Nine people from the ages of 13 to 37 were arrested during the June 19-28 Reno Rodeo at the Reno-Sparks Livestocks Events Center, while one local Ingrit Reyes filed a report to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office about alleged mistreatment from staff and law enforcement.
Over 50 people were reported trespassed from the grounds during the event, including according to her own account Reyes.
Neither the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office nor the Reno Rodeo responded to Our Town Reno messages concerning the Reyes allegations.
“I am writing to formally file a complaint regarding a deeply distressing incident that occurred on June 27th, 2025 involving a staff member at the Reno Rodeo, myself and law enforcement which has left both me and my family traumatized,” the report submitted on June 30th indicates.
“On the aforementioned date, while I was with my children at the fairgrounds of the Reno Rodeo, I was unexpectedly and unjustly assaulted by a member of your staff,” it alleges.
“The incident occurred in full view of my children, which added significantly to the distress and confusion of the situation. This unprovoked physical assault was not only unwarranted but also entirely unacceptable as all I was trying to do was take my 4-year-old daughter to the restroom. Subsequently, I was placed in handcuffs without being given any explanation or reason for such drastic measures. I was wrongfully accused of assault when I was the one assaulted. This action was both humiliating and alarming, particularly in the presence of my children, who were understandably frightened by the unfolding events.”
In the report, Reyes asks for a thorough investigation into this matter, an apology from the staff member and Reno Rodeo, as well as a “review and revision of [its] policies and staff training on handling similar situations in the future … appropriate disciplinary actions against the staff member responsible for the assault… [and] assurance that measures will be implemented to prevent such incidents from reoccurring.”
In a follow up to Our Town Reno, Reyes indicated the father of the kids was able to take care of them when she was allegedly handcuffed, detained for about an hour and then trespassed.
“I was detained … for an hour or close to it,” Reyes wrote to us. “Only until they let me know I was being 86’d, did they allow me to call my family and let them know I was being kicked out from the fairgrounds. My children’s night completely cut short because of an employee who went on a power trip and assaulted me.”