A late-night search for a wanted man in Sun Valley turned into a pursuit that ended with a crash and arrest.
Deputies with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office say they received information around 11 p.m. on March 26 that a man with an active warrant was at a home in the area of Yukon Drive.
The man, identified as Joseph Wheatley, was wanted on a felony warrant out of Sparks Justice Court on charges including evading, assault with a deadly weapon with elderly enhancement, driver disobeying a peace officer and endangering others, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving without a valid driver’s license, duty to stop at the scene of an accident with car or property damage, and open alcohol container in a car…