Fraud trial date set for father of North Las Vegas quints

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Olujuwon Bryant, 23, left, and co-defendant Deon Derrico, 43, father of the famed Las Vegas quintuplets, after appearing in North Las Vegas Justice Court on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. They are facing 13 felony and three gross misdemeanor charges from the Nevada attorney general’s office for his role in an alleged quitclaim title theft scam. The two are accused of forging homeowners’ signatures on deeds so he could obtain — and then rent — abandoned homes for a profit. The hearing was continued because Bryant changed lawyers. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Deon Derrico with six of his nine children at their home in North Las Vegas on Monday, March 24, 2014. His wife Evonne Derrico gave birth to quintuplets on Sept. 6.(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Deon Derrico,left, and his wife Evonne with their seven of their nine children at their home in North Las Vegas on Monday, March 24, 2014. Evonne Derrico gave birth to quintuplets on Sept. 6.(Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A North Las Vegas man who gained media attention when his wife gave birth to quintuplets last fall is scheduled for a February trial in an alleged real estate scheme.

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said 43-year-old Deon Derrick Derrico and his 23-year-old co-defendant Olujuwon Devin Bryant are accused of forging homeowners’ signatures on deeds to obtain abandoned homes and rent them for a profit.

Derrico and Bryant have pleaded not guilty to multiple charges including theft and fraud. They’re scheduled for a trial Feb. 17.

Derrico gave numerous enthusiastic interviews to the media after the five babies were born Sept. 6. He and his wife, Evonne, also have four other children and received an outpouring of donations for their care.