This list contains incidents of misconduct that have resulted in a conviction, confession, plea bargain or some sort of administrative disciplinary action taken against a member of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
During the period 1990 to 2011, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department ranked third in the nation in officer-involved shootings per capita, behind Houston and Chicago.
[1] In June 1995, Las Vegas resident (a suspected coin thief) Andrew Dersch was beaten by officers Brian Nicholson, Robert Phelan, and Sergeant James Campbell.
The 30-year-old former officer admitted that he had used his badge, gun and the indirect threat of arrest to force the couple to engage in sex in front of him at an isolated spot about 14 miles west of Las Vegas.
Mortensen received a life sentence as the shooter, while Brady was convicted of federal charges for his role and received a nine-year sentence (in July 2010, the Nevada Supreme Court upheld Mortensen's murder conviction, finding that the murder was premeditated, willful and deliberate")[6] Officer Art Sewall was arrested on February 8, 1997, and charged with attempted sexual assault and oppression under the color of law, both felonies.
In March 1997, Sewall resigned from LVMPD and in June 1999 pleaded guilty to two felony counts of oppression under color of office, and charges of kidnapping and sexual assault were dismissed.
[7] In May 1997, cousins Juan Berry and James Suggs were jailed on false charges by four off-duty LVMPD SWAT officers after an altercation at the now-closed Drink!
The settlement ends 13 years of legal fighting that began shortly after Erin DeLew was killed while riding her bike home from a Summerlin supermarket.
[13] In July 2007, Raymond Yeghiazarian was killed in a motor vehicle crash in which LVMPD Officer Jared Wicks was traveling through an intersection between 60 and 75 miles per hour (the posted limit is 45 MPH) while pursuing a white van and not using emergency lights or siren (this according to experts).
The civil attorney for Yeghiazarian has filed a new civil case in US federal court for 7 million in damages (there are no monetary limitations on awards in federal court), and that LVMPD detectives have been biased in their investigation of this traffic crash (note – the jury in the above case did find that Yeghiazarian was at least 25 percent responsible as to the cause of the crash).
[15] Press reports indicate that on May 7, 2009, Officer James Manor was driving his official vehicle at 109 miles per hour when a pick up truck attempted to make a left turn.
After this incident, Calvin Darling's blood alcohol limit was tested at 0.035 and that the Clark County District Attorney's office dropped DUI and failure to yield charges against Mr.
On July 26, 2010, the LVMPD Fiscal Affairs Committee approved a $120,000 settlement with Calvin Darling over the four days he spent in jail regarding this incident.
[16] In November 2009, LVMPD Officer Kevin Koval used a lateral-vascular neck restraint (commonly referred to as a choke-hold) to subdue Dustin Boone (who was behaving erratically and had not been taking medication) after entering his home through an unlocked sliding door.
The finding of the coroner's inquest found that the death was 'excusable' (which means accidental), and that Sheriff Gillespie had been advised on the manner of entry to the home, and what kind of risk Boone actually posed to the public.
Additionally, his name has surfaced in an ongoing investigation of the Courthouse Cafe, which was located in the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada (it has since closed, and is now a Capriotti's Sandwich Shop).
[19] On January 28, 2013, federal prosecutors have recommended a 6-month prison sentence for former police lieutenant Benjamin Kim, along with a $5,000 fine and 3 years of supervised release.
[24] In July 2010, the LVMPD Fiscal Affairs Committee settled with Calvin Darling, who was initially accused of drunken driving and failure to yield in the death of Officer James Manor for $120,000.
The initial reports that Officer Manor had his lights and siren on were incorrect and that Calvin Darling had a blood alcohol level of .035 after being tested (the legal definition for DUI in Nevada is 0.08%).
[27] The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on March 26, 2012, that the LVMPD Fiscal Affairs Committee paid Mitchell Crooks the amount of $100,000 in order to settle a federal lawsuit.
[28] On July 8, 2011, the sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Doug Gillespie, along with Assistant Sheriff Ray Flynn, and LVMPD Crime Lab Executive Director Linda Krueger admitted a case of human error involving switched DNA samples by criminalist Terry Cook which had sent an innocent man named Dwayne Jackson to the Nevada State Prison for 4 years.
[29] The Las Vegas Sun reported on August 11, 2011, that a federal jury had awarded the sum of 2.1 million (reduced to 1.6 million by a federal judge) to Charles Barnard, a resident of Henderson, Nevada as a result of charges of excessive force by LVMPD Officers Gary Clark, Greg Theobald and Steven Radmanovich.
The arrival of a senior officer, Lieutenant David Dockendorf, caused some confusion in how to proceed when Gibson gunned his vehicle's engine.
Assistant Sheriff Ray Flynn was quoted as saying that the investigation could take months, and that John Norman could lose his job.
In 2018, CCSD police sergeant Robert J. Griffin, 56, was arrested for stealing electronic items from West Career and Technical Academy.
Between November 2021 and February 2022, Rogers used masks, gloves, and dark clothing, and in the third robbery brandished his LVMPD-issued 9mm caliber firearm, in order to coerce casino staff into giving him the money.
[39][40] During the trial, the prosecution argued that Rogers' motive for the robberies was to address financial problems due to an alleged gambling addiction.