LCSO: Silver Springs man arrested after pursuit

A man seen driving a car without a windshield was arrested Monday after leading deputies on a pursuit, according to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office.

Raymond Gabriel Edwards, 53, of Silver Springs was booked into the Lyon County jail on multiple charges and outstanding warrants, LCSO said in a news release.

Monday, at 4:45 p.m., LCSO’s special investigations unit was conducting a crime suppression operation in the Silver Springs area when detectives observed a vehicle traveling without license plates or a windshield. The vehicle pulled into a driveway in the 2700 block of Tonopah Street.

As detectives approached, Edwards exited the vehicle but ignored verbal commands, re-entered the car and reversed rapidly toward one of the detectives, the release said. A pursuit extended approximately two miles before the vehicle became stuck. Edwards fled on foot and was apprehended near a residence in the 1100 block of Banner Avenue.

Edwards had three outstanding misdemeanor warrants and two outstanding felony warrants, the release said. The vehicle Edwards was driving was reported stolen in Reno. Detectives also found just under one ounce of methamphetamine in the vehicle.

Edwards was booked on charges of:

• Assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer;

• Felony eluding a peace officer;

• Possession of a controlled substance;

• Possession of a stolen motor vehicle.

He was also booked on outstanding warrants:

• Use of an electric stun gun other than in self-defense and trafficking in a controlled substance (felony);

• Possession of marijuana over one ounce but less than 50 pounds (felony);

• Contempt of court – failure to appear on a traffic citation (three counts, misdemeanor).

Edwards' bail was set at $147,055.