A former attorney for the convicted murderer said he would have asked for a mistrial had he known of the note when it was sent to the judge.
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Ronald Mortensen, who has been incarcerated for nearly 30 years, serving a life without parole sentence for the 1996 off-duty, drive-by shooting of Daniel Mendoza, 21, admitted to two felony counts.
A fatal shooting near a bus station occurred after the suspect demanded money from the victim, according to a police arrest report.
A man accused of shooting a man to death on the casino floor at the Aliante, fleeing, and leading police on a high-speed chase faces federal charges, records show.
Ronald Mortensen, now 59, was a young Las Vegas police officer when he was sentenced to life in prison in connection with an off-duty 1996 shooting.
Both are accused of striking each other during a Dec. 23 altercation at the Clark County Detention Center. Both also face murder charges.
His formal charges, court records show, include one count of open murder, five counts of burglary while in possession of a firearm or deadly weapon, and three counts of battery with intent to commit a crime.
Former Wynn Las Vegas cocktail server Tiare Ramirez, a founding Wynn employee, was awarded $321,200 by a U.S. District Court jury last month.
A man charged with murder after authorities said he sold fentanyl that led to the death of a 52-year-old man is being held without bail, a Henderson judge said Tuesday.
A former elementary school teacher was sentenced to prison on Monday in connection with the distribution of child sexual abuse material on a social media messaging application.
Colin Czech appeared in court days after he told police he ate parts of his alleged murder victim in Las Vegas.
Jose “Chille” DeCastro was sentenced to 180 days in jail earlier this month for obstructing a police officer and resisting arrest.
A 25-year-old man was charged with felony aggravated stalking of the executive director the Citizen Review Board.
A grand jury has handed down a superseding indictment against Jesus Ayala, accusing him of stabbing a man in June and killing a bicyclist in an August crash.
The Clark County School District filed a motion to dismiss in a teachers union lawsuit that aims to overturn a ban on public employee strikes.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Shanon Clowers said the driver, Jemarcus Williams, was “heavily intoxicated” at the Palms casino shortly before the crash.
A Las Vegas man was acquitted of charges that the Bureau of Land Management officers used to justify a questionable fatal police shooting last year in the desert northwest of Las Vegas.