Former prosecutor in custody after return to Las Vegas

Former Deputy District Attorney David Schubert appears for sentencing on cocaine possession charges in the courtroom of Judge Douglas Herndon at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. Schubert was sentenced Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, to a maximum of 40 months in prison and a $5,000 fine.

By Brian Nordli (contact)

Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 | 7:40 p.m.

Former Clark County prosecutor David Schubert was brought back to Las Vegas and placed in custody at the Clark County Detention Center on Thursday.

Schubert had pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine in September, but he failed to show in court to begin his sentence on Sept. 21. He was later found in San Diego and placed in custody on Oct. 1.

Schubert prosecuted several high-profile drug cases including ones involving celebrities Paris Hilton and Bruno Mars. He resigned from the Clark County District Attorney’s Office in March 2011 after he was arrested with $40 of cocaine and an unregistered handgun.

Clark County Detention Records show that Schubert was charged with probation violation. His hearing is scheduled for Oct. 22.

Schubert was also sentenced to 40 months in prison and a $5,000 fine for possession of cocaine.

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By misterbig

Oct. 11, 2012

9:20 p.m.

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no one without a criminal record should go to jail for buying $40 worth of crack cocaine.
By Shykid

Oct. 11, 2012

9:37 p.m.

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David Schubert is getting exactly what he deserves. This guy's a total piece of garbage. He'll also get additional jail time for his little side trip to San Diego.
By TomD1228

Oct. 12, 2012

9:01 a.m.

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You might not like the drug laws. You may not agree with them, but in the end it is the law and when they get broken there are consequences. Sometimes those consequences are worse than what you expect or feel is right..sometimes not. The other problem is why is he in possession of an unregistered handgun? If there's anyone on this planet who should know he cannot be in possession of an unregistered handgun...it's him.

I have sympathy that he has a drug problem and needs to fix that. If you want to fight to change the drug laws...do so. Until its changed obey the laws or face the consequences.
By tom_duh

Oct. 12, 2012

10:58 a.m.

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sounds like a set-up.