Reno Man Sentenced 25 Years for Shooting

Joel Constantino-Smith, 25, was sentenced to a combined 25 years in prison in Reno for a 2025 smoke-shop shooting and a separate psilocybin trafficking case. (washoecounty.gov) (mynews4.com) Washoe County District Judge Scott Freeman imposed 10 years for battery with a deadly weapon and 15 years for trafficking Schedule I psilocybin mushrooms. The terms run consecutively, with parole eligibility after 10 years served. (washoecounty.gov) Prosecutors said Reno police were called to Mid Town Smoke Shop in May 2025 after a fight between two men broke out and a display case was smashed. Later that day, Brandon Blosser arrived at Renown Medical Center with a gunshot wound. (washoecounty.gov) (mynews4.com) Investigators said Blosser had fought with Constantino-Smith inside the store before Constantino-Smith pulled a handgun and fired twice, striking Blosser in the back as he ran. Constantino-Smith then left the scene. (washoecounty.gov) (mynews4.com) Police found Constantino-Smith the following month as he was leaving his home in a car, according to the district attorney’s office. Investigators had also been looking into him after a Secret Witness tip and other narcotics work. (washoecounty.gov) A search of the car turned up a Glock handgun magazine and eight packages of psilocybin mushrooms weighing 3,630 grams. Prosecutors said that amount equaled more than 2,000 doses. (washoecounty.gov) (mynews4.com) The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office said Deputy District Attorney Michael Vieta-Kabell argued the prison terms were needed to protect public safety in Washoe County. The office announced the sentence on April 27, 2026. (washoecounty.gov) The case closes with one sentence covering two separate 2025 crimes: a shooting in Midtown Reno and a drug case built from the arrest that followed. (washoecounty.gov)