IN BRIEF

PLEADED GUILTY

Man gets prison term for killing brother

A 21-year-old man accused of stabbing his brother to death was sentenced to spend 10 to 25 years in prison.

District Judge David Wall sentenced Francisco Franco-Ordonez after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the slaying of his brother Albino Franco-Ordonez, 25, on April 8, 2007.

"I feel bad about what happened to my brother," Franco-Ordonez told the judge Monday. "He was my own blood."

Defense attorneys said Franco-Ordonez was intoxicated at the time of the incident and didn't recall what happened.

Authorities said the brothers got into a fight at an apartment complex at 5100 E. Tropicana Avenue, near Nellis Boulevard, before the stabbing.

Authorities said that shortly after the stabbing, Franco-Ordonez, who had no prior criminal history, was overheard yelling, "Who's the big man now?"

CAUSE UNDER INVESTIGATION

Apartment fire damage estimated at $150,000

A fire that destroyed two apartments Monday afternoon at a complex on Harmon Avenue near Maryland Parkway caused about $150,000 worth of damage, a Clark County Fire Department official said.

Department Spokesman Scott Allison said firefighters were alerted to the blaze at 2:22 p.m. at the Golden Pond University Apartments.

Allison said nobody was seriously injured in the blaze, although one person was treated for smoke inhalation. Allison said the fire engulfed two apartments and damaged six additional units. Investigators believe the fire began on the lower floor. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

POLICE SEEK SUSPECTS

Victim of shooting was Las Vegas resident

The Las Vegas man fatally shot near Charleston Boulevard and 17th Street early Sunday has been identified by the Clark County coroner's office as Herminio Casillo Jr.

Police said the 22-year-old was with family when he was approached by three men. One of the men shot Casillo and the group fled north on 17th Street where they were picked up by a large car.

Las Vegas police do not have a motive for the shooting or suspects.

Casilllo was taken to University Medical Center, where he died of multiple gunshot wounds from what has been deemed a homicide.

Anyone with information about the shooting can call the Homicide Section at 828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.

DEAD AT SCENE

Arizona men killed in vehicle rollover

Two Kingman, Ariz., men were killed in a single-vehicle rollover in Bullhead City early Sunday.

Police spokeswoman Emily Montague said the victims were dead at the scene of the accident reported at 2:10 a.m.

The victims were identified as the driver, Alfonso Bagala, 40, and the passenger, William Russell Griffin, 51.