Staff report

A Reno man has been sentenced to the maximum penalty allowed for the sexual assault and attempted murder of a 16-year-old girl and the kidnapping and robbery of her father and 18-year-old boyfriend in June 2015.

Timothy Randell, 27, was sentenced last month to life in prison without the possibility of parole by Washoe District Judge Patrick Flanagan, District Attorney Chris Hicks announced in a new release Friday.

Randell pled guilty in October to charges that included attempted murder, sexual assault, kidnapping and robbery. The kidnapping and sexual assault charges resulted in three consecutive sentences of life without parole. Randell also received consecutive sentences totaling 95 years for his use of a firearm during the crimes.

According to the news release, on June 18, 2015, Reno police responded to a 911 call reporting a robbery and sexual assault in the 200 block of Cannan Street in east Reno. The victims had been held in their home for several hours and victimized by two unknown men.

Detectives determined that Randell forced his way into the apartment after brandishing and firing a semi-automatic pistol as the girl and her boyfriend returned home from shopping. The girl’s father was also in the home, and after Randell subdued the victims, he summoned an accomplice who was waiting outside.

Over the course of the next three hours, the assailants searched the home for money and valuables, and took turns repeatedly raping the girl within earshot of her father and boyfriend, who were bound and subdued in a nearby room, according to the release. Randell held his gun to the female victim’s head and threatened to kill her father and boyfriend.

After the assaults, the offenders strangled the girl and her boyfriend to unconsciousness, then spread oil throughout the home and attempted to set it on fire. They fled when the fire alarm went off. The boyfriend regained consciousness and he and the female victim’s father were able to free themselves and put out the fire.

Reno police detectives identified Randell through DNA evidence, according to the release, and he was arrested on June 23, 2015.

The second suspect is still being sought,. He was described as a lighter skinned male of unknown ethnicity, approximately 5 foot 8, average or heavy build, small deadlocks near front and side of face, wearing a light colored hooded sweatshirt and a dark beanie style hat. He may be associated with Oakland, Calif., according to the news release.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the District Attorney’s Office at 775-321-4300 or Secret Witness at 775-322-4900.