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<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#372d2d;font-size:16px"><strong>Naomi Irion&#8217;s remains were found Tuesday in a gravesite in a remote area of Churchill County, Nevada </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#372d2d;font-size:16px"><strong>She was on her way to work when she was abducted from a Walmart ;parking lot<strong> in Fernley, Nevada about 30 miles east of Reno</strong>, on March 12</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#372d2d;font-size:16px"><strong>Investigators were acting on a tip about her 18-year-old&#8217;s disappearance when they discovered the gravesite 17 days after she went missing</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#372d2d;font-size:16px"><strong>The remains body was transported to the Washoe County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office for an autopsy which confirmed her identity</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#372d2d;font-size:16px"><strong>Police announced her body had been found just hours after her alleged kidnapper, ex-convict Troy Driver, 41, was arraigned via Zoom on Wednesday </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#372d2d;font-size:16px"><strong>Driver is charged with first-degree kidnapping and ;faces life in prison, without parole, if he is convicted ;</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Naomi-Irion-1-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-403726" width="839" height="838"/><figcaption><strong>The body of 18-year-old Naomi Irion,[photo], was found in Churchill County &#8211; a remote area of Nevada on Tuesday , 17 days after she was ;abducted from a Walmart ;parking lot near Reno</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The remains of missing teenager Naomi Irion were ;discovered in a remote area of Nevada, over a hundred miles away from the Walmart ;parking lot where she was abducted 17 days ago.<br>Investigators found the 18-year-old&#8217;s body at a gravesite in an undisclosed area of Churchill County, the sheriff&#8217;s office confirmed Wednesday, just hours after her accused kidnapper appeared in court via Zoom. ;<br>Officials said they found the body Tuesday night at around 9 pm after receiving a tip that led them to the rugged mountains located about 150 miles from where she was abducted in Fernley.<br>&#8216;No further information can be released at this time as this is still an open and active investigation,&#8217; the sheriff&#8217;s office said Wednesday. ;</p>



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</div><figcaption><strong>Naomi Irion&#8217;s family had put out videos begging her kidnapper to bring her back. The teen was lining with her older brother Casey Valley [left]</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The missing teen&#8217;s body was ;transported to the Washoe County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office for an autopsy, Irion&#8217;s remains were found in Churchill County 17 days after she was kidnapped from a Walmart in Fernley.  ;<br>The missing teen&#8217;s body was ;transported to the Washoe County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office for an autopsy, which confirmed identification. ;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Troy-Driver-4-1.jpg" alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Troy-Driver-4-1.jpg"/><figcaption><strong>Ex-convict Troy Driver, 41, is accused of kidnapping Irion from the Walmart parking lot in Fernley during the early morning hours of March 12. He made his initial court appearance before Canal Township Justice Court Judge Lori Matheus on Wednesday who ruled that his bail will remain at $750,000.</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Prior to the sad discovery, the man accused of kidnapping her appeared in court Wednesday, where he was charged with first-degree kidnapping. ;<br>The suspect, ex-con Troy Driver, 41, could face life in prison without parole if he is convicted. ;<br>Hundreds of volunteers had joined in searches across the vast desert area around Fernley over the past two weeks looking for Irion. ;<br>The ;Churchill County and Lyon County sheriff&#8217;s departments, which have been working closely on Irion&#8217;s case, issued condolences to her loved ones</p>



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</div><figcaption><strong>Naomi Irion&#8217;s family was in attendance at Troy Driver&#8217;s arraignment for kidnapping the 18-year-old on March 12Naomi Irion disappearance</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8216;We would like to extend our sympathy and condolences to the Irion family and thank all the volunteers for their hard work in trying to find Naomi and bring closure to the family,&#8217; the law enforcement offices wrote in a press release. ;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Casey-Valley-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-403709" width="833" height="489"/><figcaption><strong>Irion&#8217;s older brother Casey Valley [second left] adjusts his cap sitting next to their parents Herve and Herve Irion and Diana Irion, and other family members at Driver&#8217;s arraignment on Wednesday at the Canal Township Justice Court in Fernley, Nevada</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Irion, the daughter of a U.S. State Department staffer, ;was last seen around 5.25am on March 12, in her car in a Walmart parking lot in Fernley, about 30 miles east of Reno. ;<br>In a criminal complaint filed Wednesday morning, prosecutors alleged Driver &#8211; who was apprehended last Friday in connection to her disappearance &#8211; &#8216;did ;abduct Naomi Irion and did hold or detain her for the purpose of committing sexual assault and/or for the purpose of killing her.&#8217;<br>He ;made his initial court appearance Wednesday, via video conference from Lyon County Jail, before Canal Township Justice Court Judge Lori Matheus who ruled that his bail will remain at $750,000.<br>If Driver is able to post bail, he will be required to wear a GPS monitor as a condition of his release. He also must stay away from Fernley, Nevada, where Irion&#8217;s kidnapping took place. ; ;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Lori-Matheus-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-403712" width="836" height="440"/><figcaption><strong>Justice Court Judge Lori Matheus ;set a court date for Driver next Tuesday, and a preliminary hearing April 12 to decide if there is evidence for Driver to be tried in state court</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Irion lived in Fernley with her older brother, Casey Valley, who told reporters after the hearing that the family was &#8216;all in shock&#8217; that any bail was set. ; ;<br>Matheus set a court date for Driver next Tuesday, and a preliminary hearing April 12 to decide if there is evidence for Driver to be tried in state court. ; ;</p>


