Suspect indicted in Minxx club melee, shootings, injuries
The man accused of shooting three people at a strip club, in a case that ensnared NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones, was indicted this week on seven felony counts.
The grand jury indicted Arvin Edwards, 29, on three counts of attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon; three counts of battery with use of a deadly weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm; and one count of possession of a firearm by an ex-felon.
Edwards appeared briefly in Las Vegas Justice Court on Friday wearing a blue prison uniform and shackles. His case was bound over to District Court and he is expected to enter a plea on Tuesday before District Judge Valorie Vega.
Jeffrey Segal, Edwards' attorney, said his client will plead not guilty to the charges. He declined to comment further.
Edwards is accused of opening fire at the Minxx strip club in February 2007 during the end of the NBA All-Star weekend. Three people were wounded in the shooting. Club bouncer Tommy Urbanski was most seriously wounded and remains paralyzed from the waist down.
Before the shooting, Jones incited a brawl inside the club, authorities said. Jones and his entourage were ejected from the club moments before the shooting. Jones later identified Edwards as the shooter, authorities said.
Jones pleaded no contest Dec. 6 in Las Vegas to conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct in connection with the club brawl and agreed to testify against the shooter. He avoided jail time.
He was suspended from the NFL last season because of ongoing trouble with the law but was traded this year from the Tennessee Titans to the Dallas Cowboys.
Edwards had been jailed in Yakima County in Washington state since March 17 on a domestic violence charge unrelated to the Minxx shooting.
He fought extradition to Las Vegas but was sent to Nevada this week. He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Wednesday.
Authorities said Edwards tried to extort money from Jones after the shooting for "services rendered." Jones, however, told authorities that he never ordered the shooting and refused to pay.
Contact reporter David Kihara at dkihara@ reviewjournal.com or 702-380-1039.
