Las Vegas police arrest firefighter accused of recruiting for prostitution on the Strip – Reno Gazette Journal

LAS VEGAS A Clark County firefightersuspected of recruitingfor prostitution on the Las Vegas Strip was arrestedearlier this month, according to police and court records.

Treyveon Evans, 28, was taken into custody onFeb. 4 by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, court records show. He posted bond the following day.

Evans faces a felony count of pandering, although he had not been formally charged in the case as of Monday, according to the records.

Following his arrest, Evans wasplaced on unpaid leave from the Clark County Fire Department Nevada's largest firefighting agency pending the outcome of the case, a county spokeswoman said.

Evans joined the department last June.

Las Vegas police had not released the firefighter's arrest report as of Monday afternoon.

Evans is due in court early next month in Las Vegas, according to court records.

Rio Lacanlaleis the Las Vegas correspondent for the Reno Gazette Journal andthe USA Today Network. Contact her at rlacanlale@gannett.com or on Twitter @riolacanlale.Support local journalism by subscribing to the RGJ today.

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