A Las Vegas man who orchestrated a pair of jewelry store heists just months after walking away from similar robbery charges because of a legal blunder was ordered to serve more than 27 years in federal prison Monday.
Courts
Details about sealed court cases were obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal during the nationally recognized Sunshine Week, which is held each year to focus attention on access to public information.
A Las Vegas judge said Friday that she wants to hear more evidence before deciding whether to throw out a witness intimidation charge against jailed attorney Alexis Plunkett.
The last defendant who pleaded guilty for his role in the 2014 armed standoff in Bunkerville was ordered Tuesday to serve a year of supervised release.
A judge set bail at $5,000 on Tuesday for a Clark County School District teacher accused of exchanging “inappropriate messages” with a student.
Prosecutors announced Thursday that they plan to seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing two Vietnamese tourists in a Las Vegas Strip hotel room.
District Judge Douglas Herndon sentenced Maurice Sims to four to 10 years behind bars on Thursday, but Sims already has served more than six years in jail.
The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday reversed the dismissal of a 14-count indictment against Las Vegas attorney Alexis Plunkett.
Mark Georgantas, an alleged Las Vegas casino scammer, knew that skipping court on Wednesday could expose him to five times as many years in prison. Now a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Family and friends of MaKayla Rhiner wept and hugged as 34-year-old Brandon Hanson of Las Vegas was convicted of first-degree murder Friday in her fatal stabbing.
Attorneys presented opening statements Thursday during the trial of Janet Solander, who is accused of abusing her three adopted children.
Four people have pleaded guilty for their roles in the slaying of a northwest valley man who was killed more than two years ago for a Kindle and an iPhone.