ELKO – An Elko man was arrested on multiple charges early Monday morning after police responded to a “theft in progress” at a motorsports dealership.
Elko Police Department officers were dispatched at about 1:40 a.m. and found evidence that they interrupted the theft of an off-road vehicle.
“The suspect attempted to run the stolen off-road vehicle through a fence that surrounds the dealership property, resulting in damage to the vehicle and the fence,” stated EPD.
Officers located 38-year-old Enrique A. Franco hiding in an undeveloped area adjacent to the dealership.
Police said Franco attempted to flee on foot but was taken into custody after a brief chase.
Two EPD officers sustained minor injuries during the incident. One had a laceration to his hand that required stitches, and was treated and released from Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital.
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Franco was booked into Elko County Jail on charges of burglary of a motor vehicle, grand larceny of a motor vehicle, destroying or injuring real or personal property, and resisting a public officer. His bail was listed at $66,140.
According to jail records, Franco was also arrested in July 2020 and in October 2020 on Bureau of Indian Affairs/tribal charges, in June 2015 for domestic violence, and in June 2013 for reckless driving and eluding a police officer.
Billie Eilish has reportedly requested a restraining order against a man for allegedly breaking into her family home.
