Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003 | 11:17 a.m.
Appeal denied in woman's killing
The Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the appeal of Malcolm Gray, convicted in 1995 of second-degree murder in the shooting of a Las Vegas woman.
Gray was sentenced to two consecutive life terms with the possibility of parole for the 1994 killing of Amy Tuttle. Tuttle was shot with a .38-caliber revolver at close range.
Gray's friend Anthony James had been arguing with Tuttle, who was James' girlfriend, and Gray shot Tuttle in the head at close range. Gray appealed, saying his attorney gave him inadequate advice against testifying. Gray admitted that he shot Tuttle, but he told the jury he believed the gun would fire five times before discharging a live round.
Virus knocks out NLV computers
A computer virus knocked out the computers at North Las Vegas City Hall for about four hours Wednesday, acting City Manager Gregory Rose said.
City staff are still trying to identify the virus, figure out exactly how it entered the city computer system and determine what if any damage was done, Rose said.
As of late Wednesday there were no reports of damage or lost data in the city's system. However, while the computers were down residents were unable to pay utility bills at walk-up locations in City Hall.
Meth-ring leader receives 30 years
The leader of a ring that shipped more than 1,000 pounds of crystal methamphetamine to Honolulu over five years has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison without parole.
U.S. District Judge David Ezra also fined Michael Schulze of Las Vegas $50,000 and ordered the forfeiture of items acquired from proceeds of drug trafficking. Included are a Las Vegas house, two large boats, multiple cars and trucks, a bulldozer and a diamond ring.
Schulze, 36, was convicted by a federal jury in February on drug-trafficking conspiracy and drug distribution charges.
Boy, 11, injured on motor scooter
An 11-year-old Las Vegas boy was in critical condition this morning after he crashed his motor scooter Wednesday on Reno Avenue near Eastern Avenue.
Metro Police said Arthur Herbert was heading west on Reno about 3:30 p.m. when he moved into a travel lane to avoid a parked car. A 1984 Toyota heading east on Reno toward Eastern, driven by Mark Morgan, 37, of Las Vegas was unable to stop and struck the scooter.
Herbert was traveling on the wrong side of the road, but Metro officers found that Morgan may have been impaired and took him into custody.
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