Nevada judge orders Naomi Irion murder suspect Troy Driver held without bail

A Nevada choose on Friday ordered the person accused of kidnapping and killing 18-year-old Naomi Irion, who was final seen at a Walmart parking zone, held with out bail forward of a future court docket date. 

Troy Driver, 41, appeared on the court docket listening to by video from the Lyon County jail in Fernley, the place he has been held since his March 25 arrest. 

Irion’s physique was discovered March 30 in a distant a part of the state. Prosecutors stated Driver, a mining providers employee residing in Fallon, kidnapped Irion in her automobile from a Walmart parking zone in Fernley on March 12, fatally taking pictures her and burying her physique.

They allege he disposed of his truck’s tires to attempt to cowl up the crime.

NAOMI IRION CAUSE OF DEATH BEING INVESTIGATED AS A HOMICIDE

Surveillance video launched by police confirmed a person, recognized by prosecutors as Driver, strolling from a close-by homeless camp, coming into Irion’s 1992 Mercury Sable, and driving away along with her within the passenger seat. 

The Churchill County Sheriff’s Workplace stated that Irion died of gunshot wounds to the top and chest.

Driver’s public defender, Richard Davies, stated his consumer maintains his innocence however didn’t object to remaining in jail as Davies critiques proof collected and conducts his personal investigation. He hinted he might try to search a change-of-venue for the case based mostly on the extraordinary curiosity it has drawn within the small city of about 20,000 residents, a 30-minute drive east of Reno.

Naomi Irion 
(Irion household)

“Actually it is a horrible tragedy which has precipitated a ripple impact all through the group, so which will have an effect on the potential jury pool down the street,” Davies instructed reporters outdoors court docket.

Irion lived in Fernley along with her brother, Casey Valley. He led the seek for his sister after she left residence earlier than daybreak on March 12 to catch a bus from the Walmart parking zone to work at a Panasonic plant.

In an interview with reporters outdoors the courthouse, Valley stated he was relieved to know Driver wouldn’t be launched. 

Naomi Irion 
(Lyon County Sheriff)

“The suspect is harmless till confirmed responsible,” he stated. “It’s a reduction to know that somebody below one of these suspicion is not going to hurt another person proper now.”

Driver’s subsequent court docket date is Might 10. 

The Related Press contributed to this report.