Subway Observation

On December 24, 2015, Reno Police Officers were dispatched to a local Subway for a armed robbery which had just occurred. The reporting party was able to provide dispatch a description of the subject. As officers drove to the scene they observed a subject matching the description given by the victim. Officers stopped the subject, later identified as Chad Phillips, the defendant, has a safety precaution he was placed into handcuffs. The defendant asked, “I’m in a lot of trouble, aren’t I?” As the officers were searching the defendant, they received notice the investigation was not only for robbery but for sexual assault. The defendant was detained and placed into a patrol car.

Detectives were dispatched to the scene. On arrival they met with the victim and requested for her come with them to the Reno Police Station to make a statement; she agreed to go. During the interview the victim explained the defendant had entered the business and used the bathroom staying inside for about twenty minutes. She was checking on her phone when he approached her from behind. He used his arm to grab her by the throat and informed her he

She told the defendant she could not breathe; he moved his hands to her waistline and held her down. The defendant was able to drag the victim into the backroom while telling her “be quite, be quite.” Once they were in the backroom, the defendant pulled down his pants and told the victim to perform fellatio. The victim did has he said. He told her she was taking too long and told her to pull down her pants. Once her pants were down, the defendant penetrated her vagina with his penis. She tried to scare him away by stating she heard someone coming into the shop; he stated he had locked the door. The defendant told her to “just finish blowing me”. She performed fellatio until the defendant ejaculated into her mouth; she was able spit out the semen into a nearby