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    Saul Williams, Jr. Pleads Guilty in 2009 NV Slaying of Officer Trevor Nettleton


    Officer Trevor Nettleton


    Saul Williams, Jr.


    OFFICER'S SLAYING: Two could face death penalty

    Decision leaves out another pair of suspects


    Clark County prosecutors will seek the death penalty against two of six men charged in connection with the slaying of a Las Vegas police officer at his North Las Vegas home in November.

    The district attorney's death penalty committee decided Wednesday that Prentice Marshall, 18, and Saul Williams Jr., 20, are eligible for capital punishment in the Nov. 19 shooting death of Trevor Nettleton.

    Co-defendants Quadrae Scott and Adrian Pena, both 18, were with Marshall and Williams at the time of the shooting, police allege.

    The four are charged with multiple felonies including murder with use of a deadly weapon, burglary and conspiracy to commit robbery.

    Pena, alleged to be the driver of the vehicle used during the shooting, is not eligible for capital punishment because he was 17 at the time.

    District Attorney David Roger would not go into detail as to why prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Scott.

    Roger said that there are three criteria that must all be met for the committee to seek capital punishment: whether there are aggravating circumstances, whether committee members think a jury will return a sentence of death and whether it will hold up on appeal.

    Roger said two aggravating circumstances exist for Marshall and Williams: the robbery of another man in the neighborhood before Nettleton's killing and the attempted robbery of Nettleton.

    "They should have to face the ultimate punishment," Roger said.

    The two other defendants in the case, half-brothers Emmitt Ferguson, 18, and Michael Ferguson, 25, are charged with accessory to murder and conspiracy.

    Authorities allege Marshall, Pena, Williams and Scott were in Pena's Chevrolet Monte Carlo when they saw the garage door of Nettleton's North Las Vegas home open. Nettleton, 30, who had just finished his patrol shift, was inside.

    During the attempted robbery of Nettleton, a gunbattle ensued. Marshall was shot in the testicles, and Nettleton was shot and killed by Marshall, authorities said.

    The Ferguson brothers are accused of trying to cover up evidence related to the slaying, hiding the Glock handgun in the crawl space of an attic in a nearby home, authorities said.

    Meanwhile, Judge David Wall on Wednesday set a trial date for Feb. 16, but it is unlikely that date will stand because lawyers in death penalty cases often need a longer period of time to investigate and collect evidence.

    Although four of the defendants have invoked their right to a trial within 60 days, which led Wall to set the February date, the trial probably will be delayed unless the case is severed and some defendants receive their own trials.

    No motion to sever was filed as of late Wednesday.

    Roger said prosecutors will be ready to go to trial next month if need be.

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    Two get 30-month prison terms for roles in officer's slaying

    By Francis McCabe
    LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

    Two brothers charged with helping a suspect in the slaying of a police officer hide the gun were sentenced Monday to a maximum 30 months in prison.

    Emmitt and Michael Ferguson pleaded guilty in September to felony accessory to murder for their role in the November 2009 slaying of Las Vegas police officer Trevor Nettleton.

    As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped a conspiracy count.

    The brothers were sentenced by District Judge Jessie Walsh.

    Four other defendants are awaiting trial on multiple felonies including murder with use of a deadly weapon and burglary: Saul Williams Jr., Quadrae Scott, Prentice Marshall and Adrian Pena.

    North Las Vegas police say Marshall, Pena, Williams and Scott were in Pena's car when they saw the garage door of Nettleton's North Las Vegas home open.

    Nettleton, who had just finished his patrol shift, was inside. During an attempted robbery of Nettleton, a gun battle ensued. Marshall was shot in the testicles, and Nettleton was shot and killed by Marshall, police said.
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    Judge expected to set death penalty trials in Metro officer’s fatal 2009 shooting

    A Clark County judge could decide Wednesday what the dates will be for the trials of four defendants who have been linked to an alleged 2009 North Las Vegas gang-related attempted robbery and gun battle that resulted in the death of off-duty Metro Police Officer Trevor Nettleton.

