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9/10/17 9 AM - Top of the Hour Newscast

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A Reno man has been sentenced to forty years in prison after being found guilty in a machete attack on his roommate last December. Forty-six year old Celestin Glenn Tappin was found guilty on April 27th of attempted murder, battery causing substantial bodily harm and mayhem, all with the use of a deadly weapon. Last December 22nd, Tappin went to his parents' home and, while drunk, talked about a murder at his home. Police rushed to the locaton and found Tappin's roommate bleeding heavily from multiple wounds. Investigators determined that Tappin and the roommate got into an argument and Tappin attacked the roommate with a machete. He will serve at least 16 years before he can be paroled.

The Nevada Department of Transportation opened the USA Parkway extension today.

Access from both ends of the USA Parkway will allow drivers to travel the 18-plus-mile roadway extension between I-80 west of Fernley and U.S. 50 near Silver Springs. Motorists are reminded to drive attentively, and anticipate minor lane and traffic pattern changes across the area as the new roadway opens.

Trial for the man accused of terrorizing Carson City Judge John Tatro is set for the 19th. John Aston is accused of attempting to firebomb Tatro's home, firing a bullet through his front door, and sending Christmas cards with death threats. Evidence presented at the three-day preliminary hearing included DNA on milk jugs with flammable material left outside Tatro's garage.

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputies arrested two men and one woman early Friday morning for multiple vehicle burglaries in Spanish Springs.

At approximately 1:30 a.m. , a Washoe County Sheriff’s Deputy made a traffic stop on a red Ford Ranger in the area of Ember Drive and Eagle Canyon Road in Spanish Springs. During the traffic stop, deputies located property that appeared to have been stolen. A second deputy located a vehicle in the area that appeared to have been burglarized. The deputy made contact with the vehicle’s owner and it was determined that some of the property discovered during the vehicle stop on the Ford Ranger belonged to the vehicle burglary victim. It's believed these suspects may have burglarized five other cars.

Arrested on multiple charges were: 19 year old Roy Jose Ramirez, 18 year old James Robert Dressler, and 19 year old Andrea Dian Isaac.

Trial for the man accused of terrorizing Carson City Judge John Tatro is set for the 19th.