Jurors took about two hours to convict 48-year-old Melvyn Sprowson on four counts of unlawful use of a minor in the production of pornography, as well as one count each of first-degree kidnapping and child abuse or neglect.
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Defendant Melvyn Sprowson spoke to jurors for a final time Thursday as he delivered an animated closing argument in his kidnapping and child porn trial. Jurors will begin deliberations in the case Friday.
Melvyn Sprowson, representing himself at trial, faces the possibility of life in prison on four counts of unlawful use of a minor in the production of pornography, and one count each of first-degree kidnapping and child abuse or neglect.
Jury selection began Tuesday in the case of a former Las Vegas kindergarten teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl.
On deciding Javier Righetti’s punishment for the rape and murder of 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba, a prosecutor on Tuesday urged jurors to look no further than the defendant’s own words.
Former mixed martial arts fighter War Machine shook his head Monday as a Las Vegas jury convicted him of more than two dozen charges for a vicious attack on his one-time girlfriend and another man.
Javier Righetti was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday in the 2011 stabbing death of a 15-year-old Las Vegas girl, and prosecutors plan to seek capital punishment.
Erin Mackinday, mother of victim Christine Mackinday, spent 45 minutes on the witness stand Monday as one of the prosecution’s final witnesses in War Machine’s sexual assault and attempted murder trial.
Two men appeared in Las Vegas Justice Court on Monday morning to face charges of sexual assault of a 14-year-old special education student.
A friend who helped grow Christine Mackinday’s social media profile testified Friday that he noticed photos she had secretly taken of bruises while she dated the mixed martial arts fighter known as War Machine.
Former adult film actress Christine Mackinday testified Wednesday in the rape and attempted murder trial of her former boyfriend, ousted mix martial arts fighter Jonathan Koppenhaver, also known as War Machine.
She lay bleeding on the bathroom floor of her home, a pair of teeth knocked out, her eyes swollen shut. Prosecutors say that’s when Jonathan Koppenhaver, a former MMA fighter known as War Machine, told her: “This is it. I’ve got to kill you now.”