Tahoe Business Owner Battered by Homeless Man
Miranda Jacobson, TDT
(INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev.) Aug 25, 2022 — Local business owner Virginia Jordan was attacked by an apparent homeless man on Monday, Aug. 15, after attempting to remove items from the front of her establishment and clean up trash around the area.
“I don’t wish anyone would have to go through this,” said Jordan a week after the assault.
The man who attacked Jordan was identified as Luke Russel, who was arrested after attempting to escape the scene of the crime on Tahoe Boulevard by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. He was charged with two misdemeanors, including battery and destruction of property to another totaling $25-$250.
Russel was remanded to the custody of the WCSO with bail set at $1,000 cash only. He was still being held and was arraigned on Tuesday, Aug. 23.
Jordan recalled […]