Douglas Haig, identified as a person of interest in documents related to the Las Vegas shooting, spoke to reporters Tuesday evening outside his home in Mesa, Arizona. (Madison Miller/Las Vegas Review-Journal Correspondent)
A judge unsealed nearly 300 pages of search warrant records, including one document that publicly identified an additional “person of interest” in the Oct. 1 massacre on the Las Vegas Strip. “Until the investigation can rule otherwise, Marilou Danley and Douglas Haig have become persons of interest who may have conspired with Stephen Paddock to commit Murder with a Deadly Weapon,” according to the Metropolitan Police Department document Danley was Paddock’s girlfriend and initially was named as a person of interest in the investigation. Authorities later said they do not expect her to face charges. Haig, whose name had not been previously released, spoke to reporters Tuesday evening outside his home in Mesa, Arizona, and confirmed that he has been contacted by investigators. “I’m the guy that sold ammunition to Stephen Paddock,” Haig said. He said he met with Paddock, the gunman behind the mass shooting, once but did not know him. He declined to answer additional questions.
Document shows police ID’d 2nd ‘person of interest’ in days after Las Vegas shooting. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
A man who allegedly tried to use a counterfeit bill at the Aria was hospitalized after he jumped off an overpass trying to escape police. About 2 a.m. Tuesday, security at the Aria flagged down police. When police tried to talk to him, the man fled and led police on a foot chase, according to Lt. David Gordon. The chase ended at the Harmon Avenue overpass above Interstate 15, when the man jumped off the side and landed in the rocky landscaping below. The man was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Tuesday’s headlines: man accused of using counterfeit bill jumps off overpass, middle school teacher arrested on child sex charges, parking rates to increase at nearly a dozen Strip properties. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Roughly 20,000 ice age fossils that were excavated from Las Vegas’ own Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument and surrounding areas in Nevada, but have been stored in California museums for the past 20 years, finally came home to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum.
Clark County firefighters responded Monday night to a vacant house fire at 3687 Lanai Ave. Neighbors said the people living there had moved out recently, but had been cleaning the house over the weekend. Neighbors watched as firefighters quickly doused flames coming from inside a car port. One grateful neighbor thanked firefighters with cookies. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
Two groups say they conducted their own survey of Clark County residents and found that the majority of them believe the district should enforce current bullying laws rather than create a new policy. (Amelia Pak-Harvey/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Junior Occhipinti is one of the victims of a flu season that has caused 16 deaths in Clark County so far, compared with five last year, according to Southern Nevada Health District data released Friday. Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday the 2017-18 flu season is poised to be the worst since the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.
A public task force has been created and will be led by Caleb Cage, chief of the Nevada Division of Emergency Management, to improve the state’s oversight of casino emergency response plans.
A math teacher at West Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas has been arrested on child sex charges. Renee Rine, 36, was booked Friday into the Clark County Detention Center. She is being held without bail. She also faces charges of first-degree attempted kidnapping and contact with a minor or mentally-ill person. Rine is the ninth school district employee arrested during the current school year.
“I just think its really sad, but people aren’t guilty of anything, until, in fact, you have the actual information,” Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said about Steve Wynn. Read more at reviewjournal.com. Nicole Raz Las Vegas Review-Journal
Monday’s headlines: Moapa gas station clerk shot, 2 fatal shootings in Las Vegas overnight, fallout continues over Steve Wynn sexual misconduct allegations. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas police are investigating a deadly shooting Monday morning in central Las Vegas. A man was found dead after 3 a.m. outside the Rancho Discount Mall at 2901 W. Washington Ave. The man had been shot once. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have blocked off the parking lot in front of the store while detectives investigate. At 5 a.m., the man’s body was still on scene, laying on the walkway near a shopping cart and a pile of blankets.
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal shooting Monday morning on the 4200 block of Calimesa Street.
An adult man was found in front of a house with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital where he died, according to Metropolitan Police Lt. David Gordon.
Homicide detectives also are investigating another deadly shooting that occurred a short time after the Calimesa Street shooting. A person was killed at 2901 W. Washington Ave.
1. Steve Wynn resigned as Republican National Committee finance chairman yesterday amid allegations of sexual misconduct. The same day, a former Nevada Gaming Commission member was chosen to head a special committee to investigate the claims that span over three decades. Wynn has denied all claims, calling them a smear campaign orchestrated by his ex-wife.
2. Police say an east Las Vegas man was working on his truck last night when someone walked up to him and started shooting. It happened on the 1200 block of Lamb Boulevard, and his 10-year-old son found him. The family didn’t know he had been shot until medical responders arrived and discovered his gunshot wounds. Police say he died about 20 minutes later. Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
3. Five people suffered minor injuries yesterday when an Australian aircraft caught fire at Nellis Air Force Base. Officials say the plane never made it off the ground before it caught fire. The incident happened during an air-to-air combat training exercise.
Two slates of candidates have formed in the CCEA elections, plus two individual candidates running alone. By Amelia Pak-Harvey
Man shoots wife and 15-year-old stepdaughter in Las Vegas
1. Steve Wynn is facing several sexual misconduct claims spanning over three decades, and now a national organization is calling for the Wynn Resorts Chairman and CEO to be removed from the company. Wynn denies the allegations first reported yesterday by the Wall Street Journal, calling them a smear campaign orchestrated by his ex-wife. He’s accused of demanding sex from and assaulting several of his resort employees. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission will investigate the allegations.
2. Rancher Cliven Bundy is suing the State of Nevada and Clark County. He was recently cleared of federal charges and freed from jail after nearly two years. The lawsuit filed Thursday claims former President Barack Obama’s 2016 establishment of the Gold Butte National Monument was illegal and would make it impossible to function on his land. His lawsuit seeks a declaration that public lands in the state are owned by the residents.
3. Court documents obtained by the Review-Journal Friday show former Las Vegas cop Arthur Sewall admitted involvement in the sexual assault and murder of a 20-year-old woman in 1997. He spoke with Metropolitan Police Department detectives early January just before his arrest in connection with the cold case. In the interview detailed in his arrest warrant, Sewall tells police he had sex with Nadia Iverson for money, but couldn’t explain why his gun was pointed at her. Iverson’s body was found on May 8, 1997.
Las Vegas morning update for Saturday, January 27th — VIDEO
Car arson demonstration and training seminar at the Clark County Fire Academy in Las Vegas, Friday, January 26, 2018. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke joined volunteers and Bureau of Land Management employees in cleaning up a shooting range area on public land along Las Vegas Boulevard just south of Sloan on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018.
Elaine Wilson talks to Jessie Bekker about how a miscommunication on the night of the shooting led to patients being diverted from University Medical Center.
Lifelong Southern Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, recently cleared of federal charges and freed from jail after nearly two years, has turned his sights on state and county government. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Bundy claimed that former President Barack Obama’s 2016 establishment of the Gold Butte National Monument was “as illegal as it is unlawful.” Bundy added that it would preclude him from continuing to function on his land “and destroy the petitioner’s livelihood.” Bureau of Land Management officials in Las Vegas postponed discussion of the monument at its meetings this month until the Trump administration decides on possible changes to the Obama-era land designation. “Recognizing that the land is not owned by the United States of America, (Bundy) has avoided erroneously giving money to an entity which does not actually own the land and has been careful not to give money erroneously to a stranger to the land,” according to the rancher’s lawsuit.
A Las Vegas teen accused of raping 4 of his classmates had been disciplined for sexual deviancy in elementary school Maysen Melton was suspended from Bracken Elementary for allegedly sexually harassing classmates He was later disciplined for sexual deviancy at three different middle schools Melton now faces 23 felony counts for allegedly raping 4 of his classmates at Shadow Ridge High School Melton may face additional charges after another victim came forward, alleging Melton sexually abused her in October In one alleged incident, Melton pushed a girl to the floor before raping her He allegedly responded by saying, “No means yes”‘ and “I know you’ll like it in the end.” District Judge Jennifer Togliatti pointed to an “astronomical probability of conviction” and raised Melton’s bail from $200,000 to $500,000
Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn has been accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of people, according to the Wall Street Journal. Wynn is accused of pressuring employees to perform sex acts, the report said. “The idea that I ever assaulted any woman is preposterous” Steve Wynn’s statement to the WSJ The newspaper reported “a decades-long pattern of sexual misconduct.” The report included details of a $7.5 million settlement paid to a manicurist who complained about Wynn’s behavior.
Suspect in deadly south Las Vegas shooting killed by police, Teen accused of rape was disciplined for sexual deviancy at age 9, UNLV police increasing patrols after student assaulted
Las Vegas police are investigating a Friday shooting that left a woman in the south valley dead.
Police believe her husband shot and killed her at a house on Giles Street. The shooter as of 1:30 a.m. remained on the loose and was considered armed and dangerous. A police helicopter circled the sky looking for the suspect. Neighbors could be seen peeking through window curtains as police secured the neighborhood and warned people to stay inside.
Bryan Clay was sentenced to life in prison without parole in December for the rape and murder of a mother and her 10-year-old daughter. On Thursday, he was in court again to be sentenced for other charges, including robbery, kidnapping and sexual assault of a minor under 14 . Prosecutors told Judge Doug Herndon Thursday that Clay can be heard on his jail phone conversations saying he “tricked jurors, that he’ll be back soon, that he’ll in fact get his appeal more quickly.” Judge Doug Herndon told him the case has haunted him since “opening statements.” Briana Erickson/ Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas police said Floyd Mayweather Sr. dragged a woman by the leg from the backseat of his car and punched her after a boxing match on the Strip, according to court documents obtained Thursday. The father of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. battered her hours after the Sept. 16 fight at T-Mobile Arena between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin, the elder Mayweather’s arrest warrant said. The woman and her husband had attended the fight with Mayweather Sr. and his girlfriend, the Metropolitan Police Department wrote in his arrest warrant. Police said Mayweather Sr. pulled her from the car and battered her. He then drove off, leaving the woman and her husband in a parking lot. A warrant for his arrest was issued Jan. 16. Mayweather Sr. was in Clark County Detention Center Wednesday, but has since posted bond.