LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — 5 folks face homicide expenses after they allegedly certain a pair of their Las Vegas mansion — pistol-whipping an aged man and forcing his spouse’s head underwater in a bath — resulting in considered one of their deaths, prosecutors stated.
Earlier this yr, Las Vegas Metro policed arrested Denzale Lee, 28; Raven Queen, 28; and Antonio Washington, 25, on expenses regarding the collection of burglaries, which officers stated amounted to as many as 11. Henderson police had arrested Queen and one other man, Derrick Roberts, 26, in January for a house invasion and capturing there, they stated.
A fifth individual, Howard Cavitt, 28; and a sixth individual, Lamonte Butler, 25, had been additionally indicted within the conspiracy.
On Friday, prosecutors introduced the grand jury added homicide expenses for Butler, Cavitt, Lee, Queen and Washington. The cost is enhanced because of the sufferer’s age.
In all, eight folks face expenses in a number of residence invasions, together with the capturing of a person in his Henderson residence and the kidnapping of the couple of their west valley residence, the 8 Information Now Investigators reported earlier this yr.
On Jan. 12, 4 armed males broke into the house within the Queensridge neighborhood, and duct-taped Hong Shu Liu, then-77-years-old, and his spouse, beating them and forcing them across the residence to open safes, paperwork alleged. Prosecutors allege Queen “remained outdoors to behave as a lookout” through the theft, paperwork stated.
Liu was left hospitalized with a mind harm, paperwork stated. Prosecutors stated he died from his accidents in September, main a grand jury to indict the group on the homicide cost. Liu was 78 when he died.
Throughout the theft, the suspects pressured the lady’s head into a bath stuffed with water, paperwork stated. The girl advised the grand jury the boys dunked her head thrice underwater as she feared for her life.
The group left with cash, jewellery and a number of other of the lady’s purses, paperwork stated. Washington’s DNA later got here again as optimistic on items of the duct tape, investigators stated. Queen later looked for the couple’s title on Fb, detectives stated. Queen additionally tried to promote the stolen purses, which police later decided belonged to the theft sufferer, they stated.
Queen had reserved a room at a lodge on Las Vegas Boulevard close to Blue Diamond Highway, police stated. She checked in on Jan. 10 and left on Jan. 12, police stated. Police suspect 4 different males all stayed in the identical room through the spree.
The group was accused of coming again to the world later in January and carjacking an individual. Police arrested all 5 suspects at an Airbnb on Jan. 24. Police and the FBI arrested the 2 youngsters the identical week.
On Friday, prosecutors requested Choose Tierra Jones to proceed the defendants’ bail situations.
A grand jury indicted Lee, Queen and Washington on 22 expenses, together with homicide and tried homicide. Queen remained in custody Tuesday on the Clark County Detention Heart on $750,000 bail. Lee and Washington remained in custody on $600,000 bail.
Police arrested Butler and Cavitt in April. A grand jury indicted them on 15 expenses, together with homicide and tried homicide. Each remained in custody Tuesday; Butler on $500,000 bail and Cavitt on $1,000,000 bail.
Jones issued a warrant for Sjean Jackson and a summons to Antwain McDuffie. Roberts pleaded responsible earlier this yr for his involvement within the robberies.
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