News briefs for May 5, 2004

Wednesday, May 5, 2004 | 10:17 a.m.

Pedestrian killed on Nellis Boulevard

A motorist struck and killed a jaywalker on Nellis Boulevard near Flamingo Road on Tuesday night, Metro Police said.

Michael Winkles, the 23-year-old driver, was taken into custody a short time later, police said.

The accident occurred about 11:45 p.m. as the pedestrian was walking across Nellis outside a crosswalk, police said. Winkles, in a 1997 Toyota Camry, drove away but was quickly arrested, police said.

The victim's name has not yet been released.

Released prisoner is caught

A prisoner released from the Clark County Detention Center by mistake last week was captured and returned to prison on Tuesday, Metro Police said.

Brian Johnson, charged with burglary, forgery and possession of stolen credit cards, was spotted by members of the Repeat Offenders Program near Decatur Boulevard and Flamingo Road after about an hour of surveillance, police said.

Man charged in identity theft

A 38-year-old Las Vegas man is named in a 12-count indictment released today charging him with identity theft and tax evasion.

The indictment alleges Duane Camilo King, 38, used a false Social Security number while working as a nightclub disc jockey at the Luxor from 1999 to 2001 and as a worker for Sprint in 1998.

During those years King did not file tax returns for the money he made at those jobs, federal prosecutors said.

The indictment also alleges King used the false Social Security number in purchasing a $441,150 home, buying a 2001 Mercedes valued at $55,690 and purchasing two semi-automatic pistols.

RV crashes into pole; dogs killed

The driver of a recreational vehicle lost control and rolled into a pole where the RV exploded in a Tuesday evening accident in Henderson. No one was hurt.

The driver told police the brakes on the RV failed. Police were still investigating the 6:45 p.m. accident near Lake Mead Parkway and Gibson Road. The driver was under investigation for DUI.

Two dogs were taken by animal control officers, and the driver said four to seven puppies perished in the wreck.