Monday, June 24, 2002 | 11:06 a.m.
Man dies in nightclub shooting
Metro Police are investigating a shooting at a nightclub Saturday that left one man dead.
Police are seeking Thomas Potter, 26, of Las Vegas, to talk to him about the shooting. Police did not say Potter was a suspect, only that they want to speak to him.
Police report that witnesses said a man entered the Mariachi Cantina Nightclub in the 500 block of East Sahara Avenue and got into an argument with at least one other person. Shots were then fired and at least one person was hit.
The wounded man was taken to University Medical Center, where he later died, police said. The slain man's name was not released this morning.
Potter is described as a white man with blond hair, blue eyes, about 6-foot-4 and weighing about 250 pounds. He is known to drive a white two-door Jeep Cherokee with Nevada license plates 413 NED.
Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Metro Police at 229-3521 or Secret Witness at 385-5555.
Supreme Court cases to be aired
Las Vegas ONE, the local news cable station, will televise live this week coverage of Nevada Supreme Court arguments in two high-profile criminal cases.
Arguments in the case of motorist Jessica Williams, whose accident on Interstate 15 killed six teens, will air Tuesday at 1:25 p.m. on Cox Cable Channels 1 and 39.
The appeals of Ted Binion murderers Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish will be aired 8:25 a.m. Thursday.
The live broadcast of state Supreme Court hearings will be a television first for the Las Vegas Valley's only all-news cable channel, which operates in partnership with the Las Vegas Sun, KLAS Channel 8 and Cox Communications.
Williams is appealing her conviction of driving under the influence when her van hit and killed six Las Vegas teenagers working on a cleanup crew on March 19, 2000.
Murphy and Tabish are seeking to overturn their convictions in the Sept. 17, 1998, slaying of wealthy casino executive Binion.
Teen sought in death of girl, 14
A 14-year-old girl was shot to death outside her home in the 1300 block of Oahu Street after a heated argument with her 14-year-old boyfriend as the girl's 12-year-old brother and a 2-year-old sibling watched.
Police allege Ramiro Lopez went to the house about midnight Sunday to talk to MonaLisa Nava. The brother, holding the 2-year-old, came outside with the girl as she talked. Nava and her boyfriend argued and Nava was shot, police said.
Police are looking for Lopez, also known as "Demon," a Hispanic male, 5-foot-4 and weighing 130 pounds. He was last seen wearing a white shirt underneath a vest and black trousers. He was seen driving from the scene in a red Honda.
Police urge anyone with information to call Secret Witness at 385-5555 or the Homicide Section at 229-3521.
Motorcyclists killed in collision
Two motorcycle riders were killed Saturday morning when their 2002 Honda motorcycle slid into the left side of a 2000 Dodge Caravan in a failed attempt to avoid a collision at Sahara Avenue and Lamont Street.
Police believe the driver of the Caravan, Graciela Gastelum, 49, failed to yield to the motorcycle when making a left turn onto Sahara Avenue from Lamont.
The motorcycle driver, Richard Charles Fisher, 57, of Las Vegas, applied the brake and the motorcycle fell onto its left side, sliding into the Caravan. He and his passenger, Eleanora Fisher, 54, died at the scene.
SUV passenger killed in crash
A 36-year-old male passenger died Saturday night in a collision at Tropicana and Eastern avenues when the sport utility vehicle he was riding in was struck by a car.
Driver Michelle Archuletta, 39, was taken to University Medical Center's trauma intensive care unit Saturday after her 1998 Pontiac Grand Am struck a 1997 GMC Suburban driven by Jonathan Boardman, 43.
Jonathan and Jenene Boardman, 38, suffered moderate injuries. Three children in the vehicle were unharmed.
The male passenger died at the scene. His name was being withheld pending notification of the family.
10 arrested in check-cashing case
Metro Police arrested 10 people in an alleged counterfeit check-cashing ring operating in various Las Vegas casinos.
Those arrested were Jimmy Leung, Aziz Massomipour, Asatour Magzahian, Arshad Hussain, Hans Walton, Sulaiman Zalmai, Mohammad Nadery, Ashraf Ispahani, Henry Davis and Jaman Khan.
Leung, Massomipour, Magzahian, Walton, Nadery, Davis and Khan were indicted Tuesday in U.S. District Court on charges of forgery and possession of counterfeit security and aiding and abetting.
Metro Police began a criminal investigation earlier this year after receiving a tip. An undercover Metro detective had several meetings with members of the group to discuss a plan to pass four checks worth $800,000 in a local casino.
With the cooperation of the MGM Grand, an undercover detective met with the leaders and their runners on June 13. Once the runners attempted to cash the checks, arrests were made, police said.
Firefighters revive dog in house blaze
An accidental fire caused $10,000 worth of damage to a northwest Las Vegas home Saturday afternoon, but firefighters were able to revive a pet dog found at the scene, investigators said.
The 46-year-old owner was treated for smoke inhalation after a rear bedroom in his home near Vegas Drive and Rainbow Boulevard caught fire. Firefighters found a 50-pound pitbull lying lifeless in the house as they searched for more victims. They revived the animal and the dog was up and walking around before they left the scene, firefighters said.
The fire gutted the back bedroom, and the rest of the house suffered smoke damage. The American Red Cross is aiding three adults with temporary housing.
LV man, 20, arrested in killing
Metro Police homicide detectives on Friday arrested William Kevin Smith, 20, of Las Vegas on a charge of murder with a weapon when he showed up for his job.
About 2 a.m. Thursday a man was shot at an apartment complex in the 3600 block of North Rancho Drive. He was taken to University Medical Center, where he died.
Six or more young males were inside the apartment when the victim arrived and told police an argument broke out between the victim and the group.
Timothy Clough, 24, of North Las Vegas, was shot and the gunman fled on foot from the complex, police said.
Smith was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Friday.
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