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Son of slain couple arrested near Hoover Dam
Timothy Chester’s arrest is the second made in the deaths of his parents
Metro Police
Timothy Chester, left, and Victor Antonio Veliz, both 18, were arrested in the deaths of Thomas Chester, 57, and Carla Chester, 51.
Published Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 | 10:54 a.m.
Updated Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 | 3:08 p.m.
Death investigation
The son of a Las Vegas couple found dead Wednesday afternoon in their eastern valley mobile home was arrested this morning while walking along U.S. 93 in Arizona toward Hoover Dam.
Timothy Chester, 18, was arrested about 8:30 a.m. after security guards at the Hoover Dam checkpoint noticed a man acting suspicious. Officials then discovered that Chester had an arrest warrant charging him in the deaths of his parents in Las Vegas.
"It's kind of different to have somebody walk through the checkpoint," Bureau of Reclamation spokesman Bob Walsh said this morning.
Metro Police late Wednesday arrested another 18-year-old man, Victor Antonio Veliz, in the deaths of Thomas Chester, 57, and Carla Chester, 51. The couple were found dead in their home Wednesday afternoon at the Heritage Mobile Home Park, 1515 S. Mojave Road. The woman had a knife sticking out of her neck, detectives said.
Veliz has been booked into the Clark County Detention Center on two counts of murder with a deadly weapon, two counts of conspiracy to commit murder and burglary with use of a deadly weapon, detention center records show.
An arrest report indicates that Timothy Chester and his parents had argued Tuesday, the day before the couple were found bleeding in their mobile home.
"Timothy had talked about killing his parents in the past including wanting to stab his mother," the report says.
Police learned that Veliz was Timothy's only friend and the family knew where he lived, the report says. Veliz's mother called 911 during the investigation of the double homicide and told police her son had killed two people.
When police went to the Veliz home Wednesday night, Victor Veliz walked outside and surrendered to police, the report says.
The police report says Carla Chester had been stabbed in the neck and Thomas Chester had a gunshot wound to the head.
Veliz told police that Timothy Chester pulled a .22 caliber black and silver semiautomatic pistol out of a case hidden in the side of a recliner. Timothy also gave Veliz two magazines for the gun, a police report indicates. Veliz said he loaded the gun after Timothy asked him if he could kill his parents, the report says.
The father was shot first from about 5 feet away, then Veliz shot at Timothy's mother, who was lying on a couch, the report says. Then Veliz told police he went to the kitchen, obtained a sharp object and stabbed Timothy Chester's mother. Veliz says he washed his hands in the kitchen sink after Timothy Chester obtained a Ruger pistol from his father's bedroom and left the home during the shooting.
The gun Veliz says he used in the slayings and bloody clothing were recovered from his home, the report says.
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Shades of the Menendez brothers!
They appear well fed.
So a 15 year old trouble teen holds a knife to his mothers throat and the police shoot him to protect her life and the public screams, he would never hurt his own mother and the police murdered him.
Less than 24 hours later, an 18 year old kills his own mother and father....
I guess at 18 you will do it but at 15 you wont????
Kudos to Veliz's mother for turning her son in. It seems to be a rare occurrence these days for parents to do the right thing when it comes to their children, but this mother did.
Two clean cut outstanding young men. May they burn in hell.
I wonder if they can get both of them to fit thur the cell door.
They will pay the price, In Hell
Kill my parents for me will ya Bro Sure anything you want. Tweedle dum and dumber.
Well now you get lose some weight on the State Prison's biggest loser program. That taste for cakes and puddings is gonna cost you guys some skin. The lifers are gonna enjoy a couple of new pigs to pork.
The guy on the right looks like Chumlee from Pawn Stars.
What the hell is wrong with society today? Brain fried punks, hope they rot!
Two things these dipwads avoided were diets and haircuts.
Least they look the part of the losers they are!
These punks should be made into human wishbones! Was this guy going to the dam to jump?
Why in the world would the friend simply take on killing his buddies parents?
It's amazing how quick some of these dudes throw their lives away.
Spare the rod,spoil the child!I was raised this way,as well as many other older folk,and it never was this bad growing up.I have 4 very prductive children in this world,and will have another when he comes of age.And I raised them all the same way i was brought up!Old school ways dont seem so bad now after all does it???
What IS that guy wearing? Shower curtain? Frilly dress? Looks like enough to get you arrested all by itself. "Eighteen & Life To Go" by Skid Row sure comes to mind. My prayers are with his parents.
My dear friend Carla. I have known you since I was 13. We have been through so much but this is the worst thing imaginable. I will miss you terribly dear friend. Knowing now I will never be able to just call and chat about the world anymore breaks my heart. We will always have our memories won't we. I love you friend you did not deserve this. Timothy was evil...
I actually feel a bit sad for Victor. Eighteen years old and clueless to get in this situation.
Maybe he was scared by Timothy with threats, maybe not. I find it interesting that he didn't say he was intimidated by Timothy right away.
No matter what, it sucks to throw your life away.
Surely they are both going away for a long time
When it is trailer dwellers or white people committing crimes Afveteran doesn't have much to say, maybe they were his neighbors.
Carla I miss you every day...
RIP Lady, a knife in the neck, and shot on the couch. The daughter must be grieving big time. With a good lawyer, they can plead self defense and be back at Jack in the Box in time for Xmas. I bet they are out before my alimony checks run out, or I pay off my car, whichever comes first.