The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office appreciates the community’s vigilance and cooperation throughout the search. ***LOCKWOOD, Nev. — The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of Storey County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for 23-year-old Chase Orput, who walked away from a Washoe County Sheriff’s Office inmate work crew while assigned to the H.O.P.E. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is working in collaboration with the Storey County Sheriff’s Office to locate Orput. Our deputies are actively assisting Washoe County Sheriff’s Office personnel in locating this individual, and we will continue working together until this incident is resolved. Anyone with information regarding Orput’s whereabouts is asked to contact Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Non-Emergency Dispatch at (775) 785-WCSO (9276).