Austin Lee Russell, 33, was
taken into custody when officers serving a search warrant in a sexual
assault investigation found methamphetamine, marijuana and at least one
gun at his southwest Las Vegas home, police said in a statement.
Russell wasn't booked on a
sex-crime allegation. Officer Larry Hadfield, a department spokesman,
said that part of the investigation stemmed from a recent complaint by a
woman, and it is continuing.
Russell was being held
pending an initial court appearance on 19 drug-possession charges and
one weapon charge, according to Clark County Detention Center records.
His bail was set at $62,000.
It wasn't immediately clear if Russell had a lawyer.
A man who answered the phone
at the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on Las Vegas Boulevard said he had
no information about the arrest. A follow-up voicemail message was not
returned.
