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Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 | 6:31 p.m.
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Trevor Nettleton
New details emerged Monday in the shooting death of Metro Police Officer Trevor Nettleton with the release of an arrest report in the case.
Nettleton, 30, was confronted in his garage in the 1100 block of Emerald Stone Avenue near Lone Mountain Road and Donna Street shortly after midnight Thursday. Nettleton, a three-year Metro Police veteran who had just returned from work, wasn’t in uniform and the garage door was open, authorities said.
Five young men have been arrested in connection with his death.
A North Las Vegas Police arrest report indicates that the circumstances surrounding the crime began to unfold for police when one of the teens charged in the crime, 18-year-old Prentice Marshall, admitted to investigators that he shot Nettleton.
Marshall, who is facing gang enhancements on charges of murder with a deadly weapon, attempted robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery, was shot in the testicles in an exchange of gunfire at Nettleton’s home and was first confronted by police at University Medical Center, police said.
He was arrested in the hospital’s trauma unit at about 12:21 a.m. Thursday, according to the report.
Marshall told the responding officer that he lived in the 1100 block of Cliffbrook Hedge Avenue, which is in the same area as Nettleton’s home. When police went to Marshall’s reported address, they encountered Saul Williams Jr., 20.
Williams told police that he and Marshall had been victims of an attempted robbery and in the course of that robbery, Marshall was shot. Marshall later admitted to police they had made up that story and that he and Williams had tried to rob Nettleton, the report says.
Marshall admitted being involved in Nettleton’s shooting and said he and Williams ran away after the incident, according to the report. Williams was arrested at about 6:52 a.m. Thursday.
Eventually, both Marshall and Williams admitted in police interviews to playing a part in the murder and attempted robbery of Nettleton, the report says.
Williams is charged with murder with a deadly weapon, attempted robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.
Through interviews with the two men, police learned a third person, identified Monday as Adrian Pena, 17, also allegedly was involved.
Marshall told police that the gun used in the crime was thrown in the vehicle with Pena when he left the scene, according to the report.
Officers contacted Pena’s mother, who told them she knew about the shooting and said her son told her he was with one of the suspects at the time, the report says.
Pena was found at the Lucky Club Casino, 3227 Civic Center Drive, where he was arrested at 2:29 p.m. Friday. He is being charged as an adult with crimes of murder with a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement, robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery.
At the time of Pena’s arrest, responding officers learned from a coworker of Pena’s that he had told the coworker about the crime. The coworker said he saw Pena was in distress and heard him say he had done something bad with some friends.
The coworker then asked Pena if he had been involved in the shooting; Pena responded by nodding his head up and down and saying, “maybe,” the report indicates.
Pena was booked into juvenile detention but has been transferred to the North Las Vegas jail, as he is being tried as an adult. His vehicle, which police said was the getaway car, has been impounded.
On Saturday, police interviewed Quadre Scott, 18. He told police he had been in the car with the three who were arrested but left before the shooting occurred. After talking with Scott, police again interviewed Williams, who told them Pena was driving and Marshall was in the passenger’s seat. Williams said he and Scott were in the back seat.
Williams said the group was returning to his home when they saw the open garage door and Nettleton inside. Williams said he and Scott remained in the vehicle while Marshall and Pena got out. After Marshall and Pena exited the vehicle, the shooting started, Williams told police.
Police then re-interviewed Scott, who told them he was a Wood gang member, the report says. During the interview, he first denied being with his friends when they allegedly confronted Nettleton, but later admitted to being present. He denied exiting the vehicle or shooting anyone, according to the report.
Scott is facing charges of murder with a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement, attempted robbery with a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement and conspiracy to commit robbery, police said.
As the investigation continued, police learned that Williams contacted his stepbrother, Emmitt Ferguson, 18, from the North Las Vegas jail and allegedly asked him to conceal the murder weapon. A preliminary search of Pena’s vehicle and the home on Cliffbrook Hedge had yielded no firearms, according to the report.
Over the phone, Williams told Ferguson to take the “H,” meaning “heat,” from the “B,” meaning “bathroom,” and put it in the “A,” meaning attic, a report indicated.
A search warrant was obtained and firearms were discovered hidden in the attic of the home on Cliffbrook Hedge. Ferguson has been arrested in connection with being an accessory to murder.
Ferguson told police in an interview that he told Williams the gun was safe and nobody would find it, the report says.
Authorities have said that Marshall and Pena allegedly robbed an 18-year-old North Las Vegas resident at gunpoint near the intersection of Cheyenne and Simmons roads less than an hour before the shooting that killed Nettleton, but further details of that incident haven’t been released.
Scott and Ferguson are scheduled to appear in North Las Vegas Justice Court at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday via videoconference. Marshall, Williams and Pena appeared Monday morning.
All five remain in custody in the North Las Vegas Detention Center.