    Judge Jessie Walsh ruled Monday afternoon that at least two of the defendants, Prentice Marshall, 20, and Saul Williams Jr., 22, will be tried together. The state is seeking the death penalty against both.

    The judge is expected to decide Wednesday afternoon whether a third man charged with murder in the case, Quadrae Scott, 20, will be able to get a separate trial. Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty against Scott.

    Walsh had already ruled early that a fourth man charged with murder in the officer’s death, Adrian Pena, 20, will have a separate trial. Pena is not facing the death penalty.

    Once all that is sorted out, Walsh is expected to set trial dates for the four men.

    Two other men who were also charged in connection with the case, Michael and Emmitt Ferguson, who are brothers, have pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

    On Sept. 12, both Fergusons entered guilty pleas to reduced charges of accessory to murder. In November, Judge Jessie Walsh sentenced each of them to a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 30 months. Emmitt Ferguson was given credit for 719 days of time already served and Michael Ferguson was given credit for 722 days.

    The multiple-defendant case involves the Nov. 19, 2009, death of Nettleton, a three-year Metro Police veteran. Nettleton had arrived home from work shortly after midnight when he was confronted and shot in his garage in the 1100 block of Emerald Stone Avenue, near Lone Mountain Road and Donna Street.

    Before being killed, Nettleton returned fire, authorities said.

    Prentice Marshall, who was then 18, was arrested the day of the slaying at University Medical Center, where he was being treated for a gunshot wound to the testicles. Police said he told them he had shot Nettleton in the gun battle.

    Nettleton was not wearing his uniform when he was shot — first in the leg, followed by a fatal shot to the chest, authorities have said.

    Marshall has been charged with Nettleton’s death as well as with an armed robbery of an 18-year-old North Las Vegas man that took place shortly before the gun battle, about 11:45 p.m. Nov. 18, 2009, in the 1800 block of Grand Prairie Avenue.

    Since Marshall’s arrest in the shooting, police linked the five other men — who allegedly belong to the Woods gang — to the officer’s death and the armed robbery.

    Police said Williams called both Michael and Emmitt Ferguson from the North Las Vegas Detention Center and asked them to conceal a weapon allegedly used in the crime.

    Williams, Marshall, Scott and Pena are charged with one count each of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. They also face one count each of conspiracy to commit robbery, burglary while in possession of a firearm and attempted robbery, all with criminal gang enhancements..

    On Monday, Walsh heard several motions by attorneys for Marshall and Williams, including a motion by Marshall’s attorney to have them tried separately.

    Marshall’s attorney, Anthony Sgro, told the judge that Marshall and Williams would have antagonistic defenses — each would be trying to lay the blame on the other because of the chance of getting the death penalty.

    Sgro said there is a good chance that both of them, or only one of them, would be acquitted if they are tried together. But having their trial together takes away the possibility of both being acquitted, Sgro said.

    Sgro also said it would be unfair for Marshall to have to defend against both the prosecution and against Williams’ attorneys, who wouldn’t be as constrained on what arguments they could use as the prosecutors.

    However, Chief Deputy District Attorney Pamela Weckerly pointed out some possible tactics the defense might take, such as saying surveillance photos don't absolutely identify either defendant.

    Walsh ruled against separate trials, saying there was no legal cause to grant it.

    Marshall’s other attorney, Christopher Oram, asked the judge to make a ruling that would bar police officers who wanted to watch the trial from coming to the trial in their uniforms, thereby creating a “coercive atmosphere.”

    Oram said if the courtroom was filled with police officers, he was afraid it would send an unstated message to the jury that they were expecting a conviction.

    Walsh said the courtroom is a public place and didn’t think it would be an issue. However, the judge said she wanted to think about it and would make a ruling on it when she hears more motions in the case beginning at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

    Williams’ attorney, Deputy Public Defender Danny Silverstein, argued a motion against the death penalty, saying it was cruel and unusual punishment and violated the 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. He also told the judge that times change and standards for what is acceptable can change — he said the U.S. was the only Western nation that still has the death penalty. He said the U.S. stands with countries like China, Iran and Saudi Arabia in using capital punishment.

