A criminal trial for the former owner of the Alpine Motel Apartments is not scheduled to start until February 2025, court records show.
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Adolfo Orozco appeared in court on Tuesday as his defense attorney argued for a judge to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charges against him.
Dozens of plaintiffs who sued in the aftermath of the Alpine Motel fire have reached a confidential settlement, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
Former owner Adolfo Orozco and former building manager Malinda Mier face manslaughter and other felony charges in the 2019 Alpine Motel Apartments fire that killed six people.
The alarm’s monitoring company could not reach the Alpine Motel’s emergency contact but notified the Las Vegas Fire Department, which did not respond to the property.
Chief Deputy District Attorney John Giordani also asked a judge to order Adolfo Orozco to surrender his passport, citing “substantial ties” to other states and Mexico.
Former residents of Alpine Motel filed a lawsuit on Monday against the building’s owner and companies that installed alarm systems.
Marwan Porter, an attorney for the family of Cynthia Mikell, 61 told reporters that The Cochran Firm has launched its own investigation into the fire.