IN BRIEF
$100,000 DAMAGE
Family of seven escapes injury in morning house fire
A house fire in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas displaced seven people and caused $100,000 in damage Monday morning.
The fire started in an exhaust fan in the rear bedroom of the house at 9508 Cedar Heights Ave., near Lake Mead Boulevard and Hills Center Drive, at 8:15 a.m. It spread to the attic area and damaged the roof, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.
The family of seven and their two cats escaped without injury. The American Red Cross is assisting the family.
Investigators ruled the fire accidental.
POLICE SEEK INFORMATION
Man found shot to death identified as North Las Vegan
The 23-year-old man shot and killed after an argument over money early Christmas Day has been identified as Cesar Quezeda of North Las Vegas.
Quezeda was found in the street on Cy Cliffview Circle, near Lamb Boulevard and Vegas Valley Drive, about 3:30 a.m. Friday.
Las Vegas police said Quezeda was arguing about money when he fled and was shot by the suspect. Those at the scene fled as soon as officers arrived, police said.
Anyone with information about the slaying is encouraged to call the homicide section at 828-3521 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 385-5555.
SINGLE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Medical episode suspected in crash that killed driver
A 47-year-old truck driver died during an accident Sunday that state troopers say might have been caused by a medical episode on U.S. Highway 95.
Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Kevin Honea said the man was driving a tractor-trailer south on the highway near the Las Vegas Beltway about 10:30 a.m. The truck veered to the left and slammed into the wall of the center median.
The accident did not cause much damage to the truck or the driver, Honea said. The driver was identified as Ned Griffin Jr. of Grayson, Ga. The Clark County coroner's office has not determined how he died.
No one else was injured in the single-vehicle accident.
RAZOR IN TOOTHBRUSH HANDLE
Prison inmate's attack on guard under investigation
California prison officials are investigating after an inmate slashed a guard across the neck over the weekend.
The guard survived but required dozens of stitches.
Officials said 39-year-old Jonathan McClaurin tried to kill the 33-year-old correctional officer Sunday night at California State Prison, Sacramento. The prison is in Folsom, east of Sacramento.
Corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton says the officer was cut on the neck, jaw and ear with a razor melted into a toothbrush handle.
The guard received 68 stitches before being released from a hospital.
McClaurin has been in prison since 1997. He is serving a 135-year-to-life sentence from Los Angeles County for three counts of first-degree robbery, vehicle theft and disregard for safety.