Visitation services for Nettleton, 30, a three-year veteran of the Metro Police department, are scheduled from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Palm Mortuary, 6701 N. Jones Blvd. A prayer vigil is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday.
A funeral Mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church, 1811 Pueblo Vista Drive. Burial will follow at Palm Mortuary and Cemetery Northwest, 6701 N. Jones Blvd.
The Injured Police Officers Fund has opened an account for Nettleton's family at Nevada State Bank. The account number is 602027542.
Nettleton is survived by his wife, a 2-year-old boy and 2-month-old girl.
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If only the skilled investigative work behind the apprehension of the 5 suspects could prevent this from happening again . . . What caused the 5 to do this? That is what needs to be investigated as well. Condolences to the Nettleton Family.
What do ya know... they admitted it. Not sure why we have to waste our time and money on trials for these thugs. They admitted their involvment in MURDERING a man. Regardless of the color of any of these males involved, five males played a deadly party in murdering a man or covering up the crime.
Rest in peace Trevor, justice will be served.
We have to have a trial because the Constitution demands it -- that is what Trevor and all enforcement officers are about. Upholding and enforcing the constitution is the job of the judicial branch, and they raise have raised their hands to do so. We must honor them for that. The best way to honor them is to abide by the Constitution -- otherwise what is the point
Of course it is horrid. Democracy is not for the weak.
I'd be happy to string them up, too. But we are commanded to live by the Constitution and that is why we are the strongest nation yet to be invented.
Nobody ever said that democracy was easy.
I understand the need for the trial... It would just be nice that if they're going to admit to it to plead guilty in the courts too. Not that they don't have a right to a fair trial :)
Marshall, ... was shot in the testicles in an exchange of gunfire at Nettleton's home...
So much for conjugal visits!
It sounds like they sang like canaries. My guess will be ten years for the guys in the car. Life for the shooter and Scott.
Although in a more perfect world they would be hanged.
My hope is that the death penalty (which Nevada has) will be the result of shooting the police. It has to be so. Shooting a police office has to be worse than shooting a cititzen -- I know that is arguable, but we have to protect those who protect us and those who harm them must be held to higher standard.
Excellent police work by all involved.
And as far as the shooter being shot in the testicles, all I can say is that he will make a nice female in prison.
Glad Officer Nettleton got one of them in the testicles. Hopefully he cannot reproduce. The last thing this world needs is more thugs like Marshall running around.
What did the animals actually get for all of this, Shot in the crotch? That's a good start. Heat, Bathroom ,Attic. WOW, That's really clever! Why not hotel,Bravo,Alpha! This kind of behavior has no excuse period. ENOUGH ALREADY! If they will shoot a police officer in his own home, They won't think twice about YOU!
My condolences to the family of Officer Nettleton and the entire Metro PD. In Chicago we refer to these type of offenders as savages not animals .....Not even animals do these types of things. Chicagocop
So sad for the Nettletons. Hopefully they'll get the support they are going to need from loved ones and the community.
(Nevada St. Bank #602027542)
I'm glad they caught the bad guys, and at the very least it looks like it's going to be tough going for the Wood-homies. As one commenter said, the rest of these scumtards should seriously think about getting out of town if they haven't already.
On a related note, how about an investigation (Sun?) into how these types got their guns. Have we given up trying to stop teenagers from getting guns? Short of infringing on lawful citizens rights, is there something more we can do?
The death penalty will not be applied in this case. Rest assured that there will be someone on the jury that will not vote for that. Instead, these creeps will end up in prison and will have access to body building equipment, computers, color tv, education and rehabilitation counseling, and 3 warm meals a day. TGhe attorneys gain noteriety, reputation for defending criminals and of course get a litle richer for their efforts. That is not the justice that should be handed out, but that is the way it works in America.
We have a death penalty law but it has not been applied for many years. WE have a lot of such creeps awaiting their final day in Nevada, but will linger on Death Row for many, many more years. This is what lawyers have done to our jutice system in America; delay, subvert the law, work on legal loopholes, appeals for this and that and the client stays alive for more years that they should. That is our justice system. The world laughs at us, not envy us for this system.
They should have their trial, get one supreme court appeal, and then hang them publically at First and Fremont. That is justice!!!
More guns! That's the ticket to have even more of these tragedies occur in the U.S. Just keep making access to weapons easier and watch these brutal events continue.
Officer Nettleton was a former Marine and well trained with weapons yet this did not stop him being brutally murdered. How many weapons are stolen every year? How many weapons are sold under the table at gun shows to people with criminal backgrounds?
Yup, mschaffer...it was the gun's fault. Moron!
vsetini
These thugs killed a cop. Things are a bit different when that happens. It wasn't just Joe Citizen. Remember that. They will either get the death penalty based on the senselessness of the crime and the victim himself (left a young wife and two very small children) or serve the rest of their lives in prison away from the general population - and hopefully will get from all their friends and relatives enough soap on a rope that foodstamps can buy.
