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1 day ago | 
reviewjournal.com | Noble Brigham
A man who committed a road rage incident that became a viral video was sentenced to seven months in jail Wednesday after pleading guilty to a count of attempted battery with substantial bodily harm. Jose Soriano, 43, was arrested in Virginia in October and extradited to Las Vegas. A video of the June incident showed a man attacking a woman on Rainbow Boulevard near Spring Valley Parkway and police asked for help identifying the suspect.
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1 day ago | 
reviewjournal.com | Noble Brigham
District Judge Erika Ballou has decided to recuse herself after a public defender said she leveled baseless allegations that the attorney had a sexual relationship with a client.
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2 days ago | 
reviewjournal.com | Noble Brigham
A Las Vegas corrections officer has been formally charged with fatal DUI and failure to stop at the scene of a fatal crash. Maurice Washington, 45, was driving north on Decatur Boulevard “at a high rate of speed” around 3:30 a.m. Sunday when he hit and killed 58-year-old Elijah Givens, according to authorities. Givens was crossing Decatur at Alta Drive against the pedestrian signal and Washington had a green light, but fled after the crash, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
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2 days ago | 
pvtimes.com | Noble Brigham
A hearing to discuss whether Michele Fiore should continue to be suspended from her position as a Pahrump judge after her presidential pardon ended without a decision Friday. Fiore, a former Las Vegas councilwoman and assemblywoman, was found guilty of conspiracy and wire fraud charges by a federal jury in October and was granted a full and unconditional pardon by President Donald Trump on April 23, before she could be sentenced.
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2 days ago | 
reviewjournal.com | Noble Brigham
District Judge Erika Ballou has decided to recuse herself after a public defender said she leveled baseless allegations that the attorney had a sexual relationship with a client.
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2 days ago | 
reviewjournal.com | Noble Brigham
The suspect in a fatal shooting at the Aliante casino has pleaded not guilty to federal carjacking and gun charges and will be kept in custody while he awaits trial. Aerion Warmsley, 19, is accused of shooting to death Na’Onche Osborne, 23, in March then fleeing from police. Authorities allege he also stole three different cars with “force, violence and intimidation” and hit two pedestrians as he tried to get away. He was indicted federally in late April.
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2 days ago | 
reviewjournal.com | Noble Brigham
Attorneys for a Las Vegas police lieutenant accused of strangling his wife are trying to prevent prosecutors from using prior testimony of the nurse who conducted all strangulation exams in Clark County and recently died. Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Brian Boxler was arrested in October and faces a count of battery constituting domestic violence by strangulation. Police said Boxler attacked his wife after a fight over laundry.
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3 days ago | 
reviewjournal.com | Noble Brigham
A public defender is seeking the disqualification of embattled District Judge Erika Ballou from all of her cases, arguing, in part, that the judge baselessly accused her of having a sexual relationship with a client. “Judge Ballou has demonstrated a deep-seated antagonism toward me that makes fair judgment impossible,” Deputy Public Defender Anna Stone said in an affidavit filed Friday.
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3 days ago | 
americanmilitarynews.com | Noble Brigham
A federal judge indicated at a Friday hearing that she is considering whether the man accused of lighting Teslas on fire in Las Vegas can be released from custody with conditions to ensure community safety. Authorities have identified Paul Hyon Kim, 36, as the person who vandalized at least five Teslas around 2:45 a.m. on March 18 at a Tesla service center at 6260 Badura Ave., near South Jones Boulevard and the 215 Beltway.
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3 days ago | 
reviewjournal.com | Noble Brigham
A judge set bail at $250,000 Monday for a Las Vegas corrections officer accused of killing someone while driving under the influence, then fleeing the scene, according to court records.
