For Immediate Release

February 8, 2022

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputies arrest California fugitive facing attempted murder charge

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputies arrested Malechi Robinson, 18, of Sparks for being a fugitive from Northern California’s Central Valley.

Shortly after 5:00 p.m. on February 7, 2022, deputies responded to a vehicle accident at El Rancho Drive and Sun Valley Boulevard. Robinson was one of the drivers involved in the crash. During a routine records check at the scene, deputies confirmed that Robinson had a fully extraditable, no-bail arrest warrant out of San Joaquin County (California) Superior Court for Attempted Homicide.

Robinson was arrested without incident. He is charged with one felony count of being a Fugitive from Another State on an outstanding warrant, a warrant which charges Robinson with one count of Attempted Homicide.

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Deputy Cade Goodman

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