Kidnapping and Neglect Charges for Reno Man

A Reno man is facing multiple felony charges, after an elderly woman reported he was keeping her in her home. Washoe County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on U.S. 395 in south Washoe Valley. The elderly woman sent emails to a friend to report  a man not known to her in her house, which prompted deputies to check on her. When they arrived an uncooperative man answered the door and would not let deputies on the property. Eventually, they were able to enter the home. Deputies say the victim was in poor health and the house was in disarray. She was taken to the hospital for treatment.  The suspect, 57-year-old Luis Cortez of Reno, was booked for kidnapping, neglect of an elder, and exploitation and isolation of a vulnerable person.