The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Special Investigations Unit served search warrant on Thursday, January 8, 2026, as part of an ongoing narcotics and firearms investigation in the Fernley area.
The investigation began earlier this month and resulted in the issuance of a residential search warrant through the Justice Court of Canal Township. On January 8, 2026, investigators executed the warrant at a residence located in the 1100 block of Wild Cherry Drive in Fernley.
Prior to the execution of the search warrant, LCSO deputies conducted a traffic stop involving the primary resident of the home. During the stop, Lyon County Sheriff’s Office K9 Blady was deployed and conducted a free-air sniff of the vehicle and provided a positive alert for the odor of narcotics.
During the subsequent search of the residence and property, investigators located suspected controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, and multiple firearms. Among the items seized were suspected methamphetamine, concentrated cannabis products, psilocybin mushrooms, and evidence of drug use and distribution. Investigators also located firearms and firearm components, including items believed to be unlawfully possessed under Nevada law.
During the search, investigators seized multiple firearms and firearm parts, as well as controlled substances and drug paraphernalia. As a result of the investigation, 39-year-old Jacob Allen Hetzler was arrested and booked into the Lyon County Jail on multiple felony charges, including possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of a controlled substance (psilocybin mushrooms), possession of concentrated cannabis, manufacture or possession of a silencer, altering or obliterating the serial number on a firearm, and unlawful possession, purchase, transport, or receipt of an unfinished firearm frame or receiver.
Hetzler’s total bail has been set at $31,140.00.
The investigation remains ongoing, and additional charges may be forthcoming pending further analysis and review.
Anyone with additional information related to this investigation is encouraged to contact the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office or submit information anonymously through Secret Witness.
