Man wanted in death of girlfriend’s 1-year-old son turns self in

By Jackie Valley

Published Monday, Nov. 8, 2010 | 4:17 p.m.

Updated Monday, Nov. 8, 2010 | 6:17 p.m.

A man wanted in the death of his girlfriend's 1-year-son turned himself in to police late Monday afternoon.

Clyde Biggs, 30, was accompanied by his attorney at about 4:45 p.m. as he turned himself in to police investigators. An arrest warrant had been issued for Biggs charging him with one count of murder by child abuse, child neglect with substantial bodily harm and three counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell.

Biggs was wanted in connection with the death of Larry Boyd last week. Police said Biggs is the boyfriend of Lolita Marshall, 31, who was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of child neglect with substantial bodily harm.

Police found marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine narcotics on a nightstand next to Biggs' side of the bed when they searched the residence after the boy's death, according to the warrant for his arrest.

Marshall's arrest report released Monday details a pattern of abuse at the residence. She is being held in the Clark County Detention Center on bail of $250,000.

Shortly before 1 p.m. Nov. 1, police responded to a home in the 4000 block of Broadriver Drive in northwest Las Vegas to investigate a call by Marshall that her 1-year-old son was unconscious and unresponsive, police said. Boyd was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The Clark County Coroner’s Office determined the boy died as a result of blunt force trauma.

Metro’s Crimes Against Youth and Family Bureau determined Marshall was away from the home and left the boy and his five siblings in the care of Biggs, police said. Officials said Marshall was aware of previous incidents of child abuse involving her children and Biggs, which led to her being arrested.

Biggs initially told police Boyd became unresponsive while taking a nap after lunch and that he tried to "shock" him with cold water, according to the warrant for his arrest.

The 10-year-old and 4-year-old older siblings, however, told police that Biggs struck Boyd with a belt multiple times before he became unresponsive, according to the warrant for his arrest.

Marshall's 10-year-old son told police he heard Biggs strike his baby brother with a belt at least twice, then he heard his brother's cries being muffled, according to the arrest report.

The 10-year-old son said he wanted to go upstairs, but he had been charged with cleaning the downstairs walls and watching his younger sister. He also told police he had witnessed Biggs striking two of his other siblings in the chest and with a belt on previous occasions, according to the arrest report.

The boy told police he tried to tell his mother about the abuse, but she "drowns everything out and is too busy to pay attention to what is going on," according to the arrest report.

The boy’s five siblings were removed from the home and are in the custody of Clark County Child Protective Services.