Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Teen to stand trial as an adult in slaying of woman, 71

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Fabian Diaz

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William Copeland

A 16-year-old who is one of two teens accused of killing an elderly woman last month has been certified to stand trial as an adult.

The teen — identified by authorities today as Fabian Diaz — has been booked into the Clark County Detention Center on counts of murder with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery.

Police allege Diaz and his accomplice, 19-year-old William Copeland, shot a woman while they were trying to rob her Sept. 28. The incident happened in the 200 block of Jefferson Avenue, near H Street and Monroe Avenue.

The woman, 71-year-old Dixie Chaney Jones, died at University Medical Center.

Copeland also remains in jail and has been charged with first-degree murder with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery.

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