Published in the High Desert Advocate Newspaper September 11th, 2020 Edition.


Sabrina Yeager , from Wells Nevada, was charged with 3 counts: Count 1 – Domestic Battery 1st Offense; Count 2 – Discharge a Firearm into Occupied Vehicle; Count 3 – Attempted Murder with a Deadly Weapon Ct 4 – Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Bail is set at $143,140.00.(photo credit Elko County Sheriff’s Office)

Last Thursday, September 3, 2020, a shooting occurred in Wells, Nevada, and the suspect Sabrina Yeager fled the scene. After follow-up investigation, Sabrina Yeager was arrested on September 5, 2020, for the following charges:

Count 1 – Domestic Battery 1st Offense

Count 2 – Discharge a Firearm into Occupied Vehicle 

Count 3 – Attempted Murder with a Deadly Weapon Ct 4 – Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Yeager’s bail is set at $143,140.00. During the investigation conducted by Elko County Sheriff’s Office, Yeager was alleged to have fired a 9mm handgun at a vehicle which was occupied by an ex- boyfriend. No injuries to the ex-boyfriend were sustained during the shooting.