News briefs for May 2, 2002

Thursday, May 2, 2002 | 10:54 a.m.

Two men arrested in double killing

Metro Police said that they have arrested two suspects in the deaths of two men found at Hammer and Auto streets near Craig Road and Lamb Boulevard.

Eduvijes Pena, 19, and Manuel Horta, 20, were booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Saturday. They were arrested without incident at 1428 Henry St., police said.

The two men are charged with two counts of murder, two counts of kidnapping, one count of possession of stolen property and one count of possession of marijuana with intent to sell.

Two motorists discovered two bodies bound with restraints about 6 a.m. on April 22, officers said.

Police believe that the two men, Cleofas Martinez and Julio Cano, both of Las Vegas, were killed as the result of a drug deal.

Report issued on environment

The Nevada Operations Office of the Energy Department's National Nuclear Security Administration has released a five-year review of environmental impacts related to the Nevada Test Site and other locations in the state.

The review, a supplement analysis, is required by the National Environmental Policy Act.

The public may comment on the document until May 24. There are no public hearings scheduled. No significant impacts were found in the analysis.

To request the document, write to: U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Operations Office, Office of Public Affairs, P.O. Box 98518, Las Vegas 89193-8518.

Copies of the document are available in the administration's reading room from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The reading room is at 2621 Losee Road, B-3 building, North Las Vegas.

LV man receives 46-month sentence

A 44-year-old Las Vegas man was sentenced to 46 months in prison Wednesday for possession of child pornography.

Timothy Shawn O'Neal was ordered by U.S. District Judge Lloyd George to surrender to authorities on July 1 to begin serving his sentence.

Child pornography was found in O'Neal's home while police were searching for a methamphetamine lab, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nancy Davis said.

O'Neal was also sentenced to three years of supervised release when his prison term is up.

Inmates didn't take their pills

A state hearing officer has upheld a five-day suspension given a licensed nurse for failing to inspect the mouths of prison inmates to make sure they swallowed their prescription psychotropic drugs.

Hearing Officer David Kladney, in a decision released Wednesday, found that Nurse Patricia Moore lacked honesty when she insisted she had examined the mouths of the inmates at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center.

During a routine patrol along the fence line in August 2000, officers found 60 different types of medication in the form of pills. An investigation was launched, and a secret videotape was made of Moore while the pills were being dispensed.

The tape showed Moore did not conduct visual examinations on about half of the inmates.