Suspect arrested on multiple charges after Douglas County Sheriff's deputy shot

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - Two people have been arrested after a deputy from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) was shot late Sunday night.

At approximately 11:15 p.m. on December 20, deputies observed a known fugitive in a car near the intersection of Douglas Avenue and Gillman Avenue in Gardnerville. The fugitive, 22-year-old Nicolas Berreman, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Kaela Mae Horse-Berreman. DCSO deputies stopped the vehicle and as they attempted to arrest Berreman he allegedly shot Sgt. John Lenz three times. Two shots to the chest were stopped by his body armor and a third struck his left cheek.

Berreman was shot in his right hand during the incident.

Sgt. Lenz was transported by deputies to Carson Valley Medical Center in Gardnerville and then flown via Care Flight to Renown Medical Center in Reno where he was treated for his wounds.

Berreman was transported by East Fork Fire Protection District to Carson Valley Medical Center and treated for his wounds. Berremen was booked into the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Jail for Battery with Deadly Weapon on Protected Person, Battery with a Deadly Weapon resulting in Substantial Bodily Harm, Possession of Firearm by Prohibited Person, Possession of a Firearm by Intoxicated Person, Discharge of a Firearm in Public and Fugitive from Justice.

Horse-Berreman was booked into the Carson City Sheriff’s Office for Harboring/Aiding a Felony Offender.

Carson City Sheriff’s Office and Nevada Division of Investigation are conducting the Officer Involved Shooting investigation per an agreement between Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Carson City Sheriff’s Office and the Nevada Division of Investigation.

According to DCSO, Berreman has a lengthy criminal history including Resisting Police Officer, Battery, Obstructing Resisting Police Officer, Receiving Stolen Property and Assault on a Police Officer. Berreman was convicted of assault with a firearm on a Police Officer in Alpine County and sentenced to four years in prison in June of 2019, but release prior to serving his full sentence. DCSO said they arrest warrant they had when Berreman was pulled over said he has violent tendencies on the arrest warrant.

“I have been to see Deputy Lenz and his family and we are all extremely grateful for the outpour of support from the community. I am confident that Deputy Lenz will recover and want to thank the medical staff at Carson Valley Medical Center and Renown for their excellent treatment of John,” said DCSO Sheriff Dan Coverley.