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Reno man convicted of assaulting a federal officer

J.Johnson26 min ago
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - A Reno man has been convicted of assaulting a federal officer.

The jury found that 38-year-old Matthew John Nason assaulted the officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon during the execution of a search warrant on Feb. 16, 2022.

They found he fired a handgun in the direction of a Deputy United States Marshal while the deputy was attempting to serve an arrest warrant for Nason and his girlfriend at his residence. Nason has been found guilty on one count of assault of a federal officer with a dangerous weapon.

Nason will be sentenced on Feb. 4, 2025. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

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