Las Vegas Sun

May 5, 2024

Teen pleads not guilty to murder in fatal stabbing

Jason Carlton

Jason Carlton

A Las Vegas 16-year-old has pleaded not guilty as an adult to murder, robbery and conspiracy charges in the stabbing death of a man at a fast-food restaurant.

Jason Lloyd Carlton II and his court-appointed lawyer made an initial appearance Tuesday before a Las Vegas judge who scheduled a June 3 preliminary hearing in the April 17 slaying of 27-year-old Clinton Englehart.

Carlton is being held without bail at the Clark County jail.

The Associated Press is identifying him because a judge determined he will be prosecuted as an adult.

Carlton's lawyer, Christy Craig, declined to comment outside court.

Police say Englehart was stabbed in the chest in a fight at the business near Desert Breeze Park, where investigators found a knife believed to have been used in the attack.

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