District Judge Erika Ballou has faced complaints regarding two social media posts, as well as statements she made during a sentencing hearing.
Crime
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A 23-year-old man has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting earlier this week in the east valley.
A 15-year-old boy fatally wounded in northeast Las Vegas during what police classified as a “drug transaction” earlier this month was identified Thursday.
A fatal shooting at a Walmart parking lot is being investigated as a possible case of self-defense, according to the Henderson Police Department.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified a teenager shot and killed early Sunday at a west valley house party.
A man has pleaded guilty in a 2023 shooting rampage when he fired 27 shots from an AR-15 rifle toward his girlfriend and her child inside their Las Vegas home.
Jose “Chille” DeCastro was sentenced to 180 days in jail earlier this month for obstructing a police officer and resisting arrest.
Deobra Redden, who was seen in a viral video attacking a District Court judge, waived his right to a speedy trial during a court hearing on Thursday.
Arreion Willoughby had pleaded guilty to shooting into his neighbor’s apartment, hitting a 5-year-old girl in the neck and paralyzing her.
Police said Caren Quiroz-Alvarez struck and injured four pedestrians on Monday who were at a vigil in a North Las Vegas parking lot.
Former pro basketball player Chance Comanche and Sakari Harnden are accused of kidnapping and killing 23-year-old Marayna Rodgers in December.
A 13-year-old boy admitted to a voluntary manslaughter charge in connection with the fatal beating of a 17-year-old Rancho High School student.
A Las Vegas judge on Tuesday granted prosecutors’ motion to continue the murder trial for former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles.
Deobra Redden’s leap captured in a viral video is one of three incidents since the start of the year in which someone was attacked at the Regional Justice Center.
Bryce Tokunaga, 31, has been charged with first-degree kidnapping of a minor and sex trafficking a child under 18, court records show.
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The bodies were discovered June 5 in the 4900 block of South Droubay Drive, near Tropicana Avenue.
Henderson police and fire crews responded to reports of a shooting at about 1:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Marks Street.
The families of Sgt. Michael Abbate and trooper Alberto Felix shared their anguish in court while asking the judge to give Jemarcus Williams the maximum sentence.
Dennis and Ashley Prince had a young baby together before they were killed in early April, and the child is now the center of another guardianship dispute.