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| [Friday, December 28, 2007 at 8:51 pm] |
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| [Saturday, December 22, 2007 at 2:34 pm] |
| Subject: Accused officer on loose |
By Logan Guevera | lguevera@ccbeacon.com
LAS VEGAS -- An unnamed source within the Las Vegas police department confirmed Friday that Samantha Blanchard was no longer in the city's custody.
Blanchard, a Las Vegas homicide detective who last month was arrested for the murder of Gerald Watkins, was being held in a regular-security prison awaiting her first court hearing -- a hearing in which it was expected that she would be formally charged with first-degree murder.
The source, who requested anonymity, did not get into specifics about how Blanchard might have left her cell or where she might have gone, and was even more careful not to call the disappearance an escape.
Las Vegas district attorney Mac Parsons, who is up for re-election in 2012, didn't mince his words quite as much.
"She was a murder suspect," he said. "And we had enough to charge her ... so why would we open the cell and let her walk out? Don't make a damn bit of sense; that [expletive deleted] escaped."
Michaela Starnes, the lead detective in the Watkins investigation, declined comment. Police spokesman John Luiz did not return several phone messages left by the Beacon.
The source noted a coincidence between Blanchard's disappearance from city custody and recent murders in the downtown area. In the past month, the bodies of Henry Shockley and Harmon Trask were found in alley dumpsters. No suspects have been found and Parsons said the city's investigation has gone nowhere.
He did not, however, discount the possibility of Blanchard's involvement.
"She's already proven she has the capacity to kill in cold blood," he said. "That's hearsay at this point -- who the hell is your source, anyway? -- but it wouldn't surprise me in the least."
Luiz released a statement Saturday morning, calling the supposed connection between Blanchard and the alley murders "nothing but wild, irresponsible speculation."
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| [Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 5:33 pm] |
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| [Monday, November 12, 2007 at 2:33 pm] |
| Subject: Second Victim Found in Alley |
By Logan Guevera | lguevera@ccbeacon.com
LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas police discovered the body of Henry Shockley in an undisclosed alley in the downtown area Wednesday night.
Authorities said Shockley, 32, was shot in the back of the head, and an autopsy revealed the murder weapon to be of a small caliber, possibly from a .28. According to the coroner's report, there was no exit wound.
Attempts by the Beacon to determine Shockley's next-of-kin have been unsuccessful. A frantic, hysterical woman at the murder scene revealed herself as Tonya Patterson, but she did not reveal to authorities her relationship with Shockley. Neither police spokesmen or detective Michaela Starnes would confirm whether Patterson was a person of interest in the case.
"This is barbaric," Las Vegas district attorney Mac Parsons said in a statement. "I will not have people getting murdered for no reason in our city, especially our illustrious downtown area."
Parsons is running for election in 2012.
Two weeks prior, Las Vegas police reported another body found in a downtown alley, that of Harmon Trask. Trask's age and vital information were not readily available, and police spokesman John Luiz refused comment. However, the Beacon has learned Trask also died of a gunshot wound to the head, though his body was wrapped in a large trash bag before being deposited in a dumpster.
As of this writing, authorities have not officially connected Trask and Shockley.
"They're separate cases," Luiz said. "That's all."
Robbery has been ruled out as a possible motive, as Shockley's body was found with a large sum of money and an expensive watch on his person. But drugs and other factors were still being considered by authorities.
"It makes me sick," Parsons said. "Just [expletive deleted] sick."
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| [Friday, September 28, 2007 at 5:52 pm] |
| Subject: Series of Explosions Rocks the Strip |
Las Vegas -- A series of violent explosions rocked the Strip early last Friday. At least one was the result of an overturned gasoline tanker reported stolen from Rebel Oil Company Thursday night. The tanker wrecked near Fang Noir, a nightspot that sustained heavy damage earlier in the morning. The cause is still under investigation.
