Naomi Irion, an 18-year-old woman who police say was abducted from a Walmart car park in Nevada earlier this month, was found dead this week in Churchill County. Investigators from Churchill County Sheriff’s Office received information about Irion’s disappearance on Tuesday that led them to a possible grave site. “The body of an adult Caucasian woman was retrieved from this grave, the body was taken to the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy and verification,” the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday night. “On March 30, 2022, the remains were confirmed as those of Naomi Orion, the family has been notified.” Troy Driver, 41, was arrested last week and charged with first-degree kidnapping in connection with Irion’s disappearance. Lyon County Judge Lori Matthews set his bail at $ 750,000 during a hearing Wednesday. Irion grew up in many countries with her family as her father worked for the US State Department. IN COURT APPEARS IN COURT FOR A HEARING TO DISMISS THE TROPHY DRIVER She moved from South Africa to Nevada last August and lived with her brother, Casey Valley, in Nevada. On the morning of March 12, she parked her car in a Walmart parking lot and planned to take a bus to work at a Panasonic factory, but the FBI said she was “kidnapped.” Kidnapping suspect Troy Driver has been arrested and charged with first-degree kidnapping in connection with the disappearance of Naomi Irion. (Lyon County Sheriff’s Office) Surveillance footage released by the Lyon County Sheriff’s office shows a suspect walking from a nearby homeless camp into the parking lot and getting into the driver’s seat of Irion’s car and then moving in an “unknown direction” with Naomi in his place. co-driver “. It is not clear if the person in the watch video is the Wizard. THE FAMILY OF THE FAVORITE NAOMI IRION TRAVELS FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO NEVADA TO HELP IN THE SEARCH Police located Irion’s vehicle in Fernley, Nevada, on March 15, three days after she was last seen in the parking lot. Police have released a video of an Irion kidnapping suspect being watched. (Sheriff of Lyon County) Driver was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 1997 for his role in concealing a murder and a series of robberies, according to local registrations taken with News 4 and FOX 11 Reno. “The reason I do not think he’s talking, and it’s a case on my part; this suspect is familiar with the criminal justice system,” Casey Valley, Orion’s brother, told Fox News Digital. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Irion’s sister wrote on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, “I love you forever” and “This is the worst day of my life.” Anyone with information about Irion’s disappearance can call the local FBI office or the Lyon sheriff’s office at 775-463-6620. Fox News’ Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
