LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada county sheriff is apologizing for leaving her handgun unattended in a casino restroom last week and seeking forgiveness from voters just three weeks ahead of her re-election bid.
Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly said in a telephone interview Tuesday that the May 15 lunchtime incident at the Saddle West hotel-casino is embarrassing.
In a sheriff's office Facebook message , Wehrly said she set the weapon aside in a women's room stall and left it while answering a cellphone call.
She says she was returning to the restroom when the gun was found by a casino employee.
Wehrly says the .45-caliber pistol was out of her possession for about 10 minutes before it was returned to her by a casino executive.
