News briefs for June 30, 2004

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 | 11:15 a.m.

Moped driver killed in collision

A 57-year-old Las Vegas man was killed Tuesday morning after the moped he was driving collided with a tractor-trailer on Nellis Boulevard near Vegas Valley Drive.

Lewis Cooper was driving an Amigo moped in the right hand lane, next to a curb, northbound on Nellis Boulevard just after 9 a.m. when he approached a CAT bus that was stopped on the side of the road, Metro Police said.

Cooper made a quick lane change into the center lane to go around the CAT bus and collided with a 1994 Peterbilt tractor-trailer, driven by 48-year-old Terry Oakes of Las Vegas, who was also driving northbound on Nellis Boulevard, police said.

Cooper was thrown from the moped and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Oakes was not injured in the collision.

Man arrested in home invasion

North Las Vegas Police arrested a man early Tuesday morning in connection with a home invasion and attempted murder that occurred Saturday.

Detectives arrested 20-year-old Rickie Slaughter at 2 a.m., police said.

Slaughter was booked into the North Las Vegas Detention Center on charges of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, robbery with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment with a deadly weapon, police said.

The investigation is ongoing, police said. Anyone with information can contact silent witness at 385-5555.

Injunction hits NADN workers

Former executives and employees of the now defunct National Audit Defense Network have been enjoined from continuing to sell what federal prosecutors call tax scams.

An order entered by U.S. District Judge Lloyd George this week approves a preliminary injunction against some of the principals behind the Las Vegas-based telemarketing company that closed its doors and moved to convert a 2003 bankruptcy filing to a liquidation on May 26.

The order comes after a Justice Department motion claiming that former executives and employees of the company were illegally using NADN's customer list and database, "and are continuing to scam customers through other entities."

The order grants injunctions against ALR Inc., Lee Panelli, Jeff Klingenberg and Ric Klingenberg.

Three killed in Arizona rollover

Three people en route to Mesquite were killed in a rollover accident on an interstate highway four miles west of Willcox, Ariz., after the driver of the van likely fell asleep at the wheel, authorities said,

Pronounced dead at the scene of the accident early Tuesday were Juan Elizalde, 37; his 14-year-old son, Juan Elizalde Jr., and his 17-year-old nephew, Daniel Flores.

The elder Elizalde's 2-year-old daughter, Myra, was injured and was taken to University Medical Center, where she was listed in critical condition Tuesday night.

The family was returning from Mexico to Mesquite, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

DPS officer Steve Volden said none of the van's occupants was wearing a seat belt.

Three nominated for court position

The Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection on Tuesday nominated three Clark County lawyers for a position in District Court.

The three finalists were nominated after an application process that included written public comments and questions posed in face-to-face interviews, according to a statement from the commission.

The finalists are lawyers Michael Davidson and Elizabeth Goff Gonzalez, both of Las Vegas, and Timothy Williams of Henderson. The commission includes Nevada's chief justice, three non-attorneys appointed by Gov. Kenny Guinn, three lawyers appointed by the Nevada State Bar Association and two temporary members. One temporary member is a Guinn-appointed non-attorney and the other is a lawyer appointed by the bar associated.

No time limits exist for Guinn to decide on an appointment, but the governor will not be able to make any other appointments if a decision is not made in 30 days, according to the statement.

Metro Police arrested a 30-year-old man

Tuesday who was wanted in Portland, Ore., in the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old. Michael Schlueter had been living with his girlfriend in the 3300 block of Rosario Circle near Pecos and Desert Inn roads, police said.