A suspect has been identified in a shooting involving Las Vegas police in the central valley on Friday night.
Crime
Jose Escamilla made a plea deal and was sentenced to time served for putting an officer in a chokehold days before the fatal stabbing.
Nevada Highway Patrol Sgt. Michael Abbate and trooper Alberto Felix were killed in a hit-and-run crash last Nov. 30.
Police are investigating after a pedestrian was killed in a crash involving a stolen vehicle in the northeast Las Vegas Valley.
Matthew “Matt” Jess Thrash was indicted Nov. 6 by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas on charges including wire fraud and money laundering.
Melanie Cholewinski, a former Clark County welfare worker, was ordered Wednesday to spend two to five years in prison for stealing taxpayer money meant for the poor. Cholewinski’s husband, Michael Wayne Brown, was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison. The couple also must pay $91,241 in restitution to the county.
The Courthouse Cafe, in the Regional Justice Center, has been replaced with a Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop. Police kept an eye on the deal because the restaurant’s partners have been linked to an FBI investigation into fraud and corruption in homeowners associations.
LOS ANGELES — A judge on Tuesday ordered the personal physician of Michael Jackson to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges after hearing testimony that he administered a dose of a powerful anesthetic and other sedatives, then left the pop star alone.
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A suspect has been identified in a shooting involving Las Vegas police in the central valley on Friday night.
Jose Escamilla made a plea deal and was sentenced to time served for putting an officer in a chokehold days before the fatal stabbing.
Nevada Highway Patrol Sgt. Michael Abbate and trooper Alberto Felix were killed in a hit-and-run crash last Nov. 30.
Police are investigating after a pedestrian was killed in a crash involving a stolen vehicle in the northeast Las Vegas Valley.