    However, Walsh ruled against that motion.

    http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012...ls-metro-offi/

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    Judge: Cops won’t be barred from trial involving Metro officer’s slaying

    When defendants facing capital murder charges in the 2009 shooting death of Metro Police Officer Trevor Nettleton eventually come to trial, uniformed police officers will be allowed in the courtroom.

    And their numbers won't be limited.

    That was the decision Wednesday of Clark County District Judge Jessie Walsh, who took extra time to think about the question — would all those uniformed cops packing into a courtroom coerce a jury into a guilty verdict?

    That was just one of the decision Walsh has made this week as she sorts through the pre-trial motions filed for the defendants charged in Nettleton's alleged gang-related shooting death.

    More than two years ago, Nettleton was in his North Las Vegas garage when he lost his life in a short gun battle with what authorities claim were members of the Woods gang on a robbery spree.

    This week, three of the alleged remaining four defendants have been watching their attorneys conduct what has become a lengthy legal battle with prosecutors.

    And there’s no clear end in sight — their cases are continuing to grind through the court system, with the next set of motions coming before the judge at 1 p.m. April 16.

    At the end of Wednesday’s lengthy hearing, Walsh told attorneys to get together before that time and work out a schedule for the trials of the four defendants: Prentice Marshall, 20, the alleged shooter; Saul Williams Jr., 22; Adrian Pena, 20, and Quadrae Scott, 20.

    Defense attorneys and prosecutors told Walsh that a trial could last five to seven weeks. And one of Marshall’s attorneys told the judge seating a jury could be a lengthy process because a lot of people in the community will have heard about the case.

    The multiple-defendant case involves the Nov. 19, 2009, death of Nettleton, a three-year Metro Police veteran. Nettleton had arrived home from work shortly after midnight when he was confronted and shot in his garage in the 1100 block of Emerald Stone Avenue, near Lone Mountain Road and Donna Street.

    Before being killed, Nettleton returned fire, authorities said.

    Marshall, who was then 18, was arrested the day of the slaying at University Medical Center, where he was being treated for a gunshot wound to the testicles.

    Detectives said Marshall at first claimed he was shot when someone tried to rob him. They said Marshall later changed his story and told them had shot Nettleton in the gun battle.

    Nettleton was not wearing his uniform when he was shot — first in the leg, followed by a fatal shot to the chest, authorities have said.

    Marshall has been charged with Nettleton’s death as well as with an armed robbery of an 18-year-old North Las Vegas man that took place shortly before the gun battle, about 11:45 p.m. Nov. 18, 2009, in the 1800 block of Grand Prairie Avenue.

    Since Marshall’s arrest in the shooting, police linked five other men — who allegedly belong to the Woods gang — to the officer’s death and the armed robbery.

    Two of the men, Michael and Emmitt Ferguson, who are brothers, have pleaded guilty to reduced charges of accessory to murder. Each were given sentences of from 12 months to 30 months in state prison.

    On Wednesday, Walsh made some progress sorting through several motions filed by the defense attorneys. Among them:

    • The number of law enforcement officers in uniform allowed in the courtroom will not be limited. One of Marshall’s attorneys, Christopher Oram, had argued on Monday that if a jury saw dozens of officers packing the courtroom, the jury might be swayed into giving those officers a guilty verdict. He said that happened during the arraignment and he was concerned about the number of law enforcement officials who would show up at the trial. Walsh said Wednesday she didn’t see any legal reason to bar them. However, she indicated she would be open to change her decision if attorneys brought it up during the trial and convinced her there were problems.

    • The grand jury indictment against Adrian Pena will stand, despite arguments from his attorney, Alzora Jackson, that prosecutors let the grand jury "spin out of control" and that the prosecutor’s use of inflammatory questions "whipped the grand