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DNA Warrant Issued In Carson City Justice Threat Case

Carson City deputies are hoping DNA will be the key to apprehending a suspect who has been threatening a local judge.

The Nevada Appeal reports that the Carson City Sheriff's Office has issued a DNA arrest warrant, extending the statute of limitations on the case.

The warrant provides a DNA marker from an envelope sent to Justice of the Peace John Tatro but no name of a possible suspect.

Sheriff Ken Furlong said Friday that investigators have exhausted all other options in trying to identify a perpetrator.

Authorities say someone fired two shots through Tatro's front door in December 2012. No one was hurt.

In December 2014, Tatro received a Christmas card with a death threat.

In May, someone left a burning object in front of his home.