A house arrest escapee has been charged with the stabbing of a security officer on Las Vegas Boulevard, then repeatedly punching a police K-9 dog as he was arrested, according to police records.
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Two prior court appearances for Freddy Allen, 58, were canceled after Clark County Detention Center authorities said that Allen could not be brought to court.
Freddy Allen, 58, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the 9:39 p.m. attack on a pedestrian bridge at Las Vegas Boulevard South and Tropicana Avenue.
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Kirklin Oates, 55, is a six-time felon from California who has been arrested five times in Las Vegas since July, police and court records show.
“The attack was unprovoked,” police said, adding the assault involved a “willful, unlawful, and malicious injury will leave a permanent disfiguring scar.”
Las Vegas police said they arrested Chris Okoronkwo, 33, of Las Vegas, at the Cosmopolitan on suspicion of attempted murder, assault, and battery with a deadly weapon.
Las Vegas police are investigating a fight that led to one man being stabbed at the Cosmopolitan early Thursday.
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Las Vegas police are investigating the stabbings of two women early Thursday in central Las Vegas.
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