Pahrump Justice of the Peace Kent Jasperson speaks during a hearing for Heather Pate, Kevin Dent and Brad Mehn 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