Judge refuses to end ex-Las Vegas police detective’s murder case

A judge on Thursday rejected a motion arguing that a former Las Vegas police detective accused of shooting and killing her former son-in-law was wrongfully imprisoned and ordered her case to continue.

Pamela Bordeaux, 55, appeared in District Court before Judge Valerie Adair, who denied her petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Authorities have said Pamela Bordeaux shot 32-year-old Sean Babbitt on the morning of April 22 as he wrapped up an hourlong visit with his 3-year-old son at her home on the 8500 block of Honey Vine Avenue.

Adair said it was clear that there was intent behind the shooting — Babbitt was shot 10 times in the head, torso and hands.

Bordeaux’s attorneys, Robert Draskovich and Michael Horvath, have said Bordeaux acted in self-defense.

In an earlier hearing, Chief Deputy District Attorney Michelle Fleck called the shooting “a completely unprovoked attack” and “an absolute ambush, an absolute execution.”

Bordeaux was indicted on a first-degree murder charge in May and was released on $1 million bond in earlier this month. She was initially held without bail before it was reset in late June.

Her trial is scheduled for February 2020.

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