Brad Mehn, background from left, Heather Pate and Kevin Dent listen to Dent’s attorney, Jason Earnest, far left, during a hearing at Pahrump Justice Court on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Pate, Dent and Mehn are accused of torturing Roy Jaggers, forcing him to walk off a cliff and shooting him at Cathedral Canyon. (Chitose Suzuki / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chitosephoto