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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>In a criminal complaint filed Wednesday morning, prosecutors alleged Driver ;&#8216;abducted Naomi Irion and did hold or detain her for the purpose of committing sexual assault and/or for the purpose of killing her&#8217;</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Surveillance footage from the morning of her disappearance, showed Irion sitting in the driver&#8217;s seat while she waited for a company shuttle to take her to her job at Panasonic. ;<br>A man wearing a hoodie was filmed approaching her vehicle after circling the area. ;Investigators believe that figure was Troy Driver.<br>It&#8217;s unclear if she was in the store at the time he broke into the vehicle or if she was in the car, but footage shows the pair driving off with the suspect in the driver&#8217;s seat. ;<br>The pair then drove out of the lot with the man behind the wheel. Her abandoned car was found on March 15 ;near a paint manufacturing facility in an industrial park along Interstate 80 ;less than a mile away from the Walmart store. ; ;<br>Valley said earlier his sister usually catches a bus from the Walmart lot to work at a Reno-area Panasonic facility. ;He contacted family members and authorities after she failed to arrive at work and didn&#8217;t return home that weekend. ;</p>



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</div><figcaption><strong>Suspect in disappearance of Nevada teen seen pacing parking lot</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Irion&#8217;s family claimed the ;teen went on a date with an unknown man the day before she vanished and had complained about being sexually harassed at work. ; ;<br>Panasonic knew about the harassment and had handled it &#8216;internally,&#8217; according to her brother. ; ; ;<br>Before authorities announced that her body had been identified, Valley told reporters Wednesday that the family appreciated the support from the community and praised efforts by sheriff&#8217;s deputies and federal agents to find his sister.<br>&#8216;Lyon County and the FBI are working very hard,&#8217; he said. &#8216;I wish there was more and everybody does.&#8217; ;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Naomi-Irion-6.jpg" alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Naomi-Irion-6.jpg" width="838" height="883"/><figcaption><strong>Irion is seen walking before a man got into her car and drove off with her. It is unclear if she knew Driver, her alleged kidnapper ; ;</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Naomi-Irion-10.jpg" alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Naomi-Irion-10.jpg" width="837" height="1273"/><figcaption><strong>On the night she was last seen Naomi Irion is captured by CCTV buying snacks at a gas station convenience store on her way to a her factory job</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Driver is a convicted felon and previously served 12 years in ;California ;state prison ;for his role in a methamphetamine dealer&#8217;s murder. <br>Criminal records show he was convicted in 1997 of <a href="https://konniemoments.com/2022/03/28/suspect-in-kidnapping-of-nevada-teen-naomi-irion-18-served-12-years-in-prison-after-helping-his-friend-kill-and-bury-a-meth-dealer-in-small-northern-california-town/">accessory to a murder</a> after the fact in relation to the killing of 19-year-old ;Paul Steven Rodriguez. ;<br>Driver&#8217;s rap sheet in California also includes convictions on charges of second-degree robbery and burglary. ; </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Troy-Driver-arrest-in-1997-1.jpg" alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Troy-Driver-arrest-in-1997-1.jpg" width="839" height="339"/><figcaption><strong>This article published in the Ukiah Daily Journal in 1997 recorded Driver&#8217;s arrest in connection of a 19-year-old meth dealer&#8217;s murder in California</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Driver was sentenced to 15 years in state prison but was released after 12 years.<br>Since regaining his freedom more than a decade ago, Driver settled in Nevada, living in Elko County, and, more recently, in Lyon County, and working in construction. ;<br>According to his LinkedIn page, Driver is currently employed as project superintendent at Ledcor, a construction company operating throughout the US and Canada. ;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Troy-Driver-6.jpg" alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Troy-Driver-6.jpg" width="834" height="556"/><figcaption><strong>Troy Driver, [photo], made his initial court appearance from a Nevada jail on Wednesday via Zoom. His bail was kept at $750,000 in connection with the kidnapping of Naomi Irion. Murder charges are likely to be added. He faces face life in prison without parole if he&#8217;s convicted</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A spokesperson for Ledcor who confirmed Driver&#8217;s employment status said: &#8216;Ledcor is fully cooperating with the FBI and law enforcement officials in their investigation,&#8217; the company representative said in a written statement. &#8216;We have also encouraged employees who might have information that could help with the investigation to immediately contact the authorities. We hope for the safe return of Naomi Irion to her family.<br>Troy made his initial court appearance before Canal Township Justice Court Judge Lori Matheus on Wednesday and is being held pending bail.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Naomi-Irion-12.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-403718" width="847" height="865"/><figcaption><strong>Naomi Irion moved to America last year ;after growing up in sheltered communities in Russia, Germany and South Africa, as her father moved postings on his job with the State Dept. Her family said she as exploring life as a free, young American woman. She wanted to learn how to drive, get a job, go on dates and attend community college ;</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Irion&#8217;s family revealed interview last week that the 18-year-old was exploring life as a free, young American woman after growing up in sheltered communities in Russia, Germany and South Africa &#8211; a result of her father&#8217;s job with the State Department.<br>She moved to America last year to live with her brother in Fernley. She wanted to learn how to drive, get a job, go on dates and attend community college. ;<br><br></p>

Remains of missing teen, Naomi Irion, 18, found buried in mountainous region of Nevada, hours after suspect Troy Driver’s court appearance for kidnapping her
