One of the daughters told the court about the painful void she felt in her life and said she cries every time she thinks of her mother.
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Hetsel Campos, 38, who had pleaded guilty to DUI resulting in death, was speeding at about 117 miles per hour when he struck a car driven by Natalie Villegas, 23.
Clark County DA Steve Wolfson said Wednesday that acting U.S. attorney Sigal Chattah has demonstrated an “unfitness to serve” as the two prosecutors battle publicly over the handling of a child sex sting case involving an Israeli official.
A man struck at a bus stop late last month in the west Las Vegas Valley by a driver who police say was impaired has died.
Federal prosecutors are recommending a 15-month prison sentence for a man who pleaded guilty to running an illegal sportsbook out of a Strip casino.
His defense attorney said the prosecution’s case has holes. A prosecutor said the suspect’s car contained the “literal smoking gun.”
Her lawyer said she is currently serving a sentence for Medicaid fraud in the Arizona prison system.
Prosecutors dismissed the misdemeanor charge after determining that Tarek El Moussa met the appropriate requirements, which included finishing an anger management course.
An Israeli government official was arrested in a multi-agency operation that targeted alleged “child sex predators” in the Las Vegas Valley earlier this month, according to international media reports.
A prosecutor said the suspect lived with Jesus Ayala, one of the teens accused of killing a retired police chief in a 2023 hit-and-run crash.
She is expected to serve a stipulated sentence of 18 years to life, with credit for the time she has been in custody, according to the lawyer.
The ACLU of Nevada’s director said the organization has filed records requests in an attempt to see if the Nevada DMV was working with immigration authorities.
Devonte Jackson, 29, is accused of using a handgun and stealing more than $300,000 from an armored truck outside a Las Vegas bank.
The shooting stemmed from a dispute over the teen’s electronics access, court records indicate.
He had been charged with sexually abusing four children, and his attorney expects he will die in prison. One of the charges carries a 35-year minimum sentence.