According to police, the gasoline explosion occurred just after 5 a.m. near the front entrance of Fang Noir. It followed a call made to emergency services by an anonymous witness, who reported sounds of gunfire coming from the business, an electrical fire, and a multi-car collision just outside. 6 people were killed and at least 11 were injured.
There are no suspects in custody and no one has claimed responsibility, police said. However, footage taken from a traffic camera is under federal investigation.
This is the third in a series of attacks on local businesses this year. It follows the high-profile investigation of an explosion that demolished The Witching Hour, as well as a suspected terrorist attack on a bar and cafe on Las Vegas Boulevard. The latter incident killed dozens. At least three victims have yet to be identified.
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| [Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 1:56 pm] |
| Subject: Coroner: Penn. Man Shot |
By Logan Guevera | lguevera@ccbeacon.com
LAS VEGAS -- The autopsy report for Gerald Watkins was released by the Las Vegas coroner's office Tuesday, revealing the Pennsylvania native was shot four times in the stomach at close range.
"It was tough to tell at first," coroner Jules Davidson said. "There's really no way to tell how long Mr. Watkins had been dead, but once I dug deeper during the autopsy, it became abundantly clear."
No murder weapon has been found, though Davidson said the bullets looked as if they could have come from a police-issued .38-caliber handgun.
Las Vegas homicide detective Samantha Blanchard was arrested Sunday night after authorities searched her place off an anonymous tip. Officers discovered Watkins' body in the trunk of Blanchard's car, which has since been impounded as evidence. Though murder charges have not officially been filed against Blanchard, Las Vegas district attorney Mac Parsons said it was only a matter of time.
"We're working close with the Las Vegas police on this matter," he said in a brief statement. "I will not allow an officer of the law to get away with actions such as these. Ms. Blanchard will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law."
Parsons is expected to make a bid for re-election in the 2012 races.
Repeated attempts by The Clark County Beacon to reach the Las Vegas police department for comment were unsuccessful Tuesday, as no one wished to offer comment.
Watkins, 34, was the adoptive father of Blanchard's son, Cory. It's believed he came to Vegas to return Cory to his mother, only details beyond that are fuzzy and unverifiable. Cory has since been placed under Child Protective Services.
Despite rumored ties with Wolfram & Hart, Blanchard is currently without legal counsel. The law firm, which had its Las Vegas and Philadelphia branches communicating over Watkins' disappearance before his body was discovered, has made no comment and has shown no signs of supporting the disgraced detective. |
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| [Monday, September 10, 2007 at 9:26 pm] |
| Subject: Vegas Cop Busted |
By Logan Guevera | lguevera@ccbeacon.com
LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas homicide detective Samantha Blanchard was arrested Sunday night and charged with the murder of a Pennsylvania man once thought missing, according to police spokesman John Luiz.
Luiz told reporters via teleconference that Blanchard – who’d served in Vegas for not quite a year and a half – was taken into police custody after officers discovered the body of Gerald Watkins in the trunk of her Camaro.
An autopsy has not yet been performed and an estimated time of death has not been given.
Watkins, 34, was believed to have gone missing after his wife Melinda was murdered three months ago. The Philadelphia-based couple were the adoptive parents of Blanchard’s son Cory, 6, who has since been placed in the custody of Child Protective Services.
“This is insanely grotesque,” Luiz said. “I can’t say much more beyond that, given the severity of the charges and the sensitivity of this exact case, but if what officers are telling me is true … I shudder to think what the ramifications could be.”
Michaela Starnes, the arresting officer, declined comment, forwarding The Clark County Beacon to Luiz. Likewise, Blanchard’s senior officer, Lieutenant Levi Bowman, could not be reached.
Luiz didn’t offer much in the way of specifics, but did mention a possible link between Blanchard and Wolfram & Hart attorney Jillian Andersen.
Sources suggest the Watkins family came to Las Vegas in search of Blanchard, looking to return Cory to his mother. Gerald and Melinda then planned to return to Pennsylvania, leaving Blanchard to care for her son.
The sources were not specific as to why the Watkins family sought to return Cory to his birth mother.
