Five juveniles in custody after robbing marijuana dealer at Mills Park
Five Carson City juveniles are in custody of Carson City Juvenile Detention after they jumped a marijuana dealer and robbed him at gunpoint in Mills Park Saturday night, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said.
An 18 year-old adult male called 9-1-1 early Saturday evening to report he had been robbed at gunpoint by five boys, all minors, who apparently were waiting to ambush him when he arrived, Furlong said.
The adult male subject was allegedly going to sell marijuana to the juveniles when the boys, one armed with a gun, jumped out of the brush and robbed him at gunpoint, Furlong said.
All five boys have been apprehended and placed in juvenile detention. The 18 year-old marijuana dealer is also in custody at the Carson City Detention Center.
Furlong said the firearm reportedly used in the armed robbery may have been a Glock semi-automatic handgun. However, other reports described the weapon as a BB gun.
The Carson City Sheriff's Office continues to search for the weapon as part of its ongoing investigation of the incident.
Sheriff Furlong said Saturday night's crime is not an isolated incident, but rather part of a disturbing pattern of criminal behavior that Carson City and Lyon County, in particular, have been experiencing.
"This is a repeat scenario of marijuana dealer homicides in Carson City and Lyon County over the last several years," Furlong said, referring to recent marijuana drug deals that had gone bad and resulted in deaths.
"All of our most violent cases have involved juveniles," Furlong said. "In every case, the shooters are the kids, and it's that black market sales to kids."
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call the Carson City Sheriff's Office at 775-887-2500, or Secret Witness at 775-322-4900.
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