Karma Box Contractor Fired After Police Activity This Morning Amid Growing Concerns Over Non Profit's Responsibilities

The suspect in a Thursday morning battery with a deadly weapon incident is reported to have been a contractor for the Karma Box Project, which has continued to be given the contract to run the safe camp at the Cares Campus, despite the ongoing incarceration of the site's former coordinator on a third domestic violence charge, repeated concerns from County Commissioner Mike Clark about this contract and persistent allegations of misconduct against the non profit’s founder Grant Denton that he denies.

The County has not identified the contractor arrested this morning but reports indicated he was immediately fired.

During police activity this morning, the Cares Campus itself was reported to be on lockdown as well.

At one point, Karma Box Project temporarily lost its IRS non-profit (501(c)(3)) status due to failure to file mandatory annual forms, but kept its county contract during that period as well.

"We were made aware of an incident on Sixth Street and Montello at 8:46 a.m., and due to the proximity to the Nevada Cares Campus, staff immediately activated the Emergency Plan and locked down the campus for the safety of our clients and employees," Washoe County indicated in a statement released to media today. "Clients and employees were informed of the situation, and access to the campus was closed. The suspect was an off-duty contractor with the Karma Box Project and was immediately terminated by Karma Box. The lockdown on the campus was lifted at 9:56 a.m., and the matter is now in the hands of the Reno Police Department."

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