Judge orders $550K bail for man accused of shooting at police after chase

The Metropolitan Police Department Friday released video that they say shows a gunman get out of a U-Haul van he was driving and fire directly at an occupied Metro SUV that had been chasing him.

Along with several video clips, Metro also revealed more about a chase they say was led by Jarvis Williams, the alleged shooter, that went through parts of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas on Wednesday.

Williams, 30, was taken into custody at the conclusion of a standoff that developed after he ran from the U-haul van after leaving it in the 1900 block of McDonald Avenue in North Las Vegas late Wednesday morning.

Before seeking shelter inside a home that police said Williams was familiar with, and after he fired at the police SUV, Metro officer Jannette Gutierrez, 38, fired seven rounds in the direction of Williams. Neither person was struck by gunfire or injured during the shootout, said Metro Assistant Sheriff Fred Haas during a Friday afternoon news conference.

Earlier Friday, a North Las Vegas judge set bail at $550,000 Friday for convicted robber Jarvis Williams.

Pro Tem Justice of the Peace Craig Newman said Williams, 30, poses a danger to the community based on his criminal record and the “extreme” allegations against him.

“He shows a propensity to use weapons despite being a convicted felon,” Newman observed.

Newman’s bail decision comes after a Las Vegas judge set bail at $250,000 for Williams on Thursday in a separate robbery case.

In North Las Vegas, he faces charges of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, assault on a protected person with a deadly weapon, failing to stop for an officer and owning or possessing a gun as a prohibited person.

Metropolitan Police Department Capt. Brandon Oris previously said that police received reports of two robberies Wednesday.

Oris said police spotted Williams’ vehicle near Rancho Drive and West Lake Mead Boulevard, but that he refused to stop, hit a patrol car and fled.

Williams left his vehicle in the 1900 block of McDonald Avenue in North Las Vegas and fired at officers, who shot back, according to Oris. Williams then barricaded himself in a house, but was eventually arrested, the captain said.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Scow requested $1 million bail at Friday’s hearing, arguing that there was no safe way to release Williams.

Court records indicate that Williams was arrested in 2015 on suspicion of murder, robbery, and firearm offenses. The charges were later reduced to conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery with the use of a deadly weapon, resulting in a prison sentence of four to 12 years.

Scow said Williams was driving a UHaul at the time of the incident and put others on the road in danger.

Public defender Pandora Leven asked for bail close to $50,000. She argued that Williams has “significant ties” to the community, but acknowledged that the allegations he faces were “concerning.”

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