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Trial Date Set for Circus Circus Sexual Assault Suspect

Trial Date Set for Circus Circus Sexual Assault Suspect

 

A trial date has been set for a sergeant in the Saudi Arabian Air Force accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy at the Circus Circus.

The judge set a trial date for 23-year-old Mazen Alotaibi for July 22. Alotaibi is facing charges of sexual assault of a victim under 16 years old, lewdness with a minor and coercion with force.

According to prosecutors, Alotaibi forced the teenager, who was a guest of the hotel, into his room and assaulted him New Year's Eve day.

Alotaibi maintains the encounter was consensual.

Alotaibi was in this country for training at an Air Force base in Texas. 

Task Force to Focus on Bad Drivers on Busy Freeways

Task Force to Focus on Bad Drivers on Busy Freeways

 

Law enforcement agencies from around southern Nevada will be combining forces in hopes of making roads safer.

The Southern Nevada Traffic Task Force announced Tuesday plans for a saturated enforcement area along two stretches of freeway in the Las Vegas valley.

Officers from the Nevada Highway Patrol, Metro Police, North Las Vegas and Henderson Police will be out in force Wednesday, patrolling along U.S. 95 from the Spaghetti Bowl to Lake Mead Boulevard and along I-15 from Lake Mead Boulevard to Russell Road.

Officers will be looking for drivers who are following to closely, speeding, changing lanes unsafely, using a cell phone or driving while distracted.

"We are going to take on a zero tolerance mentality with all of our officers, which are going to be patrolling throughout this area, looking for the different violations which we have noted to be accident causing," NHP trooper Loy Hixson said.

Driving You Crazy: U-Turn at Las Vegas Blvd. and Russell Rd.

LAS VEGAS - A viewer questions whether U-turns should be allowed at Las Vegas Boulevard and Russell Road.

The viewer says crashes occur almost daily when drivers make legal U-turns from northbound Las Vegas Boulevard to southbound Las Vegas Boulevard at Russell Road.

Drivers make the U-turn at the same time motorists traveling from eastbound Russell to southbound Las Vegas Blvd. have a protected, green right arrow.

County officials agree about the dangers of U-turns at this intersection and have installed a "No U-Turn" sign to eliminate that conflict.

U-turns are allowed at an intersection or on a divided highway where there is an opening. They are not allowed at the crests of hills, on curves, near alleys or driveways or on undivided highways.

U-turns are legal anywhere in Las Vegas, except when a sign prohibits one. A "No U-Turn" sign now does that at Russell and Las Vegas Boulevard.

Police Search for Man Who Robbed Business

Police Search for Man Who Robbed Business

 

Metro Police is looking for a man who robbed a business near Las Vegas Boulevard South and Sands Avenue.

The crime happened at about 9:10 p.m. March 30. According to police, the man entered the back office of the business and pointed a gun at an employee.

He told the employee to take cash out of the safe and put it in the duffle bag he had brought with him.

The employee complied, and the man left.

He is described as a white man with brown hair and a goatee. At the time of the robbery, he was wearing black frame sunglasses with yellow reflective lenses. He was also wearing a long sleeved blue plaid shirt, yellow gloves and dark green pants.

Anyone with information is asked to call Metro's Robbery Section at (702) 828-3591 or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555. 

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Ammar Harris Pleads Not Guilty to Murder

Ammar Harris pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and three charges of sexual assault Monday.

LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas Strip shooting suspect, Ammar Harris, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, even though he told the court earlier he planned to plead guilty.

"They explained to me that if I enter a plea, than I would have to openly lie to you about the charges," Harris said as he appeared in Clark County District Court Monday morning for his arraignment on 11 counts.

Harris, 27, is facing three murder charges stemming from a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip Feb. 21 that resulted in a fiery car crash and three deaths. He was arrested a week later in Los Angeles.

Grand jury testimony and video obtained by 8 News NOW stated that Harris mistook who he was shooting at.

Attorneys Make Final Arguments in Adelson Case

Sheldon Adelson in court Friday.

LAS VEGAS -- Gaming company Las Vegas Sands fired back in court Friday.

The company said the man suing billionaire Sheldon Adelson over a business dispute was not truthful on the witness stand.

After 42 days in court, the case is about to go to the jury.

Adelson, owner of the Las Vegas Strip resorts Venetian and Palazzo, is being sued by Richard Suen, a Hong Kong businessman.

Suen believes the reason Adelson is having success in Macau's vibrant gambling industry is because Suen helped him get a coveted gaming license.

Adelson and his team say Suen didn't hold up his end of the bargain.

In court Friday, the defense attorney, representing Las Vegas Sands, painted Suen as not truthful when he took the stand compared to the last trial five years ago.

Clark High Teacher Honored

Clark High Teacher Honored

 

A teacher from Clark High School got the surprise of a lifetime by Miracle Mile Shops and Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.

Ashley Nebe was honored with a makeover at Dollheads Blowdry and Extensions Bar, a $500 shopping spree and tickets to "Vegas! The Show" for her work to better educate southern Nevada students.

In true Las Vegas style, the gifts were delivered by a showgirl and twin performers from the show.

Her photo was also displayed on the huge electronic billboard outside the Miracle Mile Shops on the Las Vegas Strip.

Nebe works in Clark High School's English Department and worked to pilot Common Core State Standards.