Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Julius Trotter in connection with the fatal stabbings of two tour leaders inside a Circus Circus hotel room.
Katelyn Newberg
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Katelyn Newberg joined the Review-Journal's investigative team in February 2025. Following two internships, she joined the newspaper staff in 2018 as a breaking news reporter and began covering courts and legal affairs in October 2021. She is a native of central Florida and a 2018 graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications.
District Judge Michelle Leavitt will determine how enhancements on Telles’ murder charge will affect how many years he will spend in prison before he is eligible for parole.
“She’s going to do time, in my opinion,” said one local defense attorney. “She would have been better off taking a negotiation and just falling on the sword.”
Jesus Ayala, accused of killing a bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash last year, was found not competent to face the charges during a court hearing Wednesday.
Nathan Chasing Horse, an alleged cult leader previously accused of sexually assaulting multiple women, appeared in North Las Vegas Justice Court on Wednesday in a new child pornography case.
Two dancers who worked at the Girl Collection strip club filed a class action lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather, alleging he did not pay them appropriate wages and slapped one dancer.
The Nevada Supreme Court had dismissed a previous indictment against Nathan Chasing Horse last month.
Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joseph Sciscento is on the ballot with Chief Deputy Public Defender Kristal Bradford in the Las Vegas Justice Court Department 2 race.
Attorneys Terry Coffing and Alexandra Beth McLeod are appearing on the ballot against District Judge Erika Mendoza, a former prosecutor appointed to the bench in March.
A District Judge appointed in June is on the ballot with a longtime civil attorney for the upcoming election for District Court Department 14’s seat.
Chief Deputy Public Defender Kerri Maxey is challenging Family Court Judge Paul Gaudet for the Department N seat.
Sentencing was set for January 6. Fiore’s attorney said he intends to appeal the verdict.
Prosecutors say Michele Fiore’s daughter Sheena Siegel committed perjury while testifying about the wire fraud and conspiracy charges her mother is facing.
Robert Telles, who was convicted of murdering Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, requested an evidentiary hearing on statements made by jurors.
Federal prosecutors alleged Tuesday that Michele Fiore’s daughter committed perjury while testifying about the wire fraud and conspiracy charges her mother is facing.