Warrants served at home, office, bank of constable
Police seized bank funds, a shotgun, computers and paperwork in a raid on Henderson Constable Earl Mitchell’s home and office more than a week ago as part of an investigation sparked by a Review-journal story, search warrants show.
The records, released Tuesday, also disclose the possible charges Mitchell could face, including theft, embezzlement, unlawful use of public funds and misconduct of a public officer.
The newspaper story in March found that Mitchell had used funds in his constable account to write himself $70,000 in checks and withdraw money at casinos and video poker bars. He also used the funds to travel to places where his adult children lived, records show.
Metro Sgt. J. Herring, with Metro’s intelligence unit, could not estimate when police expect to complete the investigation.
“It’s an ongoing investigation,” he said.
Policeexecutedthesearchwarrants on June 4 at Mitchell’s home in Henderson, at the constable’s officeandatbankofnevada,where Mitchell maintained two constable accounts that were filled with county funds to pay his deputies.
Clark County District Judge Tierra