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Man accused of fatally beating woman surrenders to Las Vegas police

Ladonte Wilson, 33 (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

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By Blake Apgar / Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 28, 2018 - 8:06 pm

Updated March 28, 2018 - 9:28 pm

A man turned himself in to Las Vegas police after he was accused of beating a woman to death this year.

Ladonte Wilson, 33, surrendered to police Wednesday. He was accused of beating 59-year-old Shelley Toyama on Jan. 13 at 605 E. Twain Ave., near Paradise Road.

Toyama was hospitalized with severe head injuries, police said. She died Feb. 15.

Contact Blake Apgar at bapgar@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5298. Follow @blakeapgar on Twitter.

Police: Teen dead from gunshot, another arrested in central Las Vegas

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

May 7, 2024 - 2:50 pm

The shooting occurred in the 1600 block of East St. Louis Avenue, east of Maryland Parkway in the early hours Tuesday, according to a Metropolitan Police Department news release.

911 callers describe ‘gruesome’ scene, police say man ate victim’s face in killing

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

May 7, 2024 - 7:15 pm

Las Vegas police released recordings of the 911 calls related to a man who police allege later ate parts of a man’s face.

A teen is accused of killing a woman. Police say it started over cigarettes

By Tony Garcia / RJ

May 3, 2024 - 12:23 pm

An 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with a woman found stabbed to death in a dumpster enclosure in the west valley.

New book details the life and death of murdered investigative reporter

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

May 3, 2024 - 7:41 pm

A new book explores the life of late Review-Journal reporter Jeff German and the story that investigators say led to his killing.

RJ agrees to turn over most data on slain reporter’s phone

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

May 2, 2024 - 8:21 pm

The Review-Journal has agreed to give prosecutors, police and defense attorneys the majority of files from the phone of slain investigative reporter Jeff German.

‘I will kill you’: Witness tells grand jury Rodimer threatened, attacked alleged victim

By Brett Clarkson / RJ

May 2, 2024 - 11:36 am

Grand jury transcripts provide more details in the murder case against the former pro wrestler and House candidate Daniel Rodimer, who denies the allegations.

Robert Rodriguez. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

Las Vegas man found shot to death in vacant lot identified

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

May 1, 2024 - 5:17 pm

The death of a man found shot in a central valley vacant lot was the result of a homicide, the Clark County coroner’s office confirmed.

Murder suspect accused of eating body parts says he was fighting a ‘shape-shifter’

By Katelyn Newberg and Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

May 2, 2024 - 9:40 am

Colin Czech appeared in court days after he told police he ate parts of his alleged murder victim in Las Vegas.

Police investigate suspected murder-suicide in northwest valley

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

May 1, 2024 - 11:45 am

Dispatchers received a report about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday of a shooting inside a residence in the 10200 block of Gladstone Peak Court, near North Hualapai Way and Farm Road.

Woman found in dumpster stabbed to death in west Las Vegas Valley

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

April 30, 2024 - 2:07 pm

Police officers responded to the 9000 block of West Sahara Avenue, near South Fort Apache Road, about 7:35 a.m. and found a deceased female in a dumpster enclosure.