At approximately 10:40 a.m. on September 16, 2026, deputies assigned to the  Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Western Command Patrol Area contacted 43-year-old Dayton  resident Christopher Hartle, a Tier III registered sex offender, at the Dayton Substation. 

During the contact, deputies determined Hartle had failed to complete his required sex  offender verification within the required timeframe, a felony violation of NRS 179D.550.  Hartle was subsequently arrested and transported to the Lyon County Jail without incident. 

Hartle was booked on one felony count of violating his sex offender registration requirements, with bail set at $5,000. 

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office maintains zero tolerance for registered sex offenders who  fail to comply with their statutory registration requirements and will continue to take  enforcement action when violations are identified.