Three suspects arrested after early morning Incline Village robbery and assault

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Three men have been arrested in connection with two crimes that took place in Incline Village early Sunday.

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) said the first incident occurred shortly before 3:00 a.m. on March 21, 2021. Deputies responded to the 100 block of Country Club Drive in Incline Village. Two men were at that location, reporting they were victims in an armed robbery. They described having befriended a group of young men while gambling. All of the men decided to leave their location and walk to a nearby saloon. During that walk, the two victims said they were held at gunpoint, and one of the men in the group demanded their wallets. One victim had his wallet taken. The second victim refused to comply and was struck in the head by the man with the weapon. Video surveillance from nearby buildings were able to corroborate the events which unfolded.

Then just over two hours later, at approximately 5:15 a.m., WCSO patrol deputies were called to a residential burglary in the 300 block of Ski Way in Incline Village. Three men reportedly broke into the residence while the occupant was inside sleeping, and took hydrocodone pills and property valued in excess of $1,000. Cameron Valois, a 20-year-old man from Tahoe City, Calif., was identified as one of three suspects who broke into the home due to distinctive identifying characteristics. WCSO has not disclosed what those characteristics might be.

Shortly before 11:30 a.m., deputies performed a traffic stop and pulled over Valois, 21-year-old Tyler Bellig of Reno, and 21-year-old Christopher Rehberger of Reno. One of the aforementioned victims identified the men as perpetrators in the crime in which they were a victim. Based on the information obtained, all three men were placed under arrest. Deputies found items in the vehicle connected with both crimes.

Later in the afternoon Washoe County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies and detectives performed a search with a warrant on a family residence of one of the suspects. They located items connected with both crimes above.

Valois, Bellig, and Rehberger are charged with seven felony counts: Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Robbery with a Deadly Weapon, two counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Attempted Robbery with a Deadly Weapon, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Deadly Weapon, and Residential Burglary. They are each additionally charged with one misdemeanor count of Possession of Stolen Property. All three are currently in the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility.

One suspect in the armed robbery remains at large according to deputies.