a plea to the public to please come forward. We believe that there's some information out there that hasn't reached us yet and we would appreciate any input that you have.
I'm going to turn it over to Detective (
couldn't make out the name), he's going to run through some stuff. Kind of give you guys an update of where we're at, and how we got to where we are today.
Detective - What we know so far, that we're able to release - On March 12, 2022 at approx. 05.09 hrs., Naomi parks at the Fernley Walmart. It's located off 1550 W. Newlands Dr., in Fernley. At approx. between 05.09-05.23 hrs. Naomi's active on social media, which is common, according to her family. At 05.23 hrs. is her last snapchat ping. We know that she was active on social media up until that point, and active on her cell phone. At 05.24 hrs., the suspect approaches Naomi's vehicle, and at 05.25 hrs., Naomi's vehicle leaves the Walmart parking lot, with the suspect driving the vehicle.
On March 15th, 2022, Naomi's vehicle is recovered, and we're currently processing all evidence with that.
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displays still images and plays a short video)
As you notice, it's been on social media that the way the suspect walks, his clothing description, all that stuff is imperative to leading us to a possible identification of the suspect.
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displays an image of Naomi's cellphone mapping, provided by FBI)
Lyon County with assistance of the Washoe County Sheriff's Office, Lyon County's search and rescue, has conducted multiple searches through the air and on the ground, looking for Naomi. The cellphone mapping led us to an area off of Highway 427 in Hill Ranch Rd. in Wadsworth. That's why we were out there searching in the previous days. Lyon County citizens have also done a search. Everybody's doing everything they can right now to look for Naomi.
Right now, our biggest thing is to reach out to the public. If somebody knows somebody who would have been in that Walmart parking lot, or should have been in that Walmart parking lot, during the timeframe that we've released, please contact us. If anybody knows somebody who has access to the vehicle that we're looking for - It's a 2020 or newer Chevrolet 2500 or 3500, High Country model, it's dark in colour. If you know somebody who has that vehicle, or has access to that vehicle, during this timeframe, please reach out to us.
We've been working with agencies all over the nation, federal agencies and local law enforcement. The thing I'd like to put out to you is - Naomi's 18 yrs. old, she's approx. 5ft 11in, approx. 240lbs. She had brown hair and green eyes. She has a septum piercing and piercings in both nostrils. She also has a smiley face tattoo on her ankle, we're just not sure which ankle, and she was last seen with a dark coloured purse. The images that have previously been released show her clothing description of the blue Panasonic shirt. She also had an iphone on her person, airpods and she's known to carry a fidget spinner.
Our suspect that we've released the videos and images of, is an adult male, approx. 6ft. in height and the clothing description speaks for itself in the videos.
