A father-son duo from Las Vegas were sent to federal prison Friday for robbing six smoke shops and two credit unions of nearly $10,000 last year.
David Ferrara
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David Ferrara covers courts and legal affairs. He joined the newspaper in 2014 after more than six years reporting in the Deep South, where he wrote extensively about the BP oil spill. Prior to that, he worked for newspapers, magazines and a wire service in Chicago. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
A suspected serial killer, said to be connected to at least five dead women, pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas to two counts of second-degree murder.
Julius Trotter, 31, was indicted Thursday on two counts of murder, two counts of robbery and one count of burglary in connection with the June 1 killings of 38-year-old Sang Boi Nghia and 30-year-old Khuong Ba Le Nguyen, who were part of a tour group visiting Las Vegas.
Horace Guerra, a family doctor and a former managing partner of Incera LLC, pleaded guilty in July to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
The final moments of pregnant 20-year-old Tinesha Antovia Adams’ life played on a video screen in a Las Vegas courtroom on Wednesday.
A Las Vegas judge on Wednesday sentenced a woman, her son and husband to prison for their roles in the fatal beating of a homeless man.
The Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to suspend a ruling that blocks the state from using a sedative in capital punishment.
The Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection on Tuesday named three finalists for an open Clark County Family Court seat.
A race for Las Vegas justice of the peace has turned into one of the more expensive in the valley’s history, as the two candidates have combined to raise more than a half-million dollars for their campaigns.
Should fundraising be a deciding factor in next month’s election, the Nevada Supreme Court could have a majority of women for the first time.
Starting Friday, Family Court Judge Cheryl Moss, who has pushed for years to create a designated court for problem gamblers, will oversee a new division for those whose cases stem from addiction.
A Las Vegas jury on Thursday acquitted a former Marine on charges of sexually abusing his girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter and physically abusing her 4-year-old son at The Linq Hotel.
Lonny Joseph DiTirro Jr., 36, was found guilty after a three-day trial of four counts of sexual exploitation of children by producing child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
Interviews with 11 candidates vying for an open Clark County Family Court seat have been set for next week.
Walter Laak was found guilty but mentally ill in August after prosecutors argued the he knew his actions in September 2016 were illegal, while acknowledging that the Iraq War veteran suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.