Crime

Las Vegas elementary school teacher arrested on charges ‘related to child abuse’

Clark County School District Police Department vehicle (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye

More Stories

Jacey Looper, a tourist who a K-9 attacked in June 2023, is suing the Metropolitan Police Depar ...

Las Vegas police sued after K-9 allegedly mauls tourist

Detectives with the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a homicide after a Las V ...

Las Vegas woman found dead in cardboard box near Kingman

Ex-Palo Verde teacher, coach gets life sentence for sexually abusing kids

Melissa Nava, left, and Jasmin Ramos (Mohave County Sheriff's Office)

‘Tornado of a mess’: Sisters learn of mother’s 1989 slaying near Las Vegas

By Mark Davis / Las Vegas Review-Journal

October 2, 2025 - 6:44 pm

A Las Vegas elementary school teacher has been arrested on charges “related to child abuse.”

In a statement released Thursday night, the Clark County School District Police Department said it arrested Tiersa Baughman, 52, on Wednesday. Baughman was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges related to child abuse.

“The arrest stems from an investigation initiated at Doris Hancock Elementary School on October 1, 2025,” police said.

Baughman is a teacher at Hancock Elementary School. She has been employed by CCSD since February 2004.

“Per the negotiated agreement with the bargaining unit, she will be assigned to home when released,” police said.

Las Vegas police sued after K-9 allegedly mauls tourist

By Akiya Dillon / RJ

October 4, 2025 - 7:01 am

The lawsuit alleged that officers Brayden McMahill and Glenn Obsenares had no tactical plan when they entered the property, and that Obsenares was holding Raider’s leash loosely.

Las Vegas woman found dead in cardboard box near Kingman

By Kevin J. Barr / RJ

October 3, 2025 - 5:13 pm

Detectives with the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a homicide after a Las Vegas woman was found dead in a cardboard box east of Kingman.

Ex-Palo Verde teacher, coach gets life sentence for sexually abusing kids

By Noble Brigham / RJ

October 3, 2025 - 3:20 pm

Prosecutors have said there were additional victims whose allegations could not be pursued due to the statute of limitations.

‘Tornado of a mess’: Sisters learn of mother’s 1989 slaying near Las Vegas

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

October 3, 2025 - 2:10 pm

Shortly after Marina Ramos’ body was discovered, two girls, ages 14 months and 2 months, were found abandoned in a park restroom in Oxnard, California, hundreds of miles away.

Man pleads guilty to stalking Nevada governor, may spend years in prison

By Noble Brigham / RJ

October 2, 2025 - 7:38 pm

Prosecutors have said he was motivated by a belief that Gov. Joe Lombardo had killed his upstairs neighbor, whom he had also stalked.

Israeli official Tom Artiom Alexandrovich appears remotely for a hearing on charges of trying t ...

Israeli cybersecurity official indicted on child sex charge

By Casey Harrison / RJ

October 3, 2025 - 2:06 pm

The Israeli cybersecurity official who was arrested in a child sex sting in August has been indicted by a Clark County grand jury.

The Supreme Court of Nevada’s Las Vegas building is seen Friday, March 7, 2025. (Sam Mor ...

Law enforcement wants open investigation records kept secret. What does that mean for Nevadans?

By Noble Brigham / RJ

October 2, 2025 - 8:27 am

The battle over records stems from a traffic stop where an police officer is accused of taking a woman’s phone and copying “intimate” photos from it.

‘I hope he rots’: Defendant in I-15 killing sentenced to prison

By Noble Brigham / RJ

October 1, 2025 - 6:47 pm

The victim, who was 21, had been shot six times. Both men were under the influence, the defendant’s attorney said.

Police and firefighters salute as "Taps" is played by the Southern Nevada Multiagency ...

‘We will never forget you’: Sunrise ceremony honors 1 October victims

By Akiya Dillon / RJ

October 1, 2025 - 5:24 pm

The event included a minute of silence for victims of the shooting and remarks from Gov. Joe Lombardo and Sheriff Kevin McMahill.

Lawsuit: CCSD student faced racially motivated attacks for 2 years

By Spencer Levering / RJ

October 1, 2025 - 2:31 pm

An alleged series of racially motivated physical and verbal assaults created a hostile learning environment for an elementary school boy, a lawsuit claimed.