Thursday, April 25, 2002 | 10:01 a.m.
The second man found dead on the side of a road Monday was identified as 17-year-old Cliofas Martinez of Las Vegas.
Martinez and another man, 19-year-old Julian Canno-Martinez, were found about 6 a.m. Monday on the shoulder of the road at Hammer Lane and Auto Street, near Lamb Boulevard and Interstate 15, Metro Police said.
The men were bound, but there was no apparent cause of death. An autopsy will determine how the men died.
Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Metro's homicide unit at 229-3521 or Secret Witness at 385-5555.
Slaying victim was 20 years old
A man shot found shot near a car last week was identified as 20-year-old Jose Daniel Sierra of Las Vegas.
Metro Police officers called to Hazelnut Lane and Redberry Street near Cheyenne Avenue and Rancho Drive about 10 p.m. April 15 found Sierra shot to death near a car.
Witnesses told police two men fled the area in a black hatchback after the shooting. No suspects have been arrested.
Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Metro's homicide unit at 229-3521 or Secret Witness at 385-5555.
Las Vegas man suspect in L.A. case
The Los Angeles County district attorney's office is taking a second look at a 1995 sexual assault alleged committed by a Las Vegas man currently facing multiple rape charges here.
"The DAs there are looking to re-charge him for the 1995 case based on evidence we obtained here," Metro Police Detective Todd Hendrix said. "They found the victim in that case and have interviewed her."
Hendrix said that among the 100-plus videos seized from Steven Newberg's home they found a videotape of an alleged 1996 sexual assault in Los Angeles that mirrors what took place in the 1995 Los Angeles case.
Newberg was charged in the 1995 case, but the charges were dismissed when authorities were unable to find the alleged victim at that time, Hendrix said.
The 1996 tape could be used to help prove the earlier case, Hendrix said.
Newberg is currently in the Clark County Detention Center on 36 sex-related charges. He is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old distant relative and two prostitutes and video-taping the acts.
Indictment in in December crash
A 23-year-old Las Vegas man has been indicted in connection with an accident that left two women dead.
According to an indictment unsealed Wednesday, Morty Young faces two counts of reckless driving and two counts of involuntary manslaughter.
Police say Young was speeding, failed to yield at an intersection and collided with another vehicle near Lake Mead Boulevard and Revere Street Dec. 13.
Jerlene Murray, 62, and Dorothy Lindsey, 64, suffered fatal injuries in the accident.
Young will be arraigned by District Judge Jeffrey Sobel May 9.
Former LV man pleads guilty
A former Las Vegas resident pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to charges that he aided and assisted in preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent tax returns.
Donald Lasater, 63, a current resident of Dallas, faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a fine of $100,000 plus restitution.
LPN pleads guilty to overbilling
Twana Jean Smart, a licensed practical nurse in Las Vegas, has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud in overbilling for the time she spent with a patient in the home.
District Judge Joseph Bonaventure Wednesday ordered Smart to pay $2,000 for costs of enforcement and restitution and gave her credit for jail time service.
Las Vegas Bay dock still open
The courtesy dock at Las Vegas Bay Marina on Lake Mead is open and in full operation every day, although the lake's water level is in seasonal decline, according to marina officials.
The government-maintained courtesy dock at the launching ramp has been removed, but the marina's ramp is operating, said Gail Kaiser, general manager of Las Vegas Bay Marina.
No tickets left for UNLV lecture
No tickets are left for former President Bill Clinton's speech at the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday.
A total of 6,500 free tickets were distributed for Clinton's talk, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Demand for tickets to the speech, presented as part of the Barbara Greenspun Lecture Series, was very high.
The Greenspun lectures are normally held in the 1,800-seat Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, but organizers expected greater interest in this lecture and had planned to hold it in the 3,100-seat Cox Pavilion.
When the demand for tickets overwhelmed the Cox Pavilion on Monday morning, the lecture was moved to the Thomas & Mack.
Lamb named court administrator
Debbie Lamb has been named administrator for the North Las Vegas Municipal Court.
The appointment was effective March 19. Lamb has been with the city since May 1992. She has held positions as security control technician, court clerk and executive secretary and was promoted to assistant court administrator in April 2000.
As court administrator, Lamb, 30, will manage the daily operations of the city's Municipal Court, including warrant and judicial enforcement divisions.
The salary range for court administrator is $76,891 to $113,139. Lamb replaces Linda Stiles, who retired in March.
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