I feel for the Nettleton family. About a year ago I too was a victim of a robbery and home invasion that occured in my own home. Nettleton's story is very similar ti mine. Fortunately, I am still alive and the thugs that commited the crimes against me were caught and are now serving time. Everytime I read about stories like this it gets my blood boiling. These scumbag thugs deserve prison time for what they did. Better yet they should get the death penalty. Because of their actions they left behind a widow and two young kids who will never really know their father. I wonder how they would feel if this happened to someone in their family.
As far Marshall trying to look tough in his mugshot... lets see how tough he is when he gets to prison! Punks like that should get the death penalty!
Lets just take them out and hang them.
RE: mschaffer
More guns in the hands of responsible, law-abidding citizens is exactly the ticket to preventing this kind of tragedy. You've obviously never been to a gun show if you think firearms are being sold illegally "under the table". Preposterous. I find it horribly ironic that most gun-related mass killings occur in "gun free zones" like schools, post offices and (now) military bases. When was the last mass killing that occured at a gun range, gun store or gun show? You know, the places where all the "gun nuts" hang out. I only wish Officer Nettleton had been able to squeeze off a few more well aimed shots and save us taxpayers the cost of a trial for these thugs.
Unless the D.A. says no, these douche bags will plead out before this ever reaches trial to avoid the possibility of getting the needle. I think we should all contact our D.A. and let him know it will not be acceptable to take a plea on this deal.
If these kids get a deal & reach general population they will be heroes. They will be a drain on tax payers for 60 years or more.
Whatever happened to the gangsta code of, "Ain't no snitch" ? These punks ratted each other out pretty quick. My guess is the other four are scrambling for plea deals so Prentice "the-former-basketballer-now-just-no-baller" Marshall goes to the gurney and not them. And how about Emmitt Ferguson? Genius! Your step bro calls you from the pokey and uses "code" H-from tha B-to tha A, and you don't think the cops are listening, or, can't break the "code"? It's not like Prentice was using the Enigma machine. Dude'll probably serve his time, then start up a professional "Evidence Hidin' " service in the valley, "Jus' call me an tell me where you want the H ta go. I'll make it SAFE, an nobodys gots ta know! Call 1-888..."
blacks can't take care of their kids because the progressives have allowed welfare to replace the traditional role of the fathers. it didn't used to be this way. 40 years ago blacks had nuclear families. my how things have changed.
their degenerate culture continues to perpetuate the problem on a new generation.
this is the problem we are facing nationally now. thanks libs.
oh yea i know rino's have enabled it as well so thanks are in order to them too.
The gas chamber is appropriate for these scum.
blacks can't take care of their kids because the progressives have allowed welfare to replace the traditional role of the fathers. it didn't used to be this way. 40 years ago blacks had nuclear families. my how things have changed.
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It's really sad how the years have eroded the black nucleus. I'm black and born 44 years ago. My mom and dad just celebrated their 50 wedding anniversary!!! I remember my dad at home EVERY night. I remember my friends and their families with a father. My friends, sisters and I are somewhat of an anomaly. I miss those days!! I don't see the black nucleus anymore.
rdye,
There was a gun in the hands of a much better trained cop than the average law abiding citizen and this still happened. Get it? I thought not.
First, my deepest condolences to Officer Nettleton's family & friends.
Second, we are a nation built around a constitution which entitles every citizen to a fair trial. It also provides for protection for past & future victims.
Third, through our constitution & a fair trail, justice & our country would be greatly served to give all 5 of this pile of dung the death penalty.
I agree that if guns are outlawed, then only criminals will have gons. On the other hand, just because a person has a gun it doesn't mean it will be of any use of he is taken by surprise. What are the chances that a person will have a gun in his hands or within reach if they to suddenly be assaulted? Slim to none.
schaffer: most likely, they had the "drop" on him but he still had enough left to turn one of the animals into "Sweetpea."
CASTLE DOCTRINE NOW! NV LAWMAKERS....
R.I.P. Officer Nettleton an S/F
The shooter will die.
TO: bshoe24
Why is it that when a black youth commits a crime, ignorant people like you decide that blacks and welfare are America's problem? Where are your comments when white kids commit the same foul crimes? or any other race for that matter. Why, exactly, does race always have to be an issue? Wake up dummy, all of them weren't even black. I really wish you ignorant people would stop trying to infect the rest of the world with your hatred and stupidity. This is what adds to America's youth going down these paths. If not a black kid robbing and killing someone, then a white kid shooting up a school, or whatever. Spreading hatred breads hatred, hopefully one day you people will wake up and realize that.
All of them will get of plea bargin of Life in Jail with no Parole. They'll end up in High Desert, near Ely,NV, and get OJ Simpson as their father figure.