“Only they know that,” Luiz said. “And obviously, they can’t speak to that anymore. And neither can we.”
In recent weeks, anonymous sources have claimed that Andersen and Blanchard shared a connection in David Gregor, long considered one of Wolfram & Hart’s most influential negotiators. His sphere of influence reached from Baltimore to Chicago all the way to Los Angeles, though it’s been rumored Andersen killed him several months back.
None of the Beacon’s sources can confirm this, however.
The Beacon reported on Aug. 29 that Philadelphia’s Wolfram & Hart branch had been in contact with the Las Vegas offices with regards to the Watkins family. Corinna Powell, the public relations director for W&H Philadelphia, could not be reached for comment.
Blanchard is the first Las Vegas police officer to be arrested since Sean Curd was busted on drug charges in March 2002. If convicted of first-degree murder, Blanchard could face life in prison without parole – but Las Vegas district attorney Mac Parsons didn’t discount the thought of pursuing more severe penalties.
“If the charges warrant,” he said, “I will exercise the power given to me by the state of Nevada to pursue the death penalty.”
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| [Monday, September 10, 2007 at 1:04 am] |
| Subject: Teen's Mother: Police Ignored Case |
By Logan Guevera | lguevera@ccbeacon.com
HENDERSON -- The mother of a former Coronado High School football star accused Henderson police Saturday of ignoring her family's plight with regard to a missing person's case.
Margaret Willingham, mother of former Coronado quarterback Daniel Willingham, told The Clark County Beacon that she filed a missing person's report nearly a month ago, but that officers she spoke with were "rude and dismissive," and refused to adequately answer her questions and assure her of her son's safety.
"Danny's my only boy," Maragret said in a telephone interview. "I wonder how those officers would feel if it were their only child out there missing and nobody cared enough to help them track the kid down."
Margaret would only identify the offending officers off the record. When asked for comment, Henderson police spokesperson Sara Kershaw had none, adding that no one in the department had any knowledge of the allegations.
Beacon reporters were forwarded to the Henderon police department's Wolfram & Hart Las Vegas representative, Harrison Rosenheim, who merely said, "We're looking into these allegations with the full intention of revealing the truth and finding out what happened to young Mr. Willingham.
"We will not rest until this case is resolved."
Daniel Willingham led Coronado's varsity football team to a Nevada state championship last season, throwing for 2,475 yards and 27 touchdowns. He was dismissed from the team Aug. 29 for "repeated, inexcusable breaches of team policy," according to Cougars head coach Tommy McElroy.
McElroy said Daniel had not been to practice all month and that he had not so much as heard from the star quarterback. Daniel was considering Division I scholarship offers from UCLA, USC, Oregon and Texas. Virginia Tech and Florida State were also rumored to be interested in the 6-foot-5, 237-pound quarterback.
So for Margaret, the police's alleged lack of interest is shocking.
"These officers were the same people rooting for Daniel last year during football season," she said. "How could they go from making him the toast of the town one minute to just another faceless name the next, some runaway kid not even worth their time?
"It's not right, it's not fair ... and if need by, I'll sue."
Henderson mayor Jonathan McNamara scheduled a press conference on the matter for Monday at 9 a.m., where he is expected to voice his support for the Henderson police department.
"If you're going to make these sorts of allegations," he said in a brief phone interview, "bring some proof. You need to show me what you're saying. Otherwise, I have no choice but to back the officials in the city who are under my employ."
Beacon sports writer Tony Fairbank contributed to this story.
Submitted by Jeff. |
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| [Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at 2:23 pm] |
| Subject: 'FreeVoice' Arrested |
By Logan Guevera | lguevera@ccbeacon.com
LAS VEGAS -- He once claimed to be the only free voice left in Las Vegas. Now, Troy Lockhart isn't even a free man.
Lockhart, mostly known as an independant journalist who used the Editorial pages of The Clark County Beacon to give "the only free and unbiased perspective in this city, if not the entire state of Nevada," was arrested by Las Vegas police Tuesday morning on suspicion of felony heroine possession and underage prostitution.
