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Police say Caesars slaying suspect beat man with rock
Brad Flamm remembered as a caring man who loved his work, family
Published Thursday, May 14, 2009 | 10:02 a.m.
Updated Thursday, May 14, 2009 | 6:06 p.m.
Bryan Lee Hall
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- Metro Police homicide Lt. Lew Roberts speaks at a press conference on Thursday, May 14, 2009 about a homicide that took place outside the Caesars Palace Forum Shops.
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Metro Police say they have no motive as to why 28-year-old Bryan Hall, who is the suspect in a violent homicide outside the Caesars Palace Forum Shops on Monday, allegedly beat the victim with a rock the size of a grapefruit.
Metro Police homicide Lt. Lew Roberts said Hall was arrested about 2:30 a.m. Thursday at his southwest valley residence in the death of 27-year-old Brad Flamm of Las Vegas. Police had a warrant in hand and Hall was taken into custody peacefully, police said.
Hall is charged with one count of homicide with a deadly weapon and one count of robbery with a deadly weapon, Roberts said. Police are investigating the case and homicide detectives did not recover money from the suspect Tuesday morning, Roberts said.
Hall has been booked into the Clark County Detention Center without bail, according to detention center records.
Hall is suspected of bashing Flamm's head in with a rock the size of a grapefruit, Roberts said. The Clark County Coroner's Office has not officially released Flamm's identity or the cause of death.
"It was rather a violent homicide," Roberts said at a media conference this morning.
Hall was captured on tape from a video surveillance camera on the Caesars Palace property, Roberts said. He would not give further details.
Roberts said Flamm left his job at the Trevi Italian Restaurant in the Forum Shops on the Las Vegas Strip about midnight.
He walked out a doorway leading to a landing near the Forum Shops where some employees go to smoke and encountered his attacker there, shortly after midnight on Monday, Roberts said.
"It happened on that landing," Roberts said of the slaying.
The attacker then dragged Flamm's body down to an area thick with bushes and trees, Roberts said, where the body was discovered at 7:28 a.m. Monday.
Roberts said Hall has a history of involvement with law enforcement, although it is unclear where the events took place. Incidents include an arrested for domestic violence, resisting a public officer and battery with substantial bodily harm, which is a gross misdemeanor, in July 2003. He was convicted of a felony for domestic violence with battery in February 2006 and charged as an ex-felon failing to report a change of address later that month. On April 29, 2008, Hall was charged with trespassing and domestic violence, and the next month was charged with a second domestic violence charge and one count of burglary.
In addition to Hall being seen on the videotape, Roberts said police homicide investigators developed further evidence about the attack and slaying.
"At this time I do not have a lot of answers to your questions," Roberts said, noting that the investigation is ongoing.
A memorial service for Flamm is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Palm Mortuary Northwest, located at 6701 N. Jones Blvd. Burial is still being planned, a spokeswoman for the mortuary said.
Brad Flamm's father, Fred, learned that something had happened to his son while he was on his way to work at the Palms Monday morning. Flamm said it was unusual for his son not to come home after work.
Flamm had worked as a waiter at the Trevi Italian Restaurant in the Forum Shops for years. After work, his family said he went straight home to feed his pets, two dogs, mini Doberman pinschers named Moo Shu and Luna, and two python snakes.
Brad Flamm "would light up a room," said a first cousin, Amanda Wheeler.
Flamm had hoped to become a mentor for the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, which pairs adults with disadvantaged youth, Wheeler said. On Valentine's Day Flamm had started a romance with a woman from Michigan, Wheeler said.
Flamm and his family came to Las Vegas from Albuquerque, N.M., in August 1996 and he had attended Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas.
A tearful Wheeler said Flamm loved his job as a waiter.
"He was a very social person," Wheeler said. "He loved people, that's why he stayed in the job."
Brad has two younger brothers, Gavin, 21, and Derek, 19. He is survived by his mother, Jennifer Flamm, and his father, Fred Flamm.
