Mortensen, now 59, has spent decades behind bars, and could face a retrial or an appeals process after a judge vacated his conviction.
Courts
Michael “Luke” Atwell faces 11 new counts of lewdness with a child under 14 and one count of sexual assault of a child under 14.
On top of charges in North Las Vegas, Aerion Warmsley faces second-degree kidnapping, coercion constituting domestic violence, and domestic battery in Las Vegas.
Michael Tomasino, 38, faces one charge of making threats or conveying false information related to an act of terrorism, according to court records.
Joel Vargas-Escobar was arrested for his alleged role in a “conspiracy responsible for 11 murders,” the Department of Justice said.
A special education teacher is suing CCSD for she said was a failure to protect her when a student “violently” punched her in the stomach on multiple occasions while she was pregnant.
Damian Delgado, 18, Luis Pizarro-Cardena, 19, Victor Cardena-Pizarro, 20, and Daniel Murillo have been accused of involvement in the Feb. 16 shooting death of Luis Garcia-Molina, 17.
For the hundreds of people who go through the criminal justice system in Las Vegas, many will have to decide to pay cash bail or go through a bail bondsman.
Ronald Mortensen, now 59, was a young Las Vegas police officer when he was sentenced to life in prison in connection with an off-duty 1996 shooting.
Both are accused of striking each other during a Dec. 23 altercation at the Clark County Detention Center. Both also face murder charges.
His formal charges, court records show, include one count of open murder, five counts of burglary while in possession of a firearm or deadly weapon, and three counts of battery with intent to commit a crime.
Ronald Mortensen, a former Las Vegas police officer convicted of murder in connection with a 1996 shooting death, maintained his innocence.
Authorities have alleged he is the person who vandalized at least five Teslas in the early hours of March 18.
A lawsuit filed against the Sphere for violating county noise ordinances will be allowed to continue in Clark County District Court.
The issue at the heart of the federal suit is whether Las Vegas city marshals can police areas that are not city-owned property.