James Russell Ferrigno

A Truckee man could be sent to prison for six years after pleading no contest to charges of drugging and raping a woman.

James Russell Ferrigno, 32, entered the plea earlier this month. He was arrested in October. 2017.

Investigators said the victim was renting a room from Ferrigno. She told police she suspected Ferrigno of putting a substance in her drink at night, which led her to set up a camera in the kitchen.

Sentencing is scheduled for May 8. Upon release from prison Ferrigno would have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report