Las Vegas Police Department spokesman John Luiz said investigators were given an anonymous tip Monday night informing them of drug paraphanalia at Lockhart's suburbian estate. A warrant was issued Tuesday morning, Luiz said, and police raided the mansion, finding well, over nine pounds of heroine and three viles of crack cocaine.
"We're not sure who tipped us off," Luiz said, "or how or why. We're just glad they did."
Luiz said police also found evidence of an international prostitution ring, one in which Lockhart and others allegedly worked to bring 11- and 12-year-old girls into the United States from such countries as Thailand, Honduras, Vietnam and Russia. Lockhart's alleged accomplices are unknown, though one document police found was signed by Daniel Fordman. a local businessman and known client of Wolfram & Hart.
"Mr. Fordman is away on business, and as such is too busy to comment on these outragious and outlandish accusations," his attorney, Rebekah Strossen, said. "If I had my way, these charges will be dropped before my client even gets back to the country."
Lockhart was a beat reporter for The Beacon from 1997 until 2001, when he left to pursue a television career. In his time with the paper, Lockhart covered UNLV basketball, as well as the local circuit courts and the medical beat. His radical views on such matters as drug control and sex laws made him a popular commentator for CNN, where he served from 2003 until 2008, when he abruptly resigned after a disagreement with management.
Lockhart's publicist, Nancy Harbaugh, was not immediately available for comment.
Lockhart drew city-wide and state-wide criticism for his June 11, 2009 letter to the editor, in which he argued that drugs should be made legal and taxable, because "it would benefit our economy for years to come, immediately eliminating the national deficit and making sure we have plenty to spend on what really matters: education and the military."
He also ciritized three presidential administrations, two wars and even suggested in an editorial that Vegas was "amock with all manner of supernatural; creatures you or I cannot fathom and could never hope to deal with. The police cover up so many vampire murders, it's not even funny!"
The city of Las Vegas sued Lockhart for libel over those comments, but the case never made it to court.
A preliminary hearing for Lockhart is set for Nov. 25. Though Lockhart has no attorney of his own, Strossen said her firm would take up his cause and that he would "no doubt" plead not guilty. |
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| [Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 10:19 pm] |
| Subject: Star QB kicked off Coronado football team |
By Tony Fairbank | tfairbank@ccbeacon.com
HENDERSON -- Last year, Daniel Willingham was a star, leading the state of Nevada in passing yards and helping Coronado High to a state championship.
But as of Wednesday, he's no longer on the team.
Head coach Tommy McElroy announced after Wednesday's practice that Willingham, a senior, has been dismissed from the team for "repeated, inexcusable breaches of team policy." The largest offense, McElroy said, was Willingham's consistent absence from practice.
"He was just never here," McElroy said. "Didn't matter if I started practice at seven in the morning or five in the evening ... that boy just never showed up."
Willingham threw for a state-high 2,475 yards in 2010 to go along with 27 touchdowns and just two interceptions. The Cougars won the Nevada State Championship behind an offense that averaged 37.5 points and 374 passing yards per game.
But things are different now, says McElroy.
"I have no idea what's going on," he said. "I haven't talked to Danny in almost a month and a half. All I know is what his family and the other boys say, and based on what I'm hearing from them, Danny just isn't Danny anymore."
Repeated phone calls to the Willingham household were not immediately returned.
"The boy ain't right," senior running back Takeo Jenkins said. "It's almost like ... if the sun's out, he's couped up in his room. He only comes out after dark now. And dude is always thirsty. I swear, that boy's hooked on V8 or something."
Offensive lineman Larry Turnbow agreed with Jenkins, and spoke of an incident two weeks ago that he thought was "suspicious." Turnbow, Willingham and several other teammates were hanging out one night after practice at Willingham's house. The players were in the backyard, talking football and throwing one around.
