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Woman stabbed in central Las Vegas Valley

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‘This should’ve never happened’: Inmate stabbed to death at Nevada prison

By Rio Lacanlale / Las Vegas Review-Journal

April 19, 2019 - 5:58 pm

One person was taken into custody after a woman was stabbed late Friday morning in the central Las Vegas Valley.

The woman was stabbed about 11:40 a.m. on the 1000 block of South Torrey Pines Drive, near West Charleston Boulevard, according to Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Alejandra Zambrano. She was taken to University Medical Center for treatment of survivable injuries.

It was not immediately clear what charge or charges the person who was taken into custody may face.

Zambrano did not have further details to release Friday.

Contact Rio Lacanlale at rlacanlale@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @riolacanlale on Twitter.

Man arrested in fatal stabbing in northeast Las Vegas

By Caitlin Lilly / RJ

November 21, 2024 - 10:04 am

A 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in the northeast valley.

One dead in fatal stabbing in northeast Las Vegas

By Akiya Dillon / RJ

November 19, 2024 - 7:45 pm

A man was stabbed to death in northeast Las Vegas by another man who then ran away, according to police.

Robert Telles appeals conviction in RJ reporter’s murder

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

November 18, 2024 - 4:03 pm

Robert Telles has filed a handwritten notice of his intent to appeal his criminal conviction for the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German.

‘This should’ve never happened’: Inmate stabbed to death at Nevada prison

By Noble Brigham / RJ

November 13, 2024 - 6:04 pm

A spokesperson said the Department of Corrections will do an investigation that could lead to the man’s cellmate being charged.

Convicted killer of RJ reporter sent to prison northwest of Las Vegas

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

November 1, 2024 - 2:39 pm

Robert Telles is under “close” security at the prison northwest of Las Vegas, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections website.

‘Justice has been served’: Man convicted of Circus Circus killings gets life without parole

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

October 31, 2024 - 7:56 pm

Julius Trotter was sentenced after being convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of two Vietnamese tourists at Circus Circus in 2018.

Man guilty in Circus Circus murders; relatives speak of ‘endless sorrow’

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

October 29, 2024 - 1:31 pm

A jury found Julius Trotter guilty of killing two people in their Circus Circus hotel room in 2018.

Death penalty trial over 2018 Circus Circus killings starts jury deliberations

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

October 28, 2024 - 6:30 pm

A Las Vegas jury is set to resume deliberations to determine if Julius Trotter is guilty of killing two Vietnamese tour leaders in their Circus Circus hotel room.