Shawn McDonnell and Kayleigh Lewis will join McDonnell’s brother, Christopher, in Clark County after the suspects were separated following their capture in rural Arizona.
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An Ely judge has ruled that there is enough evidence for John Dabritz to stand trial in the March shooting death of Nevada Highway Patrol Sgt. Ben Jenkins.
Criminal proceedings in the murder case have been on hold since April, when the suspect was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation and treatment.
The 20-year-old man accused of shooting and critically wounding Las Vegas police officer Shay Mikalonis will stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday.
“There’s no question he hasn’t had any treatment or medication since a week before he was arrested,” defense attorney Kirsty Pickering said.
John Dabritz, 66, faces the possibility of a death sentence if convicted in the killing of Sgt. Ben Jenkins, who was shot multiple times March 27.
The man accused of killing a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper was obsessed with COVID-19, according to people who interacted with him before the deadly shooting.
Robert Wiggins credits Ernesto “Romeo” Gonzalez with saving his life the 2011 night that two rival motorcycle clubs clashed in a Sparks casino.
They pursued a murder case against Vagos Motorcycle Club members — and lost. This came after a judge dismissed a high-profile case against Cliven Bundy in 2018.
The federal trial, which began in July, took a weeklong break in early February following four days of closing arguments from attorneys on both sides of the case.