Brothers to be released in man’s death
Two brothers arrested on murder and drug charges earlier this month were expected to be released from jail because charges have not been filed against them, according to a representative of the Clark County district attorney's office.
Tess Driver, executive assistant to District Attorney David Roger, said Richard Saterstad, 31, and Martin Saterstad, 25, were authorized to be released by a Justice Court judge Monday morning. Driver said Las Vegas police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the Saterstads' arrest, saying there is no statute of limitations on murder.
According to the Clark County Detention Center's Web site, the Saterstads were still in custody as of late Monday afternoon.
The brothers were arrested Oct. 16 on murder and several drug-related charges after one man was killed at their home during what police described as a "drug-related robbery."
The incident occurred about 9:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at 3025 Red Bay Way, near Cheyenne Avenue and Buffalo Drive.
The report said the brothers told police that "several masked subjects had forced their way into the residence and attacked the older brother.
Martin Saterstad shot at the intruders with a shotgun at least three times, striking at least two of them, the report states. The intruders then fled.
About 10 minutes after the shooting, someone used a cell phone to call Richard Saterstad, claiming the brothers had "shot one of his people," and that he was coming to their residence.
After the caller's arrival, he and the two brothers discovered the victim in the backyard.
The Clark County coroner office identified the victim as Dane Searcy, 25, of Las Vegas, and said he died from gunshot wound to the right buttock.
Police discovered Searcy in the backyard, on his back, arms bent and elbows extended in clear signs of rigor mortis.
"The position of the body was consistent with death occurring earlier and having been moved to its current location," the report stated.
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