![]() “Accordingly, the court will allow its prior recusal decision to stand,” he said.īonaventure ordered the case back to Justice of the Peace Harmony Letizia’s courtroom, where a preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 4. Bonaventure had said he didn’t believe he was required to explain himself but stated last week that he would review case law.īonaventure said Wednesday that he could not find a prior case that required him to further explain the recusal. ![]() Last week, defense attorneys had asked Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure to further explain why he had withdrawn from presiding over the case. ![]() Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Las Vegas judge on Wednesday stood by his previous decision to recuse himself from presiding over former Raiders player Henry Ruggs’ fatal DUI case. Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure again recused himself on Tuesday from overseeing the case. Ruggs faces felony DUI charges in connection with a deadly crash in 2021. When a gunman killed 60 people from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino in 2017, German reported that the gunman had fired at two jet fuel tanks before he shot at concert-goers and finally turned the gun on himself.Īccording to the Review-Journal, German held a master’s degree from Marquette University and was the author of the 2001 true-crime book Murder in Sin City: The Death of a Las Vegas Casino Boss, the story of the death of Ted Binion, heir to the Horseshoe Club fortune.Former Raiders player Henry Ruggs, center, leaves court with his attorneys David Chesnoff, right, and Michael Schofield after a hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas Wednesday, March 22, 2023. German, the Review-Journal said, was its writer and host for season two of Mobbed Up: the Fight for Vegas, a true-crime podcast that traced the rise and fall of organized crime in the city. “He worked hard and had tons of sources … a dyed-in-the-wool newsman. German “was a hard news guy”, Scott said told the Review-Journal. Colleagues remembered German as as a reporter who covered organized crime, extremist activity in southern Nevada, and gaming industry corruption.Ī former Vegas Sun reporter, Cathy Scott, recalled how she and German were the first reporters to break the story of the killing of a Las Vegas mafia associate, Herbert “Fat Herbie” Blitzstein, in 1997. He was known for stories about government malfeasance and political scandals as well as coverage of the 2017 mass shooting at a music festival that killed 60 and wounded more than 400. German joined the Review-Journal in 2010 after more than two decades at the Las Vegas Sun, where he was a columnist and reporter who covered courts, politics, labor, government and organized crime. It’s hard to imagine what Las Vegas would be like today without his many years of shining a bright light on dark places.” “He was the gold standard of the news business. “The Review-Journal family is devastated to lose Jeff,” Cook said. Glenn Cook, the Review-Journal executive editor, said German had not communicated any concerns about his safety or any threats made against him to newspaper leaders. “This brings together a variety of resources to maximize the investigative effort and apply a sense of urgency to the apprehension of the suspect.” “LVMPD enacted its major case protocol Saturday in the homicide investigation,” police said. Police said the investigation was a top priority. We are pursuing a suspect but the suspect is outstanding.” “We believe the altercation took place outside of the home,” Dori Koren, a Las Vegas police spokesman, told reporters. It appeared the 69-year-old was in an altercation with another person that led to the stabbing, which was believed to be an isolated incident, police said. Las Vegas police officers found Jeff German dead with stab wounds around 10.30am on Saturday after authorities received a 911 call, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
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