DA to file murder charges in Las Vegas Strip stabbings
A man with a large kitchen knife who terrorized tourists and locals, including showgirls, on the Las Vegas Strip in a stabbing rampage that left two people dead and six others wounded will be charged with murder, the region’s top prosecutor said Friday.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said he intends to file two counts of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and six counts of attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon against Yoni Barrios, 32. He did not rule out pursuing a death penalty.
Mr. Barrios, wearing a dark blue jumpsuit and orange hand restraints, was ordered held without bail. An initial arraignment was set for Tuesday.
It wasn’t immediately known whether Mr. Barrios had a lawyer who could comment on his behalf.
No verdict in Jones’ Sandy Hook trial
Jurors concluded their first full day of deliberations without reaching a verdict Friday in a trial to determine how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay for spreading the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting was a hoax.
Jurors are scheduled to return Tuesday. After deliberating briefly Thursday, the panel got back to business Friday with a request for a dry-erase easel, markers, eraser and copy of the jury instructions.
Last year, Mr. Jones was found liable for damages. The jury’s task is to decide how much Mr. Jones and his company Free Speech
Systems should pay to relatives of eight Sandy Hook victims and to an FBI agent who responded to the massacre.
The plaintiffs testified they have been tormented and threatened by people who believed that one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history was a con staged to build support for gun restrictions. Mr. Jones repeatedly publicized that false notion on his “Infowars” show.
Twenty children and six adults were killed when a gunman stormed Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2012.
Haiti’s leader seeks foreign armed forces
Haiti’s government has agreed to request the help of international troops as gangs and protesters paralyze the country and supplies of water, fuel and basic goods dwindle, according to a document published Friday.
The document, signed by Prime Minister Ariel Henry and 18 top-ranking officials, states that they are alarmed by “the risk of a major humanitarian crisis” that is threatening the life of many people.
It wasn’t clear if the request had been formally submitted, to whom it would be submitted and whether it would mean the activation of United Nations peacekeeping troops.
On Friday, the U.S. Embassy warned that “U.S. citizens should depart Haiti now in light of the current health and security situation and infrastructure challenges.” It also authorized the temporary departure of government personnel and their families.