Blog Posts in January, 2011
Posted on Jan 31, 2011 By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer
A youtube video of a gas station fight between two groups of women has resulted in the arrests of all involved in the brawl. 26 year old Kenyatta Brown, 18 year old Shanteria Danielle Lawson, 25 year ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2011 By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer
Henderson police received a call this morning about a stolen vehicle - what was unusual about the case was that there was a five year old child sitting in the car when it was stolen. The boy's parent ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer
An unknown man has been caught on camera attempting to rob a bank, twice, at two different locations. Both times he left before obtaining the money he had demanded. The first bank, which is located ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2011 By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer
When police responded to a domestic disturbance call about a fight between two brothers, they didn't expect to find $150,000 worth of hydroponic marijuana plants in the home. They arrived at the home ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2011 By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer
An attempted robbery of a Wells Fargo on Spring Mountain Road resulted in one guard being shot, not fatally, and the robbers leaving with nothing. The guard who was shot was watching an armored truck ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2011 By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Attorney
A North Las Vegas Walmart was shocked when it heard gunshots in the parking lot. The cause of the gunshots was an attempted robbery , although it wasn't the robber who fired them. A 57 year old man ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2011 By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer
Charles Brennan, the founder and owner of the chain "Dollar Loan Center" was arrested during a prostitution sting. Patronizing a prostitute , also known as solicitation, is a misdemeanor offense. He ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2011 By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer
Otis Holland is a pastor in Henderson who has been charged with child molestation of two pre-teen girls. As officials look into his case, however, some are concerned that his title of "reverend" is in ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2011 By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer
Debora Flores Narvaez was missing for three weeks before her body was found. The coroner determined that Narvaez was killed by strangulation. Her ex-boyfriend, 32 year old Jason Griffith, has been ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2011 By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer
Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Tucson, Arizona was shot in the head during a constituent meeting in a supermarket last Saturday. The shooting, which police believe was politically motivated, ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2011 By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Attorney
Two men were arrested on Wednesday at a Las Vegas hotel and casino for allegedly taking part in a large-scale scam centered around "Nigerian black money." The men, 26 year old Fidelis Oselu Okukpujie ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2011 By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer
Last September, Metro police and federal investigators conducted a number of raids on local marijuana dispensaries, though no one was arrested at the time. Thursday morning, however, 12 people were ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2011 By Las Vegas Criminal Defense Lawyer
An inauspicious beginning to the new year, a Las Vegas police officer was involved in a fatal shooting only minutes into 2011. Officer Jeffrey Pollard was on patrol on New Year's Eve when he saw a ...
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