Former Reno High Students Complete Community Service as Part of Their Sentencing for Vandalism

The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office released the photos above this week as it clarified the sentencing seven former Reno High students received for a senior sunset prank turned hate-filled vandalism in May.

These include community service, fines, probation, suspended sentencing and for a few very short incarceration. All of the defendants are scheduled to have a review hearing in mid-April.

At sentencing, the press release indicates Chief Deputy District Attorneys Amos Stege and Michael Bolenbaker argued on every defendant for 364 days in jail suspended, provided they were placed on probation not diversion, before specifying in detail the sentences which were eventually handed down.

Diversion in court sentencing is an alternative path letting defendants who are often first-time or non-violent offenders avoid a criminal conviction by completing specific conditions such as counseling, classes, and community service, leading to charge dismissal instead of incarceration.

“Reagan Jaksick was sentenced to diversion and will split restitution for damages to the school alongside the other defendants. She will be supervised by the Division of Parole and Probation for a year, pay a $500 fine. She cannot be on school district property, is subject to random drug and alcohol testing twice a month, must attend counselling once a week for six months, and must be in school or at work while on probation. She was also given 100 hours of community service, which has already been completed.

Isabella Russell and Aral Unlu received the same sentence as Jaksick, except for the mandated counseling. Devyn Maaka received the same sentence but was given 200 hours of community service.

Brady Smith was sentenced to 360 days in jail, but that jail time was suspended in favor of a year of probation. However, he will be spending the next five nights at the Washoe County jail, according to the judge. He was also given credit for two days’ time served towards his 360 days. In addition, Smith was ordered to pay his share of the restitution for damage to the school and a $500 fine. The rest of his sentencing is the same as Russell’s, Unlu, and Maaka.

Wylder May was sentenced to 360 days in jail, which was suspended in favor of a year of probation. He was given 12 days in jail with credit for time served, and must do an in-patient rehab program, as well as 300 hours of community service. The rest of his sentence is the same as the other defendants.

Owen Ray Shuff was sentenced to 360 days in jail, which was suspended. He received one day of credit for time served and was given a year of probation. Like Smith, he will spend the next five nights at the county jail. Shuff must also pay court administrative fees, restitution for damage to the school, and a $500 fine. As he is currently enrolled at college in Arizona, he will need to work with P&P to leave Nevada, undergo drug and alcohol testing twice a month, and perform 300 hours of community service.”

The press release indicated that placements for community service “were deliberately selected to address areas of genuine need within our community, with the expectation that those responsible would give back in a tangible and constructive way.

Community service is to be completed with Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB), Washoe County Senior Services, or the Regional Public Safety Training Center.  In total, this case will result in 1,665 hours of community service returned directly to the community that was harmed. To give that some context, those hours equate to a person working 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 42 weeks straight.

As of last week, 478 hours of community service have already been completed.

• With KTMB, defendants have already spent time cleaning illegal dumpsites located in our open spaces, spreading mulch for weed abatement, planting trees, wrapping trees to protect them from beaver damage, and stenciling storm drains to promote river health.

• They also participated in their Christmas Tree Recycling Program. In total these individuals have served 252.5 hours, which has resulted in 300 storm drains stenciled, 7,125 pounds of waste removed, 1,165 plants installed at our local parks, 25 trees protected along our Truckee River, and thousands of Christmas trees recycled.

• At the Senior Center, the defendants participated in the Senior Nutrition Program which involved kitchen prep and general kitchen duties, serving lunch to seniors and helping them to their tables, cleaning up the lunchroom, and wiping down tables and chairs.

• At the Regional Public Safety Training Center landscape clean up, litter pick up, and bathroom cleaning was completed.”

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