A man shot by police after allegedly kidnapping a woman had removed an ankle monitor in April in connection with a separate police pursuit case, court records show.
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Katelyn joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s metro desk in June after graduating from the University of Florida. She previously worked with the paper in the summer of 2017 as an intern on the business desk. Before graduating college she was the editor in chief of the Independent Florida Alligator. She was born and raised in Orlando, Florida.
Johnathan Porter, who is also known as the rapper Blueface, pleaded guilty Monday in connection with an October shooting outside a strip club and a confrontation with a fan at a casino in May.
The defendant is accused of attacking his Filipino-American neighbor in what prosecutors alleged is a hate crime.
Two years after prosecutors first sought a death warrant for quadruple killer Zane Floyd, active bids to halt the execution are still in front of the Nevada Supreme Court.
A Las Vegas criminal defense attorney arrested twice in 2021 on suspicion of DUI was sentenced to six months in jail on Thursday.
The former teacher made her first public statements during an emotional sentencing hearing for Jonathan Martinez Garcia, who admitted assaulting her.
Spencer McDonald, 30, faces three counts of open murder and one count of attempted murder, court records show.
A preliminary hearing began for a man accused of fatally stabbing his wife, a recent UNLV medical school graduate and doctor at University Medical Center.
A Las Vegas judge on Monday declined to dismiss weapons and assault charges against former Raiders player Damon Arnette.
During a court hearing Monday, the rapper Blueface said he intends to plead guilty to charges of battery and illegally discharging a firearm.
A 37-year-old woman was indicted on seven counts of child abuse this month after her 1-year-old son died in a home with no air conditioning or running water.
The protective order had not been served at the time of the shooting, according to the arrest warrant.
A Connecticut police officer has pleaded guilty to a fatal DUI crash in Las Vegas that killed his colleague nearly two years ago.
In an “abundance of caution,” a judge ordered a 17-year-old accused of raping another teenager while others recorded not to share videos of the alleged assault.
A 20-year-old woman accused of concealing evidence after a fatal hit-and-run crash was sentenced to between five and 15 years in prison.