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Bail increased for woman arrested in Bellagio razor attack

Updated Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 | 4:46 p.m.

A judge increased bail to $600,000 for Brenda Stokes, accused of attacking a coworker at the Bellagio, as police continue investigating the death of 10-year-old Jade Morris. Stokes, 50, was arrested Friday night after a coworker at the Bellagio was attacked with razor blades. The victim, blackjack dealer Joyce Rhone, survived the assault. Stokes, who appeared in Las Vegas Justice Court this morning, has been charged with burglary, battery with a deadly weapon and mayhem with a deadly weapon, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday. Several hours before the Bellagio incident, Stokes picked up Morris, the daughter of a ...

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  1. Like to know what kind of background check are done on employees at casinos??? Its clear Stokes has something to hide, why the alias.

  2. Express445, where do you see mention of the woman using an alias?

  3. @Ashley, they mentioned another last name in a previous story. Probably her maiden name or something.

  4. I feel safer driving around in North Las Vegas than at the Bellagio.

  5. If in fact she did murder..this "thing" is pure evil and should never see the light of day again.

    "I feel safer driving around in North Las Vegas than at the Bellagio."
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    I don't.

  6. Street justice; enjoy the prison.

  7. What? People can kill with knives too?

    Will the Democrats and its media now call for the banning of knives?

  8. @lovinglife

    i believe these incidents were not carried out with knives, but rather razors. we should all wait for the official reports before rushing to conclusions.

  9. I feel that this woman should get the death penalty. There is no justification for this!! This was an innocent child who had her whole life ahead of her. She cannot justify her actions on this child and she must be punished!!

  10. Don't drop the soap.

  11. lovinglife, dont think gun control is simply a bipartisan issue... but since you brought it up if she had a gun or AR-15 maybe she shoots up the Bellagio?

  12. @ sdmfla
    I agree I don't know how the democrats got drug into this unless that's part of the old PROPAGANDA rearing it's ugly head.
    Or perhaps it's an attempt to Hijack the conversation and carry it into an irrelevant direction.

  13. There is only one way to make she doesn't do this again - she took away a child's life, attacked another person and done who-know-what else. She has given up any right to live and doesn't deserve any type of existance.

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