Las Vegas Sun

May 3, 2024

Metro makes arrest in death of man found in desert

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Bryan Dula

Metro Police arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with the death of a man who was found last week inside a pickup truck.

Investigators said Bryan Dula was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on suspicion of murder with a deadly weapon. Police say Dula is accused in the death of 28-year-old Robert Wagner Jr. of Las Vegas, who was found injured at about 1:30 p.m. April 1 inside a pickup truck in a desert area west of Durango Drive and Wigwam Avenue.

Wagner died as a result of his injuries. Police say Wagner was attacked with an "edged weapon."

Authorities said the motive for the homicide appears to be drug-related.

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