One witness said investigators were “very interested in whether the police planned to benefit financially and were promised anything in return for their endorsement.”
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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.
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.
U.S. District Judge Miranda Du wrote in her ruling that the law has “racist, nativist roots.”
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.
A recently published report shows that a primary caregiver’s partner — typically a mother’s boyfriend — was identified as the suspect in more than half of child abuse and neglect cases in Clark County in fiscal 2016.
Marcel and Patricia Chappuis originally faced 45 counts each of child abuse or neglect — a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
Authorities said the armed man had been chasing two strangers around Jean in his pickup truck. The chase ended outside a Nevada Highway Patrol station, where he was shot and killed by troopers.
The lockdown was in effect for several days, between Jan. 28 and Monday, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
John Dabritz is charged with open murder, third-degree arson, grand larceny of a motor vehicle and grand larceny of a firearm in connection with the March shooting.
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The awards ceremony was a highlight of the World’s 50 Best Restaurant week that confirmed the city as a global dining destination.
A pedestrian was found dead south of Harry Reid International Airport in what police are describing as a possible hit-and-run.
Vegas Stronger CEO Dave Marlon said the most effective members of the organization’s street team have personal experience with homelessness, substance abuse and mental illness.
The Friday high should be around 109 with slightly lower temperatures on Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.