6-month sentence in Truckee carjacking case

A Las Vegas man was sentenced last week to 180 days in Nevada County jail for an attempted carjacking in Truckee in October.

Nathan Daniel Jones

Nathan Daniel Jones, 29, in January pleaded no contest to an assault charge.

In addition to the time behind bars, Jones will be on three years supervised probation.

Jones was originally arrested on two counts of attempted carjacking, felony battery, battery on a peace officer, resisting arrest, possession of an illegal weapon and possession of a pound of suspected marijuana.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report