Pair to face murder rap
Second suspect charged in shooting of teen
Two teens should face a jury on murder charges in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old Matthew Minkler, a Henderson judge decided Monday.
Prosecutors in the case had previously charged only Jaiden Caruso, 16, with murder and accused him of pulling the trigger. But after a preliminary hearing Monday, they also charged Kody Harlan, 17, with murder.
Testimony during the preliminary hearing suggested that Minkler may have been robbed last month after he was shot inside a Henderson home.
Caruso and Harlan, both charged as adults, returned to the Henderson house shortly after the shooting, but only to clean up the scene and hide
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$61.5 million contract to Las Vegas Paving.
Aggregate Industries, Fisher Sand and Gravel, Meadow Valley Contractors and Security Paving Co. all showed interest in the project but did not submit bids, NDOT spokesman Tony Illia said.
Work is scheduled to start by fall on the next phase of the Centennial Bowl, which calls for construction of a flyover ramp carrying vehicles from northbound U.S. 95 to the westbound Beltway, a ramp connecting southbound U.S. 95 to the eastbound Beltway and a third ramp linking the eastbound Beltway to southbound U.S. 95.
Construction of the Centennial Bowl began in August 2015, and the initial phase was completed in 2016 with the opening of a ramp linking northbound U.S. 95 to the eastbound Beltway. A half-mile span connecting the westbound Beltway and southbound U.S. 95 opened in July 2017.
Separately, Malfabon said he’s working with NDOT’S environmental team to determine where to build
a direct-access carpool lane on Interstate 15. The move comes one month after NDOT scrapped plans to build the ramp at Hacienda Avenue amid concerns raised by MGM Resorts International and developers for the Raiders’ new stadium.
The direct-access carpool ramp at Hacienda was supposed to help ease congestion when the Raiders play in Las Vegas. However, the stadium’s developers now want to convert the Hacienda overpass into a pedestrian walkway on game days.
In other action, the Federal Highway Administration rejected NDOT’S proposal to build a general-purpose ramp at City Parkway and U.S. 95 because it did not meet current standards for interstate access, Malfabon said.
NDOT officials are now considering whether to build a high-occupancy vehicle ramp for City Parkway and U.S. 95 aimed at relieving expected traffic jams as the surrounding downtown Las Vegas neighborhood undergoes redevelopment.
Contact Art Marroquin at amarroquin@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0336. Find @Amarroquin_ LV on Twitter.