IN BRIEF
GOLDEN SHORES, ARIZ., KILLING
Roommate jailed on murder charge
Bond was set at $500,000 for a Norther Arizona man arrested Wednesday in the killing of his roommate a week ago. Richard Lee Knetzer, 61, was booked into the Mohave County jail in Kingman on charges of aggravated assault and second-degree murder.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Trish Carter said investigators believe an argument between Knetzer and James Barry Rogers, 45, escalated into a scuffle and gunfire Aug. 22. Carter said Rogers bled to death from a gunshot wound to his hand.
Carter said a period of time elapsed before Knetzer went to a Golden Shores neighbor to report there was a dead man on the floor of his home. She said the roommates had a history of arguing.
CLARK COUNTY
Conditions prompt air quality advisory
An air quality advisory is in effect through today for Clark County.
High pressure, humidity and rising temperatures combined with pollutants have prompted air quality officials to issue the advisory. Harmful levels of ozone aren't occurring but are possible.
Sensitive groups are encouraged to stay indoors and limit strenuous activity.
Ozone builds the most during afternoon hours, and air quality officials suggest avoiding activities that use or require gasoline, such as unnecessary driving or filling a gas tank.
CRASHED IN NLV IN JUNE
Motorcyclist dies of injuries in accident
A 31-year-old motorcyclist injured in a June 22 accident in North Las Vegas died from his injuries at University Medical Center on Wednesday.
North Las Vegas police said the man, whose name was not released, was speeding and under the influence of alcohol as he was driving east on Deer Springs Way approaching Aviary Way.
He lost control on a curve about 9:20 p.m. and struck the south curb, throwing him from the motorcycle.
The man, who had a helmet, struck his head on a power box next to the road and was taken to UMC with severe head trauma, police said.
DOWNTOWN RENO PARK
Two plead guilty to killing homeless man
Two men have pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for stomping a homeless man to death in Reno in what a prosecutor called an alcohol-fueled "thrill seeking spree."
Christopher Michael Maciolek, 20, and Finley Byrdette Fultz, 19, face up to 10 years in prison when sentenced in October for the Sept. 3 beating death of James Markham Beasley.
Beasley, 55, was sleeping in Brick Park downtown when the pair screamed they were "Aryan soldiers" and kicked Beasley in the head.
"These are the nastiest kids I have dealt with, who go around hurting and beating people for some thrill," Deputy District Attorney Roy Stralla said Wednesday.
RENO CITY COUNCIL
Purchase of downtown post office approved
The Reno City Council has approved buying the historic downtown post office for redevelopment along the Truckee River.
Officials say the $5.1 million deal should be finalized next month. The building, designed by famed Reno architect Frederic DeLongchamps, was completed in 1934.
Officials plan public workshops to define how the building will be used.
