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Woman arraigned in deadly Vegas Strip crash; no plea entered
The Las Vegas Strip was blocked off after a auto mowed down more than 30 people Sunday night, authorities said.
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The 24-year-old suspect, Lakeisha Holloway, has been charged with murder and other counts and is expected to appear in court Wednesday.
A woman accused of intentionally plowing a vehicle with her child inside through crowds of pedestrians on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk has been arraigned on murder, hit-and-run and child abuse charges.
A defense attorney for a woman accused of plowing her auto through crowds of pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip says it’s too soon to say if her mental condition will become part of her defense.
Holloway has been detained without bond since her arrest shortly after the incident near the Planet Hollywood site where the Miss Universe beauty pageant was being staged.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, left, and Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson attend at a news conference, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, in Las Vegas.
Holloway said she was trying to sleep inside the auto with her daughter before the crash but “kept getting run off by security of the properties she stopped at”, according to the report.
On Tuesday, prosecutors charged Holloway with murder with use of a deadly weapon, child abuse, neglect or endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident. The automotive swerved again onto Las Vegas Boulevard after which onto the sidewalk once more.
Holloway remains on suicide watch in jail, where she is being held without bail.
The attack on Sunday came one day after French police shot and killed a man inside of a police station after he attacked law enforcement officers with a knife while shouting “Allahu Akbar”.
JUDGE: “There’s a 30-day status check and we’ll set the preliminary hearing at that time”. Her daughter is in the care of child protective services.
Several years ago, she graduated from an alternative high school in Portland and received an award for overcoming adversity from the nonprofit Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center, which helps at-risk youths with education and job training.
“I think it speaks volumes for what she did”. “I’m a mature younger lady”. She plans to plead not responsible when the time comes, he stated.
She may need been on her method to Texas to seek out the woman’s estranged father, authorities stated.
People jumped on the automotive and banged on its home windows, however Holloway stored driving, authorities say. She went about a mile with the broken windshield and a flattened tire before pulling into an off-Strip hotel and telling a valet to call 911.
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“It shows carnage”, Wolfson said. A police drug-recognition expert said it appeared she wasn’t drunk but may have been under the influence of a stimulant.