An attorney said the testimony of the suspect’s mother about her communication with her son appeared contradictory because of inadequate interpretation.
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Mortensen, now 59, has spent decades behind bars, and could face a retrial or an appeals process after a judge vacated his conviction.
Michael “Luke” Atwell faces 11 new counts of lewdness with a child under 14 and one count of sexual assault of a child under 14.
Ronald Mortensen, now 59, was a young Las Vegas police officer when he was sentenced to life in prison in connection with an off-duty 1996 shooting.
Both are accused of striking each other during a Dec. 23 altercation at the Clark County Detention Center. Both also face murder charges.
Ronald Mortensen, a former Las Vegas police officer convicted of murder in connection with a 1996 shooting death, maintained his innocence.
Authorities have alleged he is the person who vandalized at least five Teslas in the early hours of March 18.
The issue at the heart of the federal suit is whether Las Vegas city marshals can police areas that are not city-owned property.
His arrest comes as protesters have targeted Teslas as a symbol of Elon Musk, who has sought to shrink the federal government.
Sgt. Kevin Menon has previously been accused of illegally detaining people on the Strip and possessing hundreds of sexual images of young girls.
Las Vegas attorney and RNC national committeewoman Sigal Chattah will be Nevada’s next interim U.S. attorney, she said Friday.
Filings by lawyers for Kevin Menon suggest Las Vegas police officials have been using Signal, the messaging app at the center of a national security controversy.
The O.J. Simpson estate is burdened by creditor claims, including $117 million sought by Goldman’s father, Fred Goldman.
Officer Alexander Bookman fatally shot Brandon Durham, 43, in November after Durham called police to report a burglary.
Marketta Phillips faces a charge of open murder in connection with the fatal Las Vegas stabbing of the girl identified by her mother as Journei Ross.