District Judge Erika Ballou has faced complaints regarding two social media posts, as well as statements she made during a sentencing hearing.
Crime
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A 23-year-old man has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting earlier this week in the east valley.
A 15-year-old boy fatally wounded in northeast Las Vegas during what police classified as a “drug transaction” earlier this month was identified Thursday.
A fatal shooting at a Walmart parking lot Wednesday afternoon is being investigated as a possible case of self-defense, according to the Henderson Police Department.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified a teenager shot and killed early Sunday at a west valley house party.
A man was arrested on domestic violence and kidnapping charges after police said he held his girlfriend at gunpoint with her infant daughter nearby.
A 19-year-old man was shot in the chest during a drug deal turned deadly, according to new information from the Clark County coroner’s office.
UNLV police issued a statement Wednesday asking that anyone with information about the thefts, which happened between Sept. 15 and Oct. 23, call the department.
A dispute between neighbors may have played a role in a homicide Saturday night near northeast Las Vegas, police said.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office’s new special investigations unit is re-investigating the death of Mille Rae Ruth Dauster, who was 44.
Las Vegas police are warning residents against “vigilante behavior” to catch potential online predators.
North Las Vegas police are investigating the death of an infant reported last month.
Las Vegas police are looking for a suspect they say threatened to shoot a clerk Friday morning in the northwest valley.
Las Vegas police blocked off a residential neighborhood near Henderson after a person chose to barricade inside a home Friday afternoon.
Anthony Valdez, 18, and Steve Ortiz, 20, were arrested Sept. 30 and charged with conspiracy to commit battery and battery with use of a deadly weapon, according to court records.
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The bodies were discovered June 5 in the 4900 block of South Droubay Drive, near Tropicana Avenue.
Henderson police and fire crews responded to reports of a shooting at about 1:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Marks Street.
The families of Sgt. Michael Abbate and trooper Alberto Felix shared their anguish in court while asking the judge to give Jemarcus Williams the maximum sentence.
Dennis and Ashley Prince had a young baby together before they were killed in early April, and the child is now the center of another guardianship dispute.