In the morning hours of Thursday December 13, 2018 Nevada Police executed a search warrant in the 700 block of South Clay Street in connection to a felony wanted subject hiding inside.
Officers had developed information from the local probation & parole office that a known female subject who had an outstanding felony arrest warrant for probation violation was living at that location.
Officers went by the address in an attempt to serve the arrest warrant. Upon arriving at the residence officers could hear someone inside the residence, but they refused to cooperate with law enforcement.
Officers subsequently obtained a search warrant for the suspect’s residence. During the execution of the warrant officers located the wanted female suspect inside the residence.
While attempting to take the female subject into custody, a male subject inside the residence interfered with officers while they were making the arrest and was also taken into custody.
Two subjects were taken into custody and transported to the Vernon County Jail for holding. The two subjects were identified as follows:
Tiffany Johnson, age 34 of Nevada
Baldemar Martinez Jr, age 53 of Nevada
On December 13, 2018, the following charges were filed against Tiffany Johnson through the Vernon County Associate Court:
Resisting Arrest for a Felony – Felony E
Johnson is being held in the Vernon County Jail in lieu of a $5,000 cash only bond for the resisting arrest charge. Johnson is also being held on a felony probation violation warrant with no bond.
On December 13, 2018 the following charges were filed against Baldemar Martinez Jr through the Vernon County Associate Court:
Interfering with an Arrest for a Felony – Felony E
Martinez is being held in the Vernon County Jail in lieu of a $5,000 cash only bond.
Citizens are encouraged to contact the police if they have any information that would be helpful to combat crime.
For questions regarding crime prevention techniques or to start a Neighborhood Watch Program, contact the Nevada Police Department at (417) 448-5100.
To report criminal activities call 911 or us the Tip Hotline (417) 667-8477