Turnbow said at one point, Willingham growled at Jenkins and tossed the ball at his head. Turnbow said Jenkins ducked out of the way, but the ball sailed into the neighbor's yard and punctured the tire of an SUV.
"I always knew Danny had a rocket arm," Turnbow said. "But that was a bit much. I was gonna ask if he was on steroids or something, but a guy that strong? I'm not gonna make him mad."
Jenkins said that in the heat of the melee, he thought he saw something different about Willingham's face -- "almost primal," he called it. But Jenkins admitted he didn't get that close a look.
The Cougars begin their season Friday at home against city rival Foothill. McElroy said sophomore left-hander Martin Flynn will get the start at quarterback. Flynn was a late call-up from the JV squad.
"This isn't quite what I had in mind when I said I wanted to be quarterback for the Cougars," Flynn said after practice Wednesday. "But Coach says he needs me, so I'm gonna go out there and give it my best.
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| [Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 9:49 pm] |
| Subject: Cross-Country Manhunt |
By Logan Guevera | lguevera@ccbeacon.com
LAS VEGAS -- Wolfram & Hart Las Vegas officials admitted Wednesday that they have been in touch with representatives from the branch in Philadelphia, Penn. regarding three missing people.
According to Corinna Powell, public relations director for W&H Pihladelphia, Gerald Watkins, his wife Melinda Watkins and an unidentified boy, age 6, have been reported missing since February. Area police have no leads on their whereabouts, though chief Stanley Reudiger told the Associated Press on March 5 the three had booked plane tickets through American Airlines bound for Las Vegas.
"We had a lengthy discussion with our Philly offices this morning," W&H Las Vegas public relations director Alec Ronald said. "To the best of my knowledge, if these three individuals made it to Las Vegas, nobody in our offices was made aware.
"Frankly, I don't see why we're being dragged into this. Last I checked, missing persons cases were handled by the police, not a law firm."
An unnamed source said Wednesday Gerald and Melinda Watkins came to Las Vegas in search of Samantha Blanchard, a homicide detective in the city.
A phone call placed to the Las Vegas Police Department was not immediately returned.
The Associated Press reported Saturday that Jillian Andersen, an attorney with the Las Vegas branch, had knowledge of the situation thanks to an informant named Jason DiSantos. The anonymous source told AP writer Doug Williams that Andersen met with DiSantos on June 25.
A phone call placed to Andersen was not immediately returned, and Ronald said he was under the impression Andersen was in the middle of a lengthy vacation.
"She's not here," Ronald said of Andersen. "And even if she was, I can pretty much promise you she'd have no comment. You're probably better off talking to her superior, David Gregor."
Ronald told The Clark County Beacon that Gregor was away on business at the Chicago branch, but all attemtps to contact him thus far have been unsuccessful. An anonymous source claimed Gregor was in fact deceased ... The Beacon will have more on this story as it develops.
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| [Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 10:07 am] |
| Subject: Grisly Slaying Reported, Detective's Body Found |
The body of local police detective Ramon Ramirez was found amid the wreckage of an apartment in Las Vegas Tuesday night when neighbors reported a terrible smell emanating through the broken window. The badly-decomposed corpse had to be identified through dental records to verify the victim of the gruesome murder.
"We just figured he was keeping weird hours," said another unidentified resident of the apartment complex when police officers arrived at the scene. "He usually worked nights, stayed out until the sun came up and then slept all day. Me and the wife, we were just minding our business, but the smell got so bad we couldn't take it anymore, so we called the landlord. We didn't know he was dead."
Fellow law enforcement officer, Detective Michaela Starnes, spoke to reporters once the ambulance left the scene, carrying the body to the morgue for further examination. "I can't say anything regarding the cause of death because that's classified, but whoever it was who committed this crime is likely still on the loose. His family has yet to be notified. We're following what leads we've been able to pick up through canvassing the neighborhood, but at this time the department has no suspects. Detective Ramirez was a professional acquaintance of mine and a fine officer. He will be missed."
