John Dabritz, 67, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Tuesday for the ambush shooting last year of Jenkins near Ely.
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The man was never charged with a crime, yet the government held on to his cash for months. Advocates say his case illustrates a broken civil asset forfeiture system.
A tentative deal with prosecutors will allow a former Topgolf Las Vegas sous chef accused in a series of sexual assaults to fend off a life sentence.
U.S. District Judge Miranda Du wrote in her ruling that the law has “racist, nativist roots.”
A former media executive with Las Vegas ties pleaded guilty on Monday for her role in a sweeping national college bribery scam.
Former media executive Elisabeth Meyer Kimmel is accused of buying admission for two of her children into elite schools on either side of the country.
In exchange for John Dabritz’s plea of “guilty but mentally ill,” White Pine County prosecutors have pulled capital punishment off the table.
The deal protects the defendants from prison time and reduced a long list of felony counts to a handful of charges typically reserved for minor crimes.
Members of George Floyd’s family joined attorneys Thursday in Las Vegas as they announced a lawsuit against police officers involved in the 2019 death of Byron Williams.
Amelia Claypool’s boyfriend skirted a trial — and a murder conviction — when he accepted a plea deal in 2019. Now, her parents are demanding “a trial by jury” in a civil case.
The prominent Southern California real estate agent initially was charged with two counts of sexual assault and faced the possibility of life in prison if convicted.
Marcel and Patricia Chappuis originally faced 45 counts each of child abuse or neglect — a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
The latest Nevada lawsuit fits a pattern of sexual harassment allegations that have surfaced in recent years against the well-known sports entertainment company.
The 53-year-old voted twice in the 2016 general election, once in Nevada and once in Arkansas. Now he faces up to four years in prison.
The Las Vegas man was wrongfully convicted in 1985 at the age of 14 of first-degree murder. The conviction could have kept him in prison until his death.