Couple Arrested in Pahrump for Home Invasion to be Extradited to California
Earlier this month U.S. marshals arrested a middle-aged married couple in Pahrump for attempted murder and violating the Nevada crime of home invasion. They allegedly broke into a Santa Barbara home, punched one of the occupants and shot another. They are now awaiting extradition to California.
The Nevada crime of home invasion (NRS 205.067) outlaws the forcible entrance into an inhabited dwelling without the permission of the owner or occupant. You can still commit home invasion whether or not anyone is in the home at the time. Burglary differs from home invasion in three ways: The structure doesn’t have to be a home, the entry doesn’t have to be forcible, and you need to have the intent to commit a felony inside in order to be convicted of burglary.
The punishment for breaking the Nevada crime of home invasion, which is a category B felony, is a one to ten year prison sentence with a possible $10,000 fine. If someone is found guilty of home invasion and they already have previous home invasion or burglary convictions, he/she can’t be released on probation or granted a suspended sentence. And if the defendant possesses a firearm during the alleged home invasion, the prison sentence is upped to two to fifteen years.
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