The 46-year-old was in custody at the Clark County Detention Center, jail records show.
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Several longtime judges did not move to retain their District Court seat in this year’s election by the filing deadline.
Nearly five months after the shooting, the Metropolitan Police Department arrested Alexander Johnson, citing new evidence showed he had misrepresented the events leading up to the shooting.
Frederick Blanche pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in December and agreed to a long sentence.
Police said they received reports of a shooting in the 1800 block of Lewis Avenue. One man died at the scene and another died at a hospital.
The four corrections officers involved in Wednesday’s death of former Clark County Detention Center inmate Luis Solano, 38, were identified Saturday.
A Henderson man was arrested Saturday after police say he slashed tires on 32 vehicles in the area near Wigwam Parkway and Valle Verde Drive.
Twelve suspected members of what Las Vegas police are calling a “violent gang” were arrested and 21 pounds of methamphetamine and other drugs were seized in a gang sweep termed Operation Washout.
A judge scheduled a May 7 evidentiary hearing on criminal allegations that an embattled state lawmaker attacked a police officer during a domestic dispute last month.
Elissa Cadish, a Clark County judge whose promotion to the federal bench hit an impasse over gun rights, has withdrawn from consideration to become a district judge in Nevada.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — A jury in Kingman, Ariz., deliberated 45 minutes Thursday before convicting a Kingman man of the attempted murder of his estranged girlfriend and the murder of her teenage daughter.
District Judge Valerie Adair has ordered an independent medical evaluation of Dipak Desai to verify he had a stroke and determine the extent of brain damage. The judge also ordered prosecutors and defense attorneys to continue preparing for Desai’s April 22 criminal trial stemming from a 2007 hepatitis C outbreak.
Two Las Vegas sports bettors have been charged in a federal complaint alleging they engaged in illegal chip transfers between their Cantor Gaming accounts at Strip casinos to avoid filing currency transaction reports.
A 23-year-old former U.S. Army soldier earlier this week pleaded guilty to the 2011 shooting death of a cabdriver.
An inmate died Wednesday at University Medical Center after a Feb. 25 struggle with jail guards left him unconscious. Police said 38-year-old Luis Solanowas was uncooperative before the struggle at the jail ensued.
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Frederick Blanche pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in December and agreed to a long sentence.
A news release said the strike force would involve collaboration with other agencies. Attorneys offered mixed reactions.
Michael McKee, 39, was arrested Saturday by police in Rockford, Illinois, and remains in custody at the Winnebago County Justice Center, according to Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office online records.
Bryan Vargas-Caicedo previously pleaded guilty in District Court to reckless driving and, in a lower court, to misdemeanor DUI in connection with the death of 37-year-old Wesley Larsen.
