Deobra Redden, who was seen in a viral video attacking a District Court judge, waived his right to a speedy trial during a court hearing on Thursday.
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Arreion Willoughby had pleaded guilty to shooting into his neighbor’s apartment, hitting a 5-year-old girl in the neck and paralyzing her.
Police said Caren Quiroz-Alvarez struck and injured four pedestrians on Monday who were at a vigil in a North Las Vegas parking lot.
Former pro basketball player Chance Comanche and Sakari Harnden are accused of kidnapping and killing 23-year-old Marayna Rodgers in December.
A 13-year-old boy admitted to a voluntary manslaughter charge in connection with the fatal beating of a 17-year-old Rancho High School student.
A Las Vegas judge on Tuesday granted prosecutors’ motion to continue the murder trial for former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles.
Deobra Redden’s leap captured in a viral video is one of three incidents since the start of the year in which someone was attacked at the Regional Justice Center.
Bryce Tokunaga, 31, has been charged with first-degree kidnapping of a minor and sex trafficking a child under 18, court records show.
Darryl Smith, 36, has been charged with DUI, reckless driving in connection with a Jan. 7 crash that killed a woman and her two young sons.
Prosecutors told a judge that they do not want to move forward with a trial this month for Robert Telles, who is accused of killing R-J reporter Jeff German.
Deobra Redden’s attorney, Carl Arnold, said that Redden was pleading not guilty by reason of insanity, and was invoking his right to a speedy trial.
Defense attorney Robert Draskovich said he wants a recording of a death threat sent to Jeff German before the reporter was killed.
District Judge Tierra Jones set a trial date for four teenagers facing charges as adults in connection with the fatal beating of a Rancho High School student.
The Metropolitan Police Department has paid outside counsel more than $75,000 to represent it in a case over investigative reporter Jeff German’s devices.
The murder trial for a former elected official accused of killing Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German is scheduled to begin next month, but attorneys may still push back the case.