{"id":211747,"date":"2022-05-03T09:44:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T16:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=211747"},"modified":"2022-05-03T14:41:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T21:41:52","slug":"nevadas-wendover-nugget-casino-parking-garage-damaged-in-intentional-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nevadas-wendover-nugget-casino-parking-garage-damaged-in-intentional-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada\u2019s Wendover Nugget Casino Parking Garage Damaged in Intentional Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A woman allegedly set a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/montana-casino-deadly-fire-closes-venue-arson-ruled-out-as-cause\/\">fire<\/a> at Nevada\u2019s Wendover Nugget Hotel &amp; Casino parking garage last week. She was arrested on several charges and placed in a local jail.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_211754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-211754\" data-style=\"width: 2534px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-211754 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WendoverNugget-scaled-e1651614016765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2534\" height=\"1612\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-211754\"class=\"text-description\">Wendover Nugget Casino, pictured above. The casino&#8217;s parking garage was damaged in a fire. (Image: Wikiwand)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ruby Jo Mitchellelee Cordova, 36, of Alamosa, CO., was charged with second-degree arson, third-degree arson, and possession of drug paraphernalia after the West Wendover, Nev. casino incident.<\/p>\n<p><strong>She allegedly placed an item, possibly a rag, into a car exhaust, the <em>Elko Daily Free Press<\/em>, a local newspaper, reported. The rag had been on the pavement of the parking garage and she scooped it up.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cordova told cops she started the fire after lighting matches.<\/p>\n<h2>Car Bumper, Ceiling, Sprinklers Damaged<\/h2>\n<p>Both the car and the parking garage were damaged in the fire, the <em>Free Press<\/em> said. The car\u2019s rear bumper was burned. The ceiling of the parking garage and three fire sprinklers were also damaged. No one was injured, <em>KTVN<\/em>, a local TV station, added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As of late last week, Cordova remained in the Elko County Jail. Prior to the fire, Cordova had several interactions with police in Nevada, the <em>Free Press<\/em> report adds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fire was being investigated by the Nevada Fire Marshal\u2019s office. Police did not provide an estimate to repair the garage or car.<\/p>\n<p>Following her apprehension, police also conducted a search. Cordova allegedly had a glass pipe in her possession. It was burned. She also possessed a baggie that contained a white residue, police said.<\/p>\n<h2>Prior Incident at Casino<\/h2>\n<p>Last November, a 31-year-old woman allegedly urinated on the wall of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/woman-allegedly-urinates-on-starbucks-wall-at-nevada-casino-assaults-police-officers\/\">Starbucks<\/a> at the Wendover Nugget Hotel &amp; Casino.\u00a0 She also shoved an employee inside the gaming property, and later assaulted two police officers in separate incidents, authorities reveal.<\/p>\n<p>Rashelle Brown of Salt Lake City was reported to police as an \u201cunwanted guest\u201d by casino staff after causing a disturbance at the casino. She pulled down her pants before allegedly urinating, according to the <em>Free Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>Brown struggled with police as officers attempted to take her to the patrol car, according to police reports. A male and a female officer forced her to the ground. She then scratched the male officer\u2019s hand with her fingernails. Eventually, three officers were able to place Brown in a patrol car.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Eventually, Brown was driven to police headquarters. However, while at the local police station, Brown allegedly kicked a fourth officer.<\/p>\n<p>By the time she was placed in a holding cell, she was charged with battery, urinating in public, three counts of resisting a public officer, and two counts of battery by a prisoner, the<em> Free Press<\/em> reported. The court case is pending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman allegedly set a fire at Nevada\u2019s Wendover Nugget Hotel &amp; Casino parking garage last week. She was arrested on several charges and placed in a local jail. Ruby Jo Mitchellelee Cordova, 36, of Alamosa, CO., was charged with second-degree arson, third-degree arson, and possession of drug paraphernalia after the West Wendover, Nev. casino [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":211754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nevada\u2019s Wendover Nugget Casino Parking Garage Damaged in Set Fire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A woman allegedly set a fire at Nevada\u2019s Wendover Nugget Casino parking garage last week. 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