2 indicted in February killing of 24-year-old
A man and woman have been indicted in connection with the February slaying of a 24-year-old man in the northeast valley.
Authorities said Tyler Louis White was killed after a quarrel over painkillers.
Colton Dakota Brantano, 21, faces charges of murder with use of a deadly weapon, first-degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly weapon. Sherri Lee Esquibel faces one count of accessory to murder.
White was shot and killed Feb. 23 outside Nellis Suites, 4555 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
According to Brantano’s arrest report, the shooting stemmed from a failed drug deal. White had arranged to buy Lortab for Brantano, police said.
The deal went awry and Brantano began shooting, hitting three cars and a stucco pillar before shooting White at least twice.
Brantano told police he had given White money to buy Lortab and that White was “ripping him off,” his arrest report said.
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Fatal shooting stemmed from a failed drug deal, police say
