The mother of Jonathan Lewis, who was beaten to death outside Rancho High School, said no one was being held accountable for his killing.
Homicides
A shooting occurred about 3:45 a.m. Aug. 12 on the 3900 block of Palos Verdes Street, according to police. A man was found dead in a car nearby.
Police said the victim was in an apartment with other juveniles when “somebody heard a gunshot and then our victim came out of a room.”
Several jurors told the Review-Journal that Robert Telles didn’t help himself by taking the witness stand at his murder trial.
The executive director of the Society of Professional Journalists said “violence of any kind against journalists has no place in American life.”
A jury sentenced Robert Telles to life in prison with the chance of parole after 20 years, but a judge can add more time to his minimum penalty with enhancements.
The 19-year-old victim had been on the front porch of a residence when he had a brief conversation with somebody and was shot, police said.
Compass Realty is pleased the jury “saw through Mr. Telles’ attempts to avoid accountability for taking the life of an innocent man by maligning Compass.”
“The grand jury proceedings were completely tainted and therefore, the case must be dismissed,” an attorney for Daniel Rodimer said in court Thursday.
Jeff German’s brother and two sisters described him as a dedicated journalist and family man who loved his siblings, nieces and nephew.
A District Court judge on Wednesday declined to make a decision on whether the Clark County Public Defender’s Office has a conflict of interest in the case of a man accused of a 2003 killing.
Oris Jones was indicted on murder and charges after police say he killed his father in an argument over the devil and Steve Harvey.
Las Vegas police said a suspect has been arrested in connection with a killing this month in the east valley.
Robert Telles, the former elected Clark County Public Administrator, was found guilty of murdering Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German.
Police found a man in the road who appeared to have been stabbed and hit by a vehicle, the Metropolitan Police Department said.