Police have arrested Walter Freshmen for the murder of his wife, 57-year-old Kristine Freshman.
Officers say Freshman called 911 saying he accidentally shot his wife. When police went to the couple’s Laughlin home, they found Kristine Freshman with a gunshot wound to the head.
After an investigation they determined Freshman murdered his wife and arrested him.
Police say 38-year-old Robert Hayes died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen after being shot at a house party near Martin Luther King and Carey.
Police say Hayes and another man got into an argument with the suspect, who pulled out a gun and started shooting.
Hayes was shot multiple times. He was transported to University Medical Center where he later died. The other man was shot in the elbow.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (702) 385-5555.
On Monday, November 30, 2009, police detectives got a missing person report on Ginger Candela and went to her home. The house was in disarray and evidence led detectives to call homicide Lt. Lew Roberts.
“She was found in the garage. She was found in a trashcan — a rather large trash can — deceased. Obviously a homicide,” he said.
Bleach was poured into the trashcan to mask any smell. Roberts says there were knife wounds on Candela’s body and the evidence led detectives to Michael Lane.
“Based on some things that were at the scene and some additional information, we are pretty sure he was our suspect,” he said.
Roberts says Lane recently started to date Candela.
FBI agents and police officers arrested Lane after he fled to California. Police said they tracked Lane, a British citizen who also goes by the name “Chae Saville,” to a motel in Ventura, Calif. and arrested him on Thursday.
Lane claimed to be a motivational speaker and involved with spiritual healing. Police say they want to talk with anyone who knew Lane in Las Vegas. They are also looking for the victim’s dog and anyone who may have been duped by Lane through his motivational speaking.
Police are investigating the shooting death of 37-year-old Karriem Shelby.
Officers say two men forced their way into an apartment and demanded money from the woman inside. Shelby then arrived at the apartment and scuffled with the robbers. He was shot and killed.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (702) 385-5555.
Police say 19-year-old McClain Zornes died from a gunshot wound to the chest on November 26, 2009.
The Thanksgiving day shooting happened at a CVS pharmacy parking lot on West Craig Road. Twenty-year-old Lionel Collins III has been arrested for the murder.
Police say Zornes went to the parking lot to buy drugs from Collins. The two got into a fight before Collins shot Zornes.
Collins was booked into the Clark County Detention Center for murder with a deadly weapon, burglary, robbery with a deadly weapon, discharging a gun into a vehicle and carrying a concealed weapon.
Officer Trevor Nettleton
Thirty-year-old Trevor Nettleton was shot and killed while working in his garage on the night of November 19, 2009. Nettleton was an officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and had just returned home after finishing his shift.
Police say Nettleton was ambushed by 18-year-old Prentice Marshall and 20-year-old Saul Williams. According to officers, the pair tried to rob Nettleton, but he fought back. Nettleton shot Marshall in the groin area before being shot in the torso. He died in his home.
Police have arrested a total of six people in this murder. Police believe the crime was random.
Nettleton leaves behind a wife and two children.
Police are investigating the shooting death of 18-year-old Calvin Thompson. Thompson was found shot to death outside an apartment on the night of November 16, 2009.
No other details have been released.
Las Vegas police are investigating the beating death of 68-year-old Brian Haskell.
Police were called to Haskell’s apartment near Rainbow and Oakey to make a welfare check. Neighbors reported Haskell hadn’t been seen for several days.
When officers arrived, they noticed a foul smell coming from inside Haskell’s condo. They entered the condo and found Haskell’s body.
Police have arrested Will and Robert Sitton for the murder. Officers say the brothers killed Haskells and then took his TV and computer equipment.
Officers say the whole thing is connected to a dispute between Will Sitton’s girlfriend and the victim, who were roommates.
Las Vegas police say 21-year-old Andreas McRiley was shot a killed when he attempted to rob a home.
The shooting happened around 2 a.m. on November 14, 2009. McRiley died after being transported to the hospital.
The homeowner says he was forced to shoot McRiley after he broke into his home and held his son at gunpoint. “They kicked the door open, came up to my son’s room and got him out of bed. I heard voices so I grabbed my gun and waited for someone to come into the office,” he said.
The homeowner says he was hiding in his office when he jumped out and shot and killed McRiley. He says two men broke into his home. One intruder got away.
The homeowner has not faced any charges.
A homeowner shot and killed 48-year-old Mark McIsaac during an apparent robbery.
Police say McIsaac tried to rob a home on Sycamore Trail on November 12, 2009.
The homeowner says he had just turned off his home alarm system to go outside with his dog when he suddenly heard a big bang. That’s when he grabbed his gun and went back inside to investigate.
He says he found McIsaac in his office and says the man tried spraying him with pepper spray. That’s when he shot McIsaac, killing him.
Investigators do not think McIsaac acted alone, but do not have any information about other suspects.
No charges have been filed.
