Sarah Litz

Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal

RENO — A former trucking company employee was arrested Thursday morning after stealing a tractor trailer and driving through the entrance of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch brothel in Nevada.

According to Michael Carlson of the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at around 4:04 a.m. to a report of a tractor trailer that backed up through the front gate and entrance of the brothel, which was featured in the CatHouse reality television show.

Brothel owner Dennis Hof told the Gazette-Journal that the suspect "jumped out of the truck with full body armor and a mask."

Hof said the front of the brothel was "demolished." He said none of the five employees, 30 prostitutes and 10 customers inside at the time were hurt.

Carlson said no weapons were recovered on scene.

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Brian Brandt, 40, of Reno, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, destruction of property of another and possession of stolen property, according to a news release from the Lyon County Sheriff's Office. He is being held at the Yerington Detention Facility.

Mickey Blashfield, director of community relations for Central Transport, said a Nevada manager contacted the trucking company's headquarters Thursday morning saying a former employee caused property damage at the terminal and stole a vehicle.

"He showed up early this morning at the terminal and commandeered a truck. The next thing we heard was a call from the Bunny Ranch about an incident taking place there," Blashfield said.

"So far, it thankfully appears to be only property damage," he said. "But, who knows what was happening during that time before he crashed or what his ultimate intentions were."

The brothel is located in an unincorporated, industrial area known as Mound House, near the state capital of Carson City.

Nevada has brothels across the state, though they are not legal in the Las Vegas area.

Hof also owns the Love Ranch brothel just outside Las Vegas, which was the subject of intense media coverage in 2015 when former NBA star Lamar Odom was found unconscious there.

Contributing: the Associated Press