Nye County Manager Restores Sheriff’s Police Database Access
Nye County Manager Brett Waggoner reinstated Sheriff Joe McGill's access to police databases after state investigators found Sheriff's Office employees failed to document over 100 searches, as part of a corrective action plan.
Las Vegas, NV, October 14, 2026 —
Nye County Manager Brett Waggoner reinstated Sheriff Joe McGill’s access to police databases after state investigators found that Sheriff’s Office employees had failed to document more than 100 searches. The reinstatement was part of a corrective action plan, according to the information provided.
The summary does not say when investigators made their finding or when Waggoner restored McGill’s access. It also does not specify which databases were involved, what the searches concerned, or how long McGill’s access had been unavailable.
The finding described by investigators concerns employees’ failure to document searches. No further details were provided about the employees, the circumstances of the searches, or whether investigators identified other issues. The information does not state whether the searches were determined to be unauthorized.
The corrective action plan is identified as the basis for the reinstatement, but its requirements and timeline were not provided. The summary also does not describe any additional steps taken by the county or Sheriff’s Office, or whether the plan includes monitoring or follow-up reviews.
Waggoner’s decision restores McGill’s access, while the investigators’ finding concerns the documentation of more than 100 searches by Sheriff’s Office employees. The available information does not include statements from Waggoner, McGill, the investigators or the employees, and no further details about the review or its outcome were provided.
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