Man Accused of Threatening Judge Gets a Court Date

A Carson City judge has set a trial date of May 30, 2018 for the suspect in several threats against Judge John Tatro. Tuesday John Aston pleaded not guilty and waived his right to a trial within 60 days. Evidence presented at the preliminary hearing, which led to the plea, showed DNA evidence on milk jugs with flammable material left outside Tatro’s garage has a one in 1.65 quadrillion chance of belonging to anyone but Aston. Specific charges are firing into an occupied dwelling, 4th-degree arson and aggravated stalking, all felonies.