At the Lyon County Commissioners Meeting held at their Yerington hearing room on Thursday, March 3rd, 2022, Sheriff Hunewill introduced Deputy Mark Lenihan who presented a power point on a proposed mounted patrol unit in the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Lenihan is a former MP military policeman for Pickle Meadows and began a highly successful horse patrol program there. Pickle Meadows is a United States Marine Corps winter and mountain training center located between Bridgeport and Topaz, California.
The proposed LCSO Mounted Horse Patrol would be a DONATED / SELF-FUNDED unit amongst the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Deputies and would be utilized for special events, Search & Rescue, etcetera. The officers and the horses have extensive training and experience.
Here is Deputy Lenihan’s presentation in full:
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