Names of suspects revealed in home invasion robberies

Jace Radke

Friday, June 29, 2001 | 11:24 a.m.

Metro Police have released the names of three men arrested Wednesday in connection with a series of home invasion robberies.

Javier Campos, 18, Leonard Hunt, 24, Laterus Parish, 19, and a juvenile boy have been charged with three robberies in southwest and northwest Las Vegas Monday night and Tuesday morning.

The adults are being held at the Clark County Jail and the boy is being held at the Clark County Juvenile Jail, police said. A fifth person, a juvenile girl originally thought to be a suspect, was not arrested.

The robberies happened at homes near the areas of Durango Drive and Tropicana Avenue, Durango and Ann Road and Durango and Peace Way. In all three robberies the victims were confronted in their homes by armed suspects, police said.

During two of the robberies female victims at the homes were sexually assaulted by one of the suspects, police said.

Metro robbery Lt. John Alamshaw said that in some of the robberies children were home and that the children were "terrorized."

Investigators followed up on leads and on Wednesday night simultaneously took five people into custody at several locations, Alamshaw said.

One of the suspects was taken into custody at an apartment complex near Charleston Boulevard and Buffalo Drive, after eluding officers during a foot chase. With help from police dogs, the suspect was found hiding under a staircase about 6:30 p.m.

Investigators say that it appears most of the group were involved in all three of the robberies.

Detectives served search warrants Thursday morning in connection with the robberies at the Club Pacific at the Lakes apartment complex, 9325 W. Desert Inn Road, a home near Buffalo and Alta Drive and a home near Durango Drive and Tropicana Avenue.

Henderson Police have also made two arrests in connection with a Wednesday night home invasion robbery at Oasis Greens Apartments, 2001 Ramrod Ave.

Scott Crisp, 23, and Jimmy D. Callaway Jr., 19, were arrested on Thursday and charged with robbery, kidnapping and home invasion.

The pair allegedly broke into the victim's apartment armed with knives, and took the victim's money and ATM card, police said. While the victim was ordered to the floor one of the suspects drove to a nearby ATM machine and withdrew the victim's money.

All of the victim's stolen property has been recovered, police said.