The judge wrote that he still thinks Sigal Chattah ‘has not been validly appointed’ and that prosecutors have not shown they are likely to succeed in challenging his conclusions.
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Noble Brigham started covering breaking news at the Review-Journal in June 2024. He graduated from Brown University in 2024 and previously freelanced for The Providence Journal and interned at the Idaho Statesman and The Virginian-Pilot. He grew up in Philadelphia.
Jorge Gomez was killed by police in downtown Las Vegas on the third night of protests over the murder of George Floyd.
U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware said the two sides in the case seemed to have honed in on the weapon pointing issue.
The lawyer representing the officers says police acted in self-defense. The family’s lawyer says they used excessive force.
Some family and supporters of the victim expressed displeasure with the sentence the defendant received.
At the time of the deadly collision, Nikki Serrat was driving a stolen vehicle and had fled from police.
Six Republican defendants are accused of plotting to give Donald Trump Nevada’s electoral votes in 2020, even though Joe Biden won the state by more than 30,000 votes.
Roidan Mendoza, 40, pleaded guilty in August to a count of murder with use of a deadly weapon in connection with the August 2023 killing of Marillorky Tamayo Cruz.
The victim’s sibling said he wished he could change places with his brother, who suffered severe injuries, including skull fractures.
Keenan Jackson struck McKenzie Scott near the entrance to the school in May. Members of the victim’s family were in court for the plea.
Dandre Owens is accused of killing a woman at a Las Vegas Strip hotel and fatally shooting a man he lured into the desert.
An officer then falsified an arrest report in order to “manufacture probable cause,” the complaint claims.
His defense attorney said the man’s pre-sentencing investigation report indicates he has an immigration detainer.
Jesus Ayala pleaded guilty Tuesday to hitting and killing retired police chief Andreas Probst with a vehicle in 2023 and is expected to spend decades in prison.
Police say the serial burglar covered his face, mostly targeted Asian restaurants and stole more than $222,000 from businesses in the Spring Mountain Road corridor.