A man accused of lighting Teslas on fire in Las Vegas pleaded not guilty to counts of arson, attempted arson and possession of an unregistered firearm in federal court Tuesday.
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The Raiders defensive end was arrested in December after Las Vegas police said they found him “passed out” in a vehicle.
A judge denied a prosecutor’s request to increase bail for a Henderson man accused of kidnapping a local business owner.
Sgt. Kevin Menon, 43, faces criminal charges in three separate cases and has been suspended from the Metropolitan Police Department.
Senate Bill 432 aims to close family court hearings to increase privacy, but opponents say it is unnecessary legislation that could hinder accountability.
Alexander Smirnov, who lived in a Las Vegas condominium before his arrest, was ordered to spend six years in prison by a federal judge.
Las Vegas police said the man fired 14 shots “indiscriminately” and in “cold blood” at a group of homeless people in 2023.
A judge issued the sentence after a man pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a Las Vegas supermarket guard who was trying to stop a theft.
Jonathan Lewis, 17, was beaten by a group of teens outside of Rancho High School in November 2023. He died six days later.
A federal jury convicted two Henderson men on charges related to the damage of ancient rock formations at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Authorities have accused Paul Hyon Kim of shooting a gun inside vehicles and lighting them on fire with Molotov cocktails at a Tesla service center in Las Vegas.
The man accused of orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur was found guilty of battery after a jailhouse fight with another inmate.
Suspended Metro Sgt. Kevin Menon’s wife and sister-in-law said Wednesday that bathroom videos prosecutors allege he made of them were consensual, but they did not explain why they were filmed.
Nathan Thomas Foreman, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Gloria M. Navarro to a decade behind bars followed by 10 years of supervised release.
Michael “Luke” Atwell’s new bail amount was intended to keep him in custody, Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Rebecca Saxe said.