Defense attorneys Kyle Cottner, left, and Ross Goodman, representing ex-Nevada Department of Corrections officers Paul Valdez, center, and Jose Navarrete, in court at the Regional Justice Center o …

Defense attorneys Kyle Cottner, left, and Ross Goodman, representing ex-Nevada Department of Corrections officers Paul Valdez, center, and Jose Navarrete, in court at the Regional Justice Center on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, in Las Vegas. Valdez and Navarrete are accused of abusing an inmate. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye