Civil rights groups are seeking records from the Clark County district attorney’s office related to its criminal case against a former Las Vegas police officer.
The Clark County district attorney’s office announced Wednesday that it will stop pursuing criminal charges against a former Las Vegas police officer in the 2017 death of an unarmed man on the Strip.
A former Las Vegas police officer avoided a grand jury indictment Thursday, but the criminal case in the death of an unarmed man on the Strip might not be over.
A grand jury reviewing a manslaughter case against a Las Vegas police officer has been asked to consider a report from a research group with a pro-police reputation.
A Las Vegas judge on Thursday scheduled a June hearing for a police officer charged in the controversial death of an unarmed black man last year.
Nearly a year after a Las Vegas police officer was charged with manslaughter in the death of 40-year-old Tashii Brown, local civil rights organizations expressed concerns about a delay in prosecution.
The Clark County district attorney’s office announced Monday that Metropolitan Police Department officer Kenneth Lopera had been charged with involuntary manslaughter and oppression under color of office.
An online fundraiser for a Las Vegas police officer facing criminal charges in connection with in-custody death last month has raised more than $30,000 since going live Tuesday.
A Las Vegas police officer told officer Kenneth Lopera to release his chokehold on Tashii Brown, but the officer continued his hold for another 46 seconds, a Metropolitan Police Department report on the officer’s arrest shows.
The officer involved in the death of Tashi Brown will face criminal charges, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo announced Monday.
Weekend death of Tashii Brown, 40, of Las Vegas occurred after he was stunned with a Taser, punched and put in a neck controversial neck hold.