A Nevada teenager accused of intentionally mowing down a retired police chief on a bicycle last year has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. Judge Christy Craig on Wednesday sent Jesus Ayala, now 19, to Lake’s Crossing Center, a maximum security psychiatric hospital in Sparks, according to KTNV. Ayala was 17 when he and Jzamir …
Las Vegas police are looking for clues to the death of a woman found stuffed into a suitcase early Thursday morning. The Clark County coronor’s office identified the woman as Kristen Avelar, 46, the Las Vegas Review-Journal said. Police said they responded to a call just before 4:30 a.m. Thursday near an apartment complex near …
A former Las Vegas politician was convicted Wednesday of killing a journalist who exposed wrongdoing in his office and was sentenced to life in prison. Robert Telles, who was Clark County’s public administrator until he lost his bid for reelection in 2022 after veteran Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German wrote about extensive issues in …
A Pennsylvania man convicted in May of luring his girlfriend across the country and killing her in the Nevada desert was sentenced this week to life in prison. John Matthew Chapman was found guilty at the end of an eight-day trial of one count of kidnapping resulting in death in the death of 33-year-old Jaime …
A Las Vegas man was arrested Tuesday for an incident earlier this month in which he shot at a car carrying his girlfriend’s mother and brother 25 times. Darius Higuera, 24, has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and 27 counts of discharging a gun at or into an occupied vehicle or structure, …
A Las Vegas man was indicted Thursday on charges that he killed the mother of his children last September, a murder court documents say those children witnessed. But 39-year-old Elmer Manzanarez, who was initially arrested on charges of domestic battery and child abuse, was released on a $100,000 bond, reportedly with an ankle monitor, KLAS …
A Nevada man charged with killing his girlfriend’s toddler son three years ago has agreed to plead guilty to first degree murder and assault on a protected person. Terrell Rhodes appeared in court Thursday to enter his plea and faces 20 years to life on the murder charge, KLAS reported. Judge Jacqueline Bluth set a …
A pair of Nevada parents have been arrested for child abuse/neglect after their 11-year-old child was found in a “large metal enclosure” when officers were asked to check on a truancy issue. The Henderson Police Department said they and the Clark County School District Police Department conducted a welfare check Tuesday morning and found the …
Two Nevada police officers and a sheriff’s deputy were wounded Friday in an wild, hours-long event that included a chase through a Sparks neighborhood and a stand-off at a house. Nearly nine hours after the incident began, the suspect was found dead inside a home where he had barricaded himself. Sparks Police Chief Chris Crawforth …
Las Vegas police have arrested a 27-year-old woman for the death of a carpet cleaner in what they said appears to be a random shooting. Kayla Alery was charged Tuesday with open murder with a deadly weapon, assault with a deadly weapon, and several other felony charges, KVVU reported. She was also charged with battery …
A twice defeated congressional candidate and former pro wrestler has been charged with the murder of a man at a Halloween party last year in a hotel room on the Las Vegas strip. Daniel Rodimer was “flying in to address the warrant,” according to a court docket. Rodimer surrendered on teh charge and posted a …
A 17-year-old Nevada girl stands charged with gunning down her father and brother, telling police she was “set off” because her mother left in December. Mashenka Ann Marie Reid told polic she sent her father, 39-year-old Justin Reid, to the store on February 10 to stall for time so she could remember how to use …
