Suspect in park assault of teen has lengthy arrest record
The man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Spring Valley High School student on her way to summer school Monday was a stranger to the girl and has a lengthy arrest history, according to Las Vegas police.
The student said the man, identified by police as 24-year-old Nashar Jackson, sat next to her as she rode a Citizens Area Transit bus. She told police the man followed her when she exited, grabbed her by the arm and pulled her into a handicapped bathroom stall in Spring Valley Park, just south of the high school campus at 3750 S. Buffalo Drive, near Flamingo Road.
The girl told police the man took off her pants, grabbed her by her shoulders and engaged in vaginal intercourse for approximately five minutes. Police said the attack occurred at about 8:30 a.m.
After the man left, the hysterical student called her mother and walked to the school, where she gave her statement to police.
An exam by a nurse found physical evidence consistent with the student's statements.
Jackson was arrested Monday in connection with the sexual assault, adding to his long history with Las Vegas police.
According to his arrest report released Tuesday, Jackson said he and the student had flirted on the bus and kissed on a bench outside of the park. He told police he and the girl had sex in a bathroom stall. He said the teen never told him to stop.
The girl told police she did not protest because she feared Jackson had a weapon.
"No, I didn't want to have sex with him!" she told police.
In 2010, Jackson was convicted of misdemeanor trespassing, according to the Clark County district attorney's office. And he has been arrested more than 10 times by the Metropolitan Police Department since 2007.
In October, Jackson was arrested on two counts of domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon.
According to that arrest report, at about 1:14 a.m. on Oct. 8, Jackson broke into his 74-year-old grandmother's home. Lenora Jackson had filed a restraining order against her grandson, banning him from the house near Smoke Ranch Road and Rainbow Boulevard.
The report said Nashar Jackson threatened his grandmother and father, Tali Jackson, with a knife when they tried to make him leave. His grandmother and father ran from the home before calling the police. After being arrested, Nashar Jackson told police he thought the restraining order had expired.
Review-Journal reporters Antonio Planas and Kyle Potter contributed to this report. Contact Ben Frederickson at bfrederickson@reviewjournal.com or 702-224-5512.
