IN BRIEF
CELEBRITY MURDER TRIAL
Spector murder case goes to jurors
The murder case against record producer Phil Spector went to jurors Monday in Los Angeles after Spector publicly denied he had criticized the judge and jury pool.
Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler sent the jurors into deliberations after asking whether any had heard or seen any news reports over the weekend that could affect their discussions. No one raised a hand.
The London newspaper The Mail on Sunday reported that Spector had said most of the prospective jurors thought he was either guilty or insane and Fidler "doesn't like me."
Spector, 67, denied it.
He is charged with second-degree murder in the death of actress Lana Clarkson, 40, who was shot through the mouth after going home with Spector from a nightclub on Feb. 3, 2003. He faces 15 years to life in prison if convicted.
24 YEARS IN PRISON
Judge issues sentence in terrorism trial
A Lodi, Calif., man convicted of attending an al-Qaida camp in Pakistan was sentenced Monday in a Sacramento, Calif., courtroom to 24 years in federal prison for supporting terrorists.
U.S. District Court Judge Garland Burrell Jr. imposed the sentence against Hamid Hayat, saying he had "attended a terrorist training camp, returned to the United States ready and willing to wage violent jihad when directed to do so."
Prosecutors said he plotted to attack hospitals, banks, grocery stores and government buildings.
APPEAL FROM GAME WARDENS
Public's help sought in poaching of mule deer
Nevada game wardens are probing the poaching of a mule deer that was found beheaded in Lincoln County.
The carcass of the large, trophy-class deer was dumped the weekend of Aug. 18 near the summit of Atlanta Mine Road northeast of Pioche, where game wardens responded after fielding a citizen's complaint.
"The deer's head had been removed, and none of the meat had been taken, leaving the entire animal to rot," a statement from the Nevada Department of Wildlife reads, noting the deer had been shot.
The statement quotes Cameron Waithman, the department game warden captain, who asked for the public's help in solving the crime.
"We really want to catch the criminals that steal Nevada's public resources by poaching and wasting wildlife," he said.
Operation Game Thief, (800) 992-3030, is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the suspect or suspects. Callers may remain anonymous.
ONE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Rollover claims life of 26-year-old man
A Fort Mohave, Ariz., resident was killed early Sunday in a rollover accident.
The Mohave County sheriff's office responded at 12:47 a.m. to the scene of the one-vehicle accident involving a 2005 Mitsubishi sedan at the intersection of La Riqueza and Panadero roads in Fort Mohave.
A sheriff's spokeswoman said that Gabriel Alejandro Lozoya, 26, died in transport to a Las Vegas hospital.
FAILURE TO YIELD
Woman killed when car is struck by pickup
A Kingman, Ariz., woman died after she failed to yield while driving, causing her car to be struck by a pickup on Route 66.
Caroline C. Rieder, 87, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after the accident about six miles north of Kingman on Friday, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Three men in the pickup were released after treatment for minor injuries at Kingman Regional Medical Center.