Further details of the investigation will be released at such time as they are known.
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| [Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 9:33 am] |
| Subject: Gun Battle Erupts at Wolfram and Hart, Followed by Explosion |
Violence exploded at the Las Vegas branch of Wolfram and Hart last night when a vehicle crashed into the front lobby of the firm's building and the occupants took on the security team situated at the front doors. Police and rescue workers were called to the scene in the early morning hours, several ambulances being required to handle the injured and the dead. Fatalities from the incident are currently unknown, but one eyewitness reports that it was as if a small army were trying to assault the building.
"I never saw anything like it, man. I had been trying to get some sleep on one of the bus stop benches nearby when I heard glass shattering, and when I looked up, this van had parked itself in the middle of the lobby and all these guys were climbing out of it. Real ugly suckers, too, they were all wearing, like, Halloween masks or something that made them look like space aliens." The witness, a homeless person who asked to remain nameless, was taken into custody briefly for questioning and then released.
According to Detective Stuart Godwin, the security tapes of the occurrence are in the hands of officials and have been viewed to possibly identify the person or persons responsible for this incident. At this time, details are scarce, but a sketch artist was called by the police department to create drawings of the two women who are believed to be the instigators of this bloody spectacle.
"As far as we can tell," Godwin told reporters later, "the two of them fled the scene during all the confusion and continued their brawl away from the budiling itself. An Exxon station a few blocks over caught fire, and we're still waiting for the fumes to die down so we can look for their bodies. Nothing could have been caught in the middle of that blaze and gone unharmed."
While the firm itself is keeping very quiet as to the nature of this event, their representatives have said that the families of the security team have been notified of their relatives' conditions. More details will be forthcoming after the second scene has been investigated.
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| [Monday, August 6, 2007 at 5:17 am] |
| Subject: Rockwell Leads Raises Missing Awareness |
Las Vegas - and Natasha Rockwell has once again courted spectacle by leading a spontaneous procession of bouncers and male strippers up Las Vegas' famous Strip, apparently to raise awareness of missing Searchlight waitress, Hannah Flynn.
An enormous picture of the blonde (shown right) towered above the crowd, held aloft by transport helicopter chartered at Rockwell's personal expense, complete with a full pyrotechnic display advertising the local missing persons' helpline, a gesture few could find fault with.
"People go missing all the time," said one local resident. "It's nice to see someone helping to remind the public of how to help out with stuff like that."
The pair were closely linked for a brief while and the singer is thought to be trying to get in touch with the girl's closest relatives, offering whatever assistance she can.
Investigations continue. Anyone with information relating to Hannah Flynn's disappearance is advised to call the number listed below.
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| [Monday, July 30, 2007 at 8:02 pm] |
| Subject: Wolf Attacks Local Rancher. |
A rancher nearby the small former mining town of Searchlight was attacked by a wolf early this morning while trying to defend his cattle. Robert Stapleton, 66, was listed in serious but stable condition at Boulder City Hospital with lacerations to the legs and a fractured collarbone.
"I was up checkin' on the herd in the north pasture when I heard the cattle startin' to panic." Mr. Stapleton told reporters from his hospital bed. "I saw one of 'em getting cut away and chased down by the biggest bitch wolf I ever seen. Took a shot at her but missed, and she turned her attention to me."
The wolf attacked Mr. Stapleton with its claws and killed his horse. He was knocked unconscious by the attack and when he woke he found his horse had been 'chewed up pretty good' and one of his cattle had been killed as well. He was found by concerned family a few hours later and transported to Boulder City Hospital for treatment.
Authorities are investigating the matter and have asked that people stay alert until the wolf is found. The working theory at the moment is that the animal escaped from a private zoo and authorities are checking to see who might be the owner. Rural residents are asked to keep alert and report any sightings to the police at once.
"Don't try to approach it yourself," warned Lt. Randy Johnson of the LVPD . "This is a wild animal and not somebody's pet husky running around. If you see this animal, do the smart thing and call the cops."
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