A California man is in custody after a standoff with The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office today in Lemmon Valley. Trent Kepford, 34 years old of Vallejo, California, was arrested in downtown Reno this evening, April 21, 2022.
At 9:00 A.M. on April 21, 2022, Washoe County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a domestic disturbance at a home on Channel Way in Lemmon Valley. The reporting party was the victim who said she was inside the home with her infant child and Kepford was outside the residence. When Deputies arrived on scene, Kepford fled into the residence. Deputies on scene were able to assist the victim and her child out of the residence through a window. The woman and child were not harmed during the incident. Deputies surrounded the residence and additional resources were summoned to the scene. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office SWAT and the Hostage Negotiation Team responded to the incident. After several hours of attempting contact with Kepford, the residence was searched only to discover that Kepford was not inside the home.
At 4:00 P.M. Washoe County Patrol and K9 Deputies along with Detectives from the Regional Narcotics Unit responded to downtown Reno in reference to a tip that Kepford was spotted in the area. Units searched the downtown area and located Kepford near 4th Street and Arlington Avenue. Kepford was taken into custody without incident.
Trent Kepford was booked into the Washoe County Detention Facility and is facing the following charges:
One count of child abuse / neglect – a felony
One count of resisting a public officer – a misdemeanor
One count of attempted burglary – a felony
One count of assault with a deadly weapon – a felony
