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StumbleWoman arrested in fatal stabbing at Bally’s
A Bally’s security officer, right, stands by as Las Vegas Metro Police officers investigate a fatal stabbing at the casino Friday morning.
Published Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 | 8:49 a.m.
Updated Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 | 6:13 p.m.
Latrovia Reed
Metro Police have arrested 23-year-old Latrovia Reed of Milwaukee as a suspect in a fatal stabbing this morning at Bally's Hotel and Casino.
Reed is being held at the Clark County Detention Center without bail on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon and soliciting prostitution, police said.
Reed and two other women were arguing near the registration desk at Bally's at about 6 a.m., police said. When officers arrived at the Las Vegas Strip resort, they discovered a 22-year-old woman had been stabbed in the neck. Hotel staff were tending to her.
She was taken to Sunrise Hospital, where she died of her injuries, police said.
The Clark County coroner's office hasn't released the name of the victim or the cause of death.
The suspect had fled the resort, but Metro detectives later found and arrested her.
Jeffrey Jordan, a witness to the stabbing, said in an e-mail message that security guards arrived after the stabbing incident was over. He wrote that the incident "happened quick and there was blood all over."
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555 or Metro's homicide section at 828-3521.
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And you didn't try and stop her? Wow.
She was also charged with SOLICITING PROSTITUTION,
hmmm.. wonder what the dispute was about?
The Bally's security guard looks about 60 pounds overweight
She looks very remoseful of her actions in that mug shot *rolling eyes*.
wow a fatal stabbing at ballys. not good.
i hope that during these tough times las vegas casinos are not tempted to cut their security personnel. penny-wise, pound-foolish.
i still love las vegas, but the rising tide of violent crime needs to be kept out of the casinos.
Security at Bally's and all Harrah's Properties is horrible. I was brutally attacked at The Paris(a Harrah's property), no security or surveillance available. Also, I had my vehicle stolen from The Rio(also a Harrah's property), again no security or surveillance. They have no regard for their patrons.
Them liberals are scary people!
Hard to believe that there's no video of the incident. Lobby of a strip casino, hello?
Well...The Victim Is My Sister. Taleasha Jamerson, Of Milwaukee,Wisconsin. I Feel That The Incident Went Too Far And It Could Of Been Stopped...My Sister Wasnt Supposed To Die. Not Like That. And There Has To Be SOME Sort Of Video...It Has To Be! And For "hereinvegas" ... The Dispute Wasnt Of Anything Of That Matter..So U Could Of Saved That Comment, And Kept It To Yourself.
My husband and I were going for our morning walk. We went through the front door of Ballys and there was a terrible screaming cussing match going on. It was 5:53. There seemed to be 2 security guards not intervening and a parked van. The fighting seemed to be about a John and as we walked toward the sidewalk several girls jumped out of the van and started screaming also. When we came back from our walk it was roped off and we were told someone had been stabbed in the neck. If this happened inside I don't know how these women would have been allowed access to the inside of the hotel after the fighting going on outside. I will never feel safe at Ballys again. There was no reason for someone to die here. Security did not do what needed to be done for the safety of anyone on their premises.
Folks, this is why I moved here from Milwaukee. Because all the crime was there (unless the criminals go on vacation here, like this woman)
Who would want to dip their hands in some prostitutes blood - would you, I certainly wouldn't. What were they fighting over - a prospective john?
Actually if you take a real close look at her eyes you can see she is higher than a kite.
To AZSK8FAN ... I Hope U Arent Referring To My Sister As A PROSTITUTE ...? And The Only People Who Are Going To Know What They Were Arguring Over Are THEM ... So If Ur Going To Be CRITICAL .. Keep It To Youself, Cause Need I Remind You The Victim's Family Constantly Checks This Article For Updates.
THEY WERE NOT ARGUEING ABOUT A "JOHN" .... THEY WERE ARGUEING ABOUT MY 5MONTH OLD NEPHEW'S FATHER. HE'S NOT A JOHN. ***CHERYL1, COULD YOU PLEASE EMAIL ME AT caprishabradley@yahoo.com.***
REGARDLESS of what they were arguing about or if they really were soliciting prositution....A YOUNG WOMAN LOST HER LIFE FOR NO GOOD REASON! That's the issue, and it's not for us to judge her life or lifestyle. Where is the concern and sensitivity for her family (and more importantly, her child) who are OBVIOUSLY reading these comments?!?!?
To the family, I would like to extend my condolences during your time of grief. My thoughts and prayers are with you. I really hope you persue the issue of there not being any surveillance video of the crime (if that's the case). Not only is that unnerving for hotel/casino guests, that's also an unnerving issue for their employees.
Stay strong!
Hi.I know u dont know me but my bestfriend brother go with your cousin Cal I believe is her name...I am very sorry that happened to your sister it hurts so much to lose someone that close...First of all it is none of these people buisness to say anything about anybody,even if that was the situation with your sister that none of their DAMN buisness gurl dont let these people tell u different.I feel if they dont like it then they dont have to send no comment then F*** them..She was a very young girl to go so soon.....Cus of hating ass bitches like Latrovia she messed up so bad. she going to get what she got coming....She didnt have to do that..