IN BRIEF

teen arrested

Student accused of bringing gun to school

Acting on a tip from a student, Clark County School District police on Wednesday arrested a 16-year-old boy who is alleged to have brought a 9 mm handgun to Shadow Ridge High School, 5050 Brent Lane.

The boy, who did not resist arrest, was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon on school property and taken to the Juvenile Detention Center.

His name was not released.

I-15 WIDENING

F Street lawsuit may move to federal court

The city of Las Vegas has asked to move to federal court the lawsuit to stop the closure of F Street. The case currently is in Clark County District Court.

Two residents and neighborhood groups are suing the city and the Nevada Department of Transportation for closing F Street as part of the ongoing $240 million Interstate 15 widening project.

The lawsuit calls for the I-15 project to be shut down until F Street under I-15 is reopened.

Attorney Matthew Callister, who is representing the residents and neighborhood groups, said he must check with his clients to see if they will agree to move the case to federal court or fight the city's motion.

Callister expected a decision to be made by Monday.

2006 SLAYING

Killer pleads guilty, gets life sentence

The man who killed a 43-year-old Reno resident at Harrah's casino and shot at police in 2006 pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder, attempted murder and assault.

In exchange for 25-year-old Curtis Bonilla's guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to take the death penalty off the table. Bonilla took the plea on the day his trial was scheduled to begin.

"We're happy this very dangerous individual will be behind bars for a very long time," said Chief Deputy District Attorney Roy Nelson.

Under the plea, prosecutors will recommend Bonilla be sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 28 years.

Bonilla was accused of killing Philip Anthony McElreath in a 20th floor hotel room in a drug deal gone wrong. After the slaying, Bonilla was in a stand-off with police for six hours. Authorities said he fired at security guards and SWAT officers at the hotel.

Deputy Public Defender Scott Coffee said he was satisfied with the deal. "Both my client and the state of Nevada are well served by this result," Coffee said.

ALZHEIMER'S CARE

Group home owner loses operating license

The owner of a Henderson group home that catered to seniors with Alzheimer's has lost her license to operate the facility, according to the Nevada State Health Division's Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance.

Cynthia S. Ramos, owner of TLC Alzheimer's Facility I at 155 Emden Drive, pleaded guilty last month to one count of attempted exploitation of the elderly and one count of conspiracy to commit theft, the health agency said.

Under her plea agreement, Ramos was ordered to give up ownership of the Emden Drive facility as well as TLC Alzheimer's Facility 2, at 723 Skipjack Drive.

The license for the Skipjack Drive facility was voluntarily relinquished on Sept. 18, and it subsequently closed.

Ramos did not give up the Emden Drive license, however, which prompted the health division to issue a notice of licensure revocation.

According to the health division, no patients are at the Emden Drive facility.