NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nv -- The North Las Vegas City Council voted 4 to 1 Wednesday night to accept the resignation of City Manager, Gregory Rose. The Mayor was the sole vote against the procedure. Although Rose's removal was referred to as a resignation, it was a firing.
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Rose came under fire after an 8 News Now I-Team investigation of alleged misuse of taxpayer money earmarked for the hiring of new police officers.
In addition, the council voted to appoint Maryann Ustick as the Acting City Manager for an indefinite time.
Rose is expected to receive a severance.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nv. -- There was heavy security in the courtroom as the six suspects accused of shooting and killing Metro Officer Trevor Nettleton appeared in North Las Vegas court Wednesday morning.
North Las Vegas detention officers were positioned at every door to the courtroom and about 30 Metro police officers were in the court as the six suspects appeared for a felony arraignment.
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 17th at 9:30 a.m.
Officer Nettleton was shot and killed in his home on Nov. 19th. Police say the suspects were attempting to rob Nettleton.
LAS VEGAS, Nv -- The sixth person charged in the murder of Metro Officer Trevor Nettleton had his bail set at a $500,000.
Twenty-five-year-old Michael Ferguson appeared in Las Vegas Justice Court Monday. He faces charges of accessory to commit murder. Police believe he helped destroy evidence following the attempted robbery and shooting that left Officer Nettleton dead. Ferguson was already behind bars after being arrested for two separate outstanding warrants. Investigators say there could be more arrests coming.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nv. -- The lights are on at the controversial Clark County Shooting Park in North Las Vegas. It's the next step, as the facility gets closer to opening.
For years, some neighbors have tried to stop the park from being built over worries of noise and traffic. It's only really a matter of time before the gates officially open, and not everyone is happy about it.
Right now, county workers are testing the light system for the very first time. The facility still has some in nearby communities split.
'A lot of people out here do like to go out and shoot, so why not have a safe place to go out and controlled environment for them to go,' said Holly McKinney.
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'Guns are always a bad thing. Cops can have them, but I don't see the need for the common citizen,' said Joe Matto.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nv -- Two more suspects in the murder of police officer Trevor Nettleton made their first court appearances Tuesday.
Murder suspect Quadrae Scott appeared in court via video conference this morning. He is charged with murder, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. He is not eligible for bail. Suspect Emmitt Ferguson who is charged with accessory to murder did get bail set at $500,000. Police say Ferguson was not with the group at the time of the murder but he helped hide the gun.
A total of five suspects have been arrested in the murder of police officer Nettleton. He was shot to death in the garage of his home on Nov. 19th. Police say the five suspects were attempting to rob Nettleton. The officer died of a gunshot wound to his torso.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nv -- Three of the five suspects in the murder of Metro Officer Trevor Nettleton appeared in court via video conference Monday.
Eighteen-year-old Prentice Marshall and 20-year-old Saul Williams were both charged with first degree murder with a deadly weapon, attempted robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery.
The youngest suspect arrested, 17-year-old Adrian Pena, also made an appearance. Pena has been certified as an adult and is charged with first degree murder with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery.
LAS VEGAS -- Murdered Las Vegas police officer Trevor Nettleton was stationed at the Bolden Area Command. Monday night, under an American flag flying at half staff, crowds gathered there to remember Metro's fallen and to denounce the bloodshed.
Men and women who wear the badge stood side by side.
“This is an officer in a different color uniform. That doesn't matter. When things like this happen, we all come together,” said North Las Vegas Police Department Deputy Chief Victor Dunn.
Faith-based organizations also came together in a touching tribute to Officer Nettleton, ambushed Thursday in a botched robbery, and Corrections Officer Daniel Leach, killed in vehicle accident on Saturday.
“We hurt for him and his family and that's why we're here -- to support his family,” said Laurie Jimenez, member of the Living Faith Assembly.
NORTH LAS VEGAS -- The North Las Vegas Police Chief has only officially been at the helm since May 8, but he's already making waves. Within the first few minutes of being chief, Alex Perez asked the FBI to look into links, investigated as child porn, found on the mayor's iPad.
Perez, the man who isn't afraid of controversy, and who said his leadership will be transparent, spoke with 8 News NOW for his first official television interview since his promotion.
