O.J. Simpson’s executor filed a petition on Wednesday to start probate proceedings, asking a judge to allow him to secure the estate’s assets.
Katelyn Newberg
Katelyn Newberg began covering the courts and legal affairs for the Las Vegas Review-Journal in October 2021. Following two internships, she joined the newspaper staff in 2018 as a breaking news reporter. She is a native of central Florida and a 2018 graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications.
Colin Czech appeared in court days after he told police he ate parts of his alleged murder victim in Las Vegas.
Prosecutors last week asked the judge to dismiss the case due to concerns over the actions of a government witness, according to court documents.
Jose “Chille” DeCastro was sentenced to 180 days in jail earlier this month for obstructing a police officer and resisting arrest.
When it came time for Jose “Chille” DeCastro to be sentenced for interfering with a police traffic stop, the prosecutor wanted him to be placed on probation. But Justice of the Peace Ann Zimmerman had other ideas.
After he was wrongfully imprisoned for two decades, police say Christopher Tapp was killed in an altercation at a Las Vegas Strip casino.
A grand jury has handed down a superseding indictment against Jesus Ayala, accusing him of stabbing a man in June and killing a bicyclist in an August crash.
A man and woman indicted on murder charges are accused of a string of robberies, including one in which they allegedly gave a man a fatal dose of fentanyl.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Shanon Clowers said the driver, Jemarcus Williams, was “heavily intoxicated” at the Palms casino shortly before the crash.
A Las Vegas man was acquitted of charges that the Bureau of Land Management officers used to justify a questionable fatal police shooting last year in the desert northwest of Las Vegas.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis is set to appear in court again on Thursday for an arraignment hearing that has already been delayed twice since he was indicted in September.
A trial for the former Raiders running back had been scheduled to start in November in Las Vegas Municipal Court.
Clark County School District employees previously could mark emails as confidential, which would cause them to be erased from the system.
Carlos Figueroa was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years for killing his girlfriend and the mother of his young daughter.
The former Raiders player has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts and serve community service, court records show.