Two men are in custody Wednesday night following Sunday's armed robbery of an elderly man and caretaker inside a Canvasback Drive home, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.
Detectives with the Carson City Sheriff’s Office arrested Jordan Burkhart, 24, of Wellington and Robert “Robbie” Michael Hernandez, 27, of Carson CIty. Burkhart was arrested at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office without incident on a probation violation, said Furlong. Following the arrest, the search continued for Hernandez and ended in the Reno/Sparks area. Bail was set at $250,000 each.
Working closely with the Carson City District Attorney’s Office, warrants of arrest were issued for both suspects, said Furlong.
The warrant charges Count I, Conspiracy to Commit a Burglary with a Firearm and/or Invasion of the Home with a Firearm and/or Robbery with the Use of a Deadly Weapon Against a Person Over the Age of 60, a category B Felony; and Count II, Burglary With a Firearm, a category B Felony; and Count III, Invasion of the Home with a Firearm, a category B Felony; and, Count IV, Robbery with Use of a Deadly Weapon Against a Person Over the Age of 60, a category B Felony; and Count V, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, a category B Felony.
Carson City Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Team officers had been in the Reno/Sparks area throughout the day attempting to locate Hernandez. At approximately 6:40 p.m., Robert Hernandez was located driving his own vehicle. Hernandez attempted to flee through residential areas, but was taken into custody by Sparks Police officers after a short vehicle pursuit followed by a foot chase. No injuries were reported.
On Sunday at approximately 5 a.m., during the Memorial Day weekend, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office responded to 1215 Canvasback Drive at a reported home invasion, robbery.
The victim, James Sorrentino, was reported to be a 100 year old Army Air Corp and later U.S. Air Force veteran with an in-residence female care taker.
Entry to the residence had been forced by kicking and prying at the door, and the victims were robbed at gunpoint by two adult males.
According to the initial information, one of the suspects held a gun to the head of the caregiver during the robbery. Both suspects fled the area in a sedan (non-descript). Neither victim required medical treatment. Approximately $30, along with miscellaneous property was taken.