Pair in fatal punching jailed without bail, accused of murder

Two 33-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of murder following a fight early Sunday that left another man dead.

About 1:15 a.m. Sunday, officers received a report of a fight in front of a convenience store in the 2500 block of South Valley View Boulevard, near Sahara Avenue, the Metropolitan Police Department said Tuesday.

Officers found two men lying in the parking lot.

Both were taken to University Medical Center, where one man died. The other was in critical condition early Sunday, police said.

The coroner’s office identified the man who died as 59-year-old Julius Bahe, of Tonalea, Arizona. His cause and manner of death were pending as of Tuesday afternoon.

Detectives determined that while the driver of a pickup began arguing with a woman in front of the store, 33-year-old Jimmie Newson and 33-year-old Thirlon Newman got out of a light blue BMW and “became involved” in the argument, police said.

Another man got out of the truck shortly afterward, police said. Newson and Newman allegedly punched the other two men, who fell to the ground unconscious, police said.

Newson and Newman then drove away. Both were arrested Monday and booked into the Clark County

Detention Center, where they remained Tuesday without bail.

According to court records, Newman faces charges of murder and battery resulting in substantial bodily harm, while Newson faces a count of murder.

Both are due to appear in court Thursday morning.