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Ethics panel suspends Clark County Family Court judge

The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline has suspended Family Court Judge William Potter for two months without pay and ordered him to undergo a psychiatric examination.

Man headed to prison after attacking mannequin in Las Vegas

A 30-year-old man sat blank-faced Thursday as a judge ordered him to spend eight to 20 years behind bars for attacking a mannequin with a hammer in downtown Las Vegas this year.

 
Man gets prison term for DUI that killed Las Vegas teen

A man received the maximum sentence of eight to 20 years in prison Thursday for killing a teenager while driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

Jury acquits man shot by Las Vegas police

A 43-year-old man was acquitted Monday on felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with an officer involved shooting.

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Judge declares mistrial in Bundy Ranch standoff case

A federal judge declared a mistrial Monday in the first Bunkerville standoff case, which targeted six men accused of conspiring with rancher Cliven Bundy to derail a court-ordered cattle seizure in 2014.

 
Former teacher cross-examines accuser in kidnapping trial

Melvyn Sprowson, representing himself at trial, faces the possibility of life in prison on four counts of unlawful use of a minor in the production of pornography, and one count each of first-degree kidnapping and child abuse or neglect.

Government done calling witnesses in Bunkerville standoff trial

The government has finished calling witnesses in the trial of six men charged as armed followers of Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy in his 2014 stand against federal authorities who tried to seize his cattle from public lands.

Las Vegas doctor, 92, on trial in federal drug case

Prosecutors have played recordings of an undercover agent’s visit to Henri Wetselaar’s pain management practice during the trial against the doctor accused of running an illegal prescription drug ring.

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