Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001 | 9:41 a.m.
Henderson man indicted in killings
A Henderson man, who police believe killed his mother and stepfather because he was tired of their fighting, has been indicted.
Chief Deputy District Attorney David Schwartz said Matthew Frenn, 29, was indicted on two counts of murder with use of a deadly weapon in connection with the deaths of Dorothy and Lee Jackson.
Schwartz said Frenn told police he beat his 60-year-old mother with a club and his stepfather with a hammer before stabbing them to death a few days before Father's Day.
Frenn will be arraigned by District Judge Kathy Hardcastle Oct. 24.
Driver indicted in wife's death
A 57-year-old Las Vegas man has been indicted in connection with an accident that resulted in the death of his wife.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Bruce Nelson said Allen Alderman was indicted on one count each of driving under the influence, reckless driving and involuntary manslaughter in the fatal crashon U.S. 93 near Railroad Pass.
Blood tests taken within 90 minutes of the accident showed Alderman had a blood alcohol level of 0.25, Nelson said.
Alderman will be arraigned by District Judge Joseph Bonaventure Oct. 24.
Elderly couple are identified
Two elderly people found dead in a murder-suicide earlier this month have been identified as 74-year-old Irene E. Lupoli and 85-year-old Anthony Pollino.
Metro Police were called Oct. 6 to a home in the 2500 block of Denham Drive, near Lake Mead and Rampart boulevards, after Lupoli's family had not heard from her in about a week.
Police union backs governor
Gov. Kenny Guinn has the endorsement of the police union, despite the fact he has yet to announce his candidacy for a second term.
The 2,500-member Nevada Conference of Police and Sheriff's announced Wednesday that it is backing Guinn because he has "been a good friend and loyal supporter of law enforcement officers throughout the state."
Bryan to speak at town meeting
Former U.S. Sen. Richard Bryan, who also served as Nevada's governor, will speak about the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain during a town hall meeting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Friday.
Bryan's presentation, part of UNLV's Yucca Mountain Education Project, is slated 6 to 8 p.m. in the Classroom Building Complex, Room A-106.
Bryan will offer insights and opinions on the political process that led to the selection of Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, for the burial of the nation's nuclear waste.
The meeting is being co-sponsored by UNLV's departments of sociology and anthropology, the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History, the Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies and the education project office.
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