Las Vegas suspect in retired police chief’s death indicted on attempted murder charges
Grand jurors have again indicted a teen accused of killing a retired police chief in a hit-and-run crash.
Jesus Ayala, 19, is accused of crashing into and killing 66-year-old Andreas Probst. Authorities have said Jzamir Keys, 18, filmed a video of the teens laughing and planning to hit Probst, a retired police chief from Bell, California.
Ayala was indicted on counts of robbery with use of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery and grand larceny, Chief Deputy District Attorney Michael Dickerson said at a Friday hearing.
Dickerson said Ayala was indicted in another case on counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, battery with a deadly weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm and attempted robbery.
“Mr. Ayala is charged with attempting to rob a man by stabbing him and slicing (him) in the face with a knife,” the prosecutor said.
Ayala was also indicted in June on a count of battery by a prisoner motivated by bias or hatred. That case stemmed from allegations that Ayala and other inmates attacked a Black inmate for using a phone they believed only Hispanic inmates should use.
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