He was also close to his grandmothers and stayed close to his mother, Wheeler said.
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I really cant say what I would like to, so I will refrain! We will miss you terribly brad! your family.
Rest in peace Brad.
I am devestaed to learn of brads horrific death.As i was of friend of his father, my heart goes out to the flamm family.I know how much your children mean to you. My mother in-law was murdered this past year and her killer could not be brought to justice because the coward had killed himself.Fred, for what ever it's worth please take solace in the fact that brads killer will be brought to justice.i love you and my thoughts are with you.
Cheryl Tiso (Thrower)
As a family member of a murder victim, I know how the pain feels unbearable. I pray for the family, may you find strength during this time. And, may God keep your beautiful son.
Is this the second murder in the last few weeks on the Strip?
Tourism is bad now, Vegas PD better double-up enforcement or LV is gonna lose even more tourism...
I demand a ban on assault rocks!! Pebbles should be legal, but who goes hunting with grapefruit rocks??? Sheesh, only in America!!
My heart goes out to the family. A senseless loss of what seemed to be a great young man.
From what ive been able to find on this murderer I can not understand why he was ever released from prison. These violent criminals do not change.
i would like the family to know that I keep them in my prayers. A loss of a child to violence will take a lifetime of healing. God bless you.MS
ill bet alcohol was invovled...whats worse is he was invovled in MMA....game over now you can fight ad kill all you want.....sad
Less is often more. And in this case, unlike architecture or fashion it's a bad thing. Like more violent crime, more victims and more families ripped apart by grief due to the senseless loss of a loved one as we lock up less and less repeat offenders. And how about these poor family members left to try to sort that tragedy out? God help them.
What kind of human would kill another with a rock?
First poster, Police have said they have discovered no motive. Are they lying or do you know something they don't?
I don't think Lt Roberts wants to release any more evidence to the public than he has to.
Sounds like Cain and Abel. Wonder what we will learn. In the meantime let light shine into a dark world and into the souls of some of the posters.
So quick to condemn. The beautiful thing about our justice system flawed as it may be is that one is or at least should be innocent until proven guilty. While my condolences go out to the family of the young man who passed; one must not forget that there are more than a few wrongly convicted citizens and non serving time in our correctional facilities. It is easy to want to place blame on a scapegoat in order to quell ones unfathomable emotional distress. However, before you are so quick to condemn. Does one not have the RIGHT to present a defense?
- My Lastword...
To XsanbaX: obviously our justice system is flawed because Bryan was continuously let out of jail. Even after he almost killed his ex wife and their unborn child. When he got out of jail he continued to terrorize her. It was only a matter of time before he killed someone. Oh yea and if he is innocent then why was his DNA and finger prints all over the crime scene? Why do they have him on video picking up the rock Brad was killed with? The only ones who haven't received justice in all of this is all the families he has hurt and destroyed. I really hope the press will target our justice system for no protecting us from people like Bryan Hall. It is so sad that an innocent person had to lose their life for anyone to do anything. Oh and to the person blaming the girl: I know u are hurting over your loss but she didn't kill him, Bryan did he is the one responsible.
To MRTMTRVIR "The third link is the girl over whom Brad Flamm lost his life. She incriminates King Scum and herself in one of her entries!" THIS IS THE FAT CHICK EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE COMMENTING ABOUT. I AM IN NO WAY CONNECTED TO THIS. I HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN KNOW ME. TO CLEAR THINGS UP BRYAN AND I NEVER DATED I WAS NEVER HIS GIRLFRIEND. IT'S SAD TO THINK I'VE BEEN THE ONE POINTED AT TO BLAME FOR HIS ACTIONS. POINT ALL YOU WANT...SAY WHATEVER YOU PLEASE! NONE OF IT IS TRUE
Brad was a great guy. One of the funniest people I have ever met. Just to let the killer or killers know,there's a couple spaces in HELL just for you! Have a nice life :)