Reporter Joe Bartels: 'Is there anything you can say about this situation involving the North Las Vegas Mayor, his iPad and what was found on it?'
Perez: 'Unfortunately, I have nothing to add to that, at this time.'
Perez's swearing in front of the North Las Vegas Mayor and City Council on May 20 was a significant one because he is the first Hispanic police chief for the city.
NORTH LAS VEGAS -- Investigators say a North Las Vegas music teacher inappropriately touched seven of his students. The District Attorney's office says it will charge 54-year-old Jeremiah Mazo with 10 additional child molestation counts, meaning Mazo faces 32 counts of child molestation.
All of the incidents allegedly happened during Mazo's time as a teacher at Hayden Elementary. Prosecutors say Mazo's pattern of inappropriate behavior at the school stems back nearly three years.
The seven students who came forward said Mazo touched them inappropriately on dozens of occasions. One of the victims was an 8-year-old girl.
Mazo's alleged contact with her alone resulted in 22 separate charges against the teacher who was teaching music at Hayden Elementary up until he was arrested in late April.
NORTH LAS VEGAS -- A former court employee told the I-Team she was ordered by North Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Catherine Ramsey to run personal errands for the judge while on the clock.
The former employee met with the I-Team but didn't want her face to be shown on TV because she didn't want her future in the justice system to be impacted by the accusations she is leveling against the judge.
But the I-Team verified that the former employee worked for the court and has made the same allegations in a formal complaint.
I-Team: “Did Judge Ramsey ever direct you to run personal errands for her on taxpayer time?”
Former court employee: “Oh, all the time.”
She said the personal errands Ramsey directed her to perform included filing paperwork at Clark County Family Court in connection with the judge's former spouse, and picking up Ramsey's tax returns.
NORTH LAS VEGAS -- There may be a racial divide when it comes to disciplining kids at Clark County Schools. According to the latest numbers, by the U.S. Department of Education-- African American students are suspended at higher rates in Clark County.
African American students make up about 12 percent of all students in the classroom in the county, but they account for more than 25 percent of suspensions. About 40 percent of the students suspended are Hispanic. The 40 percent is proportionate to the number of Hispanic students in local classrooms.
However, white and Asian students have significantly lower suspension rates.
CCSD has decided to take action and address the issue, but some say, the district's new plan could jeopardize the future of other students.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Rebeccah says there should be a stop light at Ann Road and Commerce Street. She says, with all the schools around, there isn't always a crossing guard available for the older children.
The Ann-Commerce intersection is in North Las Vegas. Findlay Middle School, Watson Elementary School and Mojave High School sit less than a mile away.
North Las Vegas officials say a new traffic signal is being designed for this intersection.
The design should be finished by October, and construction is slated to start by the end of the year.
What's driving you crazy? E-mail your traffic questions and complaints to Demetria Obilor.
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LAS VEGAS -- As a result of the listeria outbreak, Blue Bell Creameries announced Friday it will close plants around the country, including the one in North Las Vegas.
The company will lay off 750 full-time and 700 part-time employees around the country, which is about 37 percent of the company's workforce. An additional 1,400 employees will be furloughed.
Company CEO Paul Kruse said they are forced to take cost-cutting measures to preserve the company.
'The agonizing decision to lay off hundreds of our great workers and reduce hours and pay for others was the most difficult one I have had to make in my time as Blue Bell's CEO and president,' he said.
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The listeria outbreak sickened 10 people across four states. Three died.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- North Las Vegas officials are marking the start of more than $2 million worth of construction on a new park at one of the first settled spots in the Las Vegas area.
A groundbreaking ceremony took place Wednesday at Kiel Ranch Historic Park -- a seven-acre site surrounding an ancient spring north of Carey Avenue between Losee Road and Commerce Street. The site is part of an original 240-acre homestead that historians say was settled in the mid-1800s by Conrad Kiel.
The neglected area around the site has become overgrown with weeds and and infested with trash. North Las Vegas officials say it's time for a new beginning for the historical site.
'It's been here for years and years, and decades and decades, and if you didn't know it was back here you wouldn't know,' said City Councilwoman Pamela Goynes-Brown.