On February 22, 2023, after an ongoing investigation, Detectives with the Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit (RSONU) arrested Ryder Sparks, 24, on two felony counts of failure to obey sex offender laws/registration. Additionally, Sparks was charged with one count of destruction of property, resisting a public officer, one misdemeanor count of domestic battery (1st) out of Lyon County, and an arrest for violation of conditions of parole with Nevada State Police Parole and Probation.
In 2017, Ryder was convicted of coercion with force or threat of force for sex out of the Second Judicial District Court. Ryder is a Tier II sex offender in the State of Nevada.
There are approximately 1400 registered sex offenders in the Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County area. These offenders are monitored by investigators from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Reno Police Department, Sparks Police Department, and Nevada State Police Parole and Probation.
The RSONU operates as a regional, multi-jurisdictional, and collaborative entity to carry out the requirements of community notifications as set forth in Chapter 179D of the Nevada Revised Statutes. The RSONU’s jurisdictional boundaries encompass all of Washoe County.
The Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit can be reached at 775-325-6483.
