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Judge revokes bail for Las Vegas lawyer Alexis Plunkett

Alexis Plunkett, the jailed Las Vegas defense lawyer enmeshed in a pair of felony cases, will remain behind bars while awaiting trial on a charges of allowing clients to use cellphones in jail, a judge decided Thursday.

Ex-Las Vegas entertainer settles wrongful incarceration lawsuit

Two rural Nevada counties have paid $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former Las Vegas entertainer who was wrongfully jailed for 18 days for a burglary he didn’t commit in a bizarre case of mistaken identity, his lawyer said Wednesday.