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Troy Driver Charged With Naomi Irion Murder

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According to sources Troy Driver has now been charged with an open count of murder in the case of Naomi Irion. Naomi Irion was last seen a few weeks ago when a man, alleged to be Troy Driver, forced his way into her car and drove off. Troy Driver would eventually be arrested and charged with the kidnapping of Naomi and a few days afterwards her body would be found in a shallow grave. Now Troy Driver has been charged with her murder.

This is not the first time Driver has been charged with murder for he spent a long time in California prison for being an accomplice to a murder when he was seventeen years old. As mentioned this is still breaking however I would not be surprised if the Nevada District Attorney does not seek the death penalty unless a plea deal is already in process.

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Troy Driver, 41, is now charged and booked on open murder with a deadly weapon in the death of 18-year-old Naomi Irion.

Driver was initially arrested on March 25 on a kidnapping charge but he’s now facing charges of open murder, burglary and destruction of evidence, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday.

Irion’s body was found in a gravesite in a remote area of Churchill County on Tuesday, March 29 after investigators were led to the area based on a tip. DNA evidence collected from the scene was determined to be that of Irion’s on Wednesday. Her death was ruled a homicide on Thursday. Authorities said her cause of death is known but they’re not releasing it because it could compromise the investigation.

A criminal complaint obtained by News 4 & Fox 11 alleged the “defendant did abduct Naomi Irion and did hold or detain her for the purpose of committing sexual assault and/or for the purpose of killing her.”

Irion was abducted from the Walmart parking lot in Fernley during the early morning hours of March 12. A man is seen on surveillance video coaxing her to the passenger side of her vehicle and driving off with her inside. Her car was found a short distance from the Walmart parking lot days after she was reported missing.

Driver was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a 1997 murder and several other violent crimes in California, according to court records and newspaper stories. Driver pleaded guilty to three charges of second-degree robbery, four firearms charges, one charge of second-degree burglary and one charge of accessory to murder after the fact.

The accessory to murder charge stemmed from a 1997 case where Driver, then 17, helped dispose of the body of a methamphetamine dealer shot and killed by his girlfriend.

Driver is in custody at the Lyon County Jail in Yerington. He’s expected to appear before a judge next on April 5 for a pre-trial hearing.

https://mynews4.com/news/local/troy-driver-charged-with-open-murder-in-naomi-irions-disappearance

Naomi Irion Remains Found

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Naomi Irion remains have been found in Nevada. According to police reports Naomi Irion was last seen over two weeks ago when a man pushed his way into the driver’s seat of her car and took off. Violent felon Troy Driver was arrested last week and charged with the kidnapping of Naomi Irion. The FBI had issued a large reward for information leading to Naomi Irion. Local sources say they found Naomi Irion buried in a shallow grave. This story is still breaking

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The body of Naomi Irion, a Nevada woman missing for more than two weeks, has been discovered, authorities in Nevada said Wednesday.

Investigators were called to a remote part of Churchill County Tuesday after receiving a tip connected to the disappearance of Irion, according to a news release from the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office and the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office.

“Their investigative actions led them to a possible gravesite, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Investigative Services team was contacted and responded to assist in processing the scene,” the offices said in the release.

A body was recovered and was taken to the Washoe County Medical Examiners Office for an autopsy. On Wednesday, it was confirmed the body was the remains of the missing 18-year-old, the release said.

“We would like to extend our sympathy and condolences to the Irion family and thank all the volunteers for their hard work in trying to find Naomi and bring closure to the family,” the release said. “The Churchill County Sheriff’s Office and the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office will continue to work closely on these cases.”

Troy Driver, a 41-year-old Nevada man, was arrested Friday on a kidnapping charge related to Irion’s disappearance

At a hearing Wednesday, Judge Lori Matheus set conditions to Driver’s bail, which was previously set at $750,000.

If the suspect posts bail, he will not be released from custody until a GPS monitoring device is installed, according to Matheus. Other conditions to his release include enhanced supervision and no contact with the victim’s family.

Irion’s family was present in court but did not make any statements during the hearing.

As of 4:20 p.m. ET, Driver was still in custody at the Lyon County Detention Facility.

A pre-trial hearing for Driver has been set for April 5 and a preliminary hearing is scheduled to take place April 12.

CNN has not been able to reach legal counsel for Driver.

Irion was last seen at about 5 a.m. March 12 in a Walmart parking lot in Fernley, Nevada, when she was abducted, according to the FBI.

Surveillance video showed a man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark pants or jeans and dark tennis shoes, approaching Irion’s car at 5:24 a.m.

About a minute later, her vehicle was seen leaving the parking lot with the man driving, Detective Erik Kusmerz with the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said.

Irion’s vehicle was found near the Walmart three days later.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/us/naomi-irion-body-found-nevada/index.html

Troy Driver Charged In Naomi Irion Missing Case

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Troy Driver has been charged in the missing person case of Naomi Irion. According to police reports Troy Driver has been arrested in the case of Naomi Irion who was reported missing two weeks ago in Nevada. Surveillence cameras from the area show Naomi Irion get into her vehicle when allegedly Troy Driver forced his way into the driver side of Irion vehicle. Three days later Naomi Irion vehicle was found abandoned. Troy Driver has been arrested in connection to the missing person case. Troy Driver is a convicted violent felon

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A 41-year-old Fallon man was taken into custody Friday evening for the kidnapping of 18-year-old Naomi Irion.

Troy Driver was taken into custody at a home off Alcorn Road by the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office just before 5 p.m. on March 25, 13 days after Irion disappeared from the Walmart parking lot in Fernley

Police also impounded a pickup truck they believed to be involved in the case. The truck is being searched for evidence.

As of Friday night, authorities continue to search for Irion. A second community search is still on for Saturday morning in Fernley, according to Irion’s family members.

Driver is being held on kidnapping charges. Police have not released any information about whether Driver knew Irion prior to the incident but her family members believe her kidnapping was planned.

https://mynews4.com/news/local/police-take-in-naomi-irion-kidnapping-suspect

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suspect in the kidnapping of a Fernley woman has been taken into custody by the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office and assisting agencies.

Troy Driver, 41, of Fallon was arrested Friday afternoon.

“We have also impounded a pickup truck that was possibly involved,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.

Authorities have been searching for Naomi Irion, 18, since she went missing on March 12. The sheriff’s office said Friday that they are still searching for her and will provide additional information as soon as possible.

Irion’s car was found but there was no social media or cellphone activity from her after a man entered her car in a Walmart parking lot where she planned to catch a bus to her job at a Reno-area Panasonic facility.

Surveillance video showed the man forcing his way into her car and driving away with her in the passenger seat.

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The small town of Willits, Calif. was rocked in April of 1997 when several teenagers were implicated in the murder of a 19-year-old methamphetamine dealer.

According to the Ukiah Daily Journal, Paul Steven Rodriguez was killed after his 17-year-old girlfriend waited for him on a darkened road and shot him in the head with a shotgun.

According to reports, Alissa Marie Moore and two teenage boys staged a a vehicle breakdown on the road and waited for Rodriguez to appear. When he was looking under the hood of the vehicle, Moore came up behind him and shot him.

Carl Herbert Dulinksy, 19, and Troy Driver, 17, both of Willits, helped to dispose of the body in a nearby woods along with Rodriguez’s burned out vehicle. His remains were located two weeks later, and the three defendants were shortly taken into custody.

The murder of Rodriguez was one of several killings by youths that occurred in the area during the 90s, according to a Los Angeles Times article. Between 1993 and the murder of Rodriguez, six young people had been involved in slayings. Then, while the three teenagers were in custody awaiting trial, another two teenagers were arrested for killing a homeless man after throwing him off of a bridge.

In Aug. 1997, Driver pleaded guilty to being an accessory to murder after the fact, as well as three charges of second-degree robbery of a Ukiah Circle K convenience store and Chevron Service stations in Willits and Rohnert Park, Calif. He also pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary in connection with a break-in of a hardware store.

Driver was sentenced to 15 years in state prison for all of the crimes, and would have to serve 85 percent of his sentence, approximately 12 years.

Now, almost 25 years later, Troy Driver has been arrested again as a suspect in the abduction case of 18-year-old Naomi Irion in Fernley, Nevada.

Vine Link reported Driver’s full name as Troy Edward Driver, stating he was booked on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 8:28 p.m.

In a press release sent Friday, Lyon County Sheriff’s Office deputies stated that Troy Driver had been taken into custody and held on charges of kidnapping. The suspect truck had been impounded and taken into evidence, and law enforcement is still seeking Irion and information about her whereabouts.

Vinelink listed Troy Edward Driver as being 41, and a search of property records showed that he had addresses listed in Ukiah, Calif., Elko, NV and Fallon, NV. His first residence in Ukiah, Calif. was recorded in 2013, 15 years after he was sentenced to prison

https://www.carsonnow.org/story/03/26/2022/suspect-fernley-abduction-case-has-violent-criminal-history-california