The Nye County Sheriff’s Office has arrested four Pahrump residents following an investigation of alleged child abuse and sex assault.
Raul Ramos and Adriana Hernandez, the parents of a baby boy found dead in a dumpster last week, were released from jail Wednesday after prosecutors said they needed more time to prepare charges.
On Tuesday, Cassie Smith, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and child abuse charges in connection with the death of her 3-year-old son, Daniel Theriot.
An investigation is currently underway by the Nye County Sheriff’s Office at Northwest Academy for child abuse.
Cassie Smith and Joshua Oxford, who face possible murder charges in the death of 3-year-old Daniel Theriot, appear in court on Wednesday, September 5, 2018.
Aristeo Indico, whose wife Ashley was murdered by his sister Elinor Indico, talks after his sister was sentenced to life for the murder.
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Fausto Barraza-Balcazar faces four counts of lewdness with a child under 14 in connection with acts involving two students at Mack Middle School.
Jondrew Lachaux, the man charged with sexual assault and kidnapping after police said he impregnated his 17-year-old stepdaughter and abandoned her with her toddler sister, who later died, appeared in court Thursday.
Judge Melissa A. Saragosa ruled that a jury must decide on 28 charges against Deborah Sena which include sexual assault, incest, child abuse, open or gross lewdness and use of a minor in the production of pornography, involving multiple children over the span of several years.
Markiece Palmer, the man convicted of beating seven-year-old Roderick
“RJ” Arrington to death in November of 2012, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the charge of first-degree murder as well as two 8-to-20 year sentences to run consecutively for each of two counts of child abuse in connection with the boy’s death.
Deborah Sena and Terrie Sena, two of the three defendants who face multiple charges including child abuse and neglect, sexual assault of a minor and incest, appeared before Judge Nancy C. Oesterle on Monday.
Markiece Palmer and Dina Palmer, were charged with child abuse and murder after Roderick “RJ” Arrington was beaten to death in November of 2012. RJ’s mother, 28-year-old Dina Palmer, who was accused of participating in the beatings, pleaded guilty in exchange to drop a murder charge against her. She testified for the prosecution at Markiece Palmer’s trial.
Jonathan Quisano, the 27-year-old father who plead no contest on murder charges in the death of his toddler son was sentenced to 10 to 30 years on Tuesday, October 7, 2014.