TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday by a gunman who opened fire outside a grocery store while she met with voters, killing a federal judge and five others in a rampage that left Americans questioning whether divisive politics had pushed the suspect over the edge.
Dancer Deborah Flores-Narvaez’s body, dismembered and packed into at least two cement-filled tubs, was left by her killer in a downtown Las Vegas home. Flores-Narvaez’ 32-year-old former boyfriend was arrested on murder charges early Saturday morning, nearly a month after she disappeared on Dec. 12.
Robert Eglet, the attorney who won a state record $505 million verdict in May in the first trial related to the 2008 hepatitis outbreak in Las Vegas, has been named a “Lawyer of the Year” by Lawyers USA.
Las Vegas police arrested Cameron Thomas, 27, a former day care employee, Wednesday on charges of sexual assault against two girls. He is being held at the Regional Justice Center without bail pending a court appearance today.
Gov. Brian Sandoval didn’t waste any time making his first judicial appointment — or history — Thursday when he chose Jerry Tao to replace former Clark County District Judge David Wall, who resigned in August to take a position with Mainor Eglet.
