Las Vegas news briefs for June 1, 1999

Tuesday, June 1, 1999 | 11:29 a.m.

Garner found guilty in Doc Holliday's case

After 2 1/2 days of deliberation, a District Court jury on Friday found a Las Vegas man guilty of participating in the May 5, 1998, murder of a bartender and sentenced him to 100 years in prison.

Tyrone Laffayette Garner, 42, was accused of driving the getaway car in the slaying of bartender Shelly Lokken, who was working the graveyard shift at Doc Holliday's Tavern at 8450 Westcliff Drive.

Still awaiting trial is Charles Randolph, 32, who is charged with handcuffing Lokken, firing two shots into her head and robbing the place of cash and the security video cassette recorder.

Two motorists die in separate accidents

Two separate fatal traffic accidents Saturday marred an otherwise quiet Memorial Day weekend on Nevada's highways.

Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Scott Flabi said each of the accidents involved single vehicles that drifted off the roadway, overturning and ejecting the drivers.

The first involved a 41-year-old North Las Vegas woman eastbound on State Route 164 west of Searchlight.

Flabi said Dyan Westmoreland was driving a 1995 Jeep when she lost control, traveled up an embankment and rolled into the desert shortly before 1 a.m.

Flabi said Reymundo Castro, 44, of Las Vegas, was traveling north on State Route 169 shortly after 5 p.m. when his 1999 Ford pickup drifted off the east edge of the roadway.

Two men recovering from gunshot wounds

A security guard and a man involved in a Saturday morning shootout in North Las Vegas remain at University Medical Center recovering from gunshot wounds.

Justin Dixon, a 25-year-old security officer, was reported in fair condition with a gunshot wound in the arm, while Donald Ray Williams, 35, is in critical condition with wounds in the upper body.

Dixon and fellow security guard John Hughes Jr., 36, were called to the Buena Vista Springs Apartments, 2544 West St., to investigate a disturbance at about 5:15 a.m. Saturday, North Las Vegas Police said.

The two security guards were escorting Williams from the apartment, where the disturbance had taken place, when Williams allegedly took Hughes' gun. Williams and Dixon shot at each other and were both hit in the exchange, police said.

Shots fired on North Shore Road

Shots were fired at a Lake Mead visitor on North Shore Road Monday in what National Park Service officials are calling a drive-by shooting, according to spokeswoman Kay Rohde.

The intended victim, who was not hurt, was able to describe the vehicle to park rangers, and the suspects were apprehended at Boulder Beach, Rohde said.

Governor given set of grandtwins

Gov. Kenny Guinn became a grandfather two times over when his daughter-in-law delivered twins at Desert Springs Hospital on Saturday.

Wynn Guinn, married to the governor's son, Steve Guinn, gave birth to a boy and a girl.

Ryan Patrick Guinn was born at 2:04 p.m. and weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces, while his sister, Sara Elizabeth Guinn, was born at 2:11 p.m. weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces. Both of the babies were just over 19 inches long.

Five injured in blaze at townhouse

A townhouse was destroyed by a fire that caused minor injuries to five people Saturday afternoon.

Las Vegas firefighters arrived at the townhouse, 6229 W. Oakey Blvd., at about 3:45 p.m. Saturday, and found heavy flames shooting through the roof.

A total of 15 units and nearly 50 firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire that was brought under control in about 15 minutes, department spokesman Tim Szymanski said.

A 21-year-old man, a 28-year-old woman and her 6-year-old daughter suffered minor smoke inhalation in the fire, Szymanski said. A 26-year-old man, who also lives in the house, suffered minor second-degree burns to his arms, and a firefighter suffered a small, second-degree burn on his leg, Szymanski said.

Bus information can be found online

The Regional Transportation Commission has launched a new website to make it easier for Citizens Area Transit bus patrons to find information.

The site (catride.com) allows CAT bus riders the option of planning their routes and seeing schedules, route maps and fare information.

Hearing office set for Las Vegas

Nevada's first Social Security hearing office is on its way to becoming a reality.

Sens. Richard Bryan and Harry Reid, both D-Nev., announced today that the Social Security Administration has decided to open a hearing office in Las Vegas staffed with 18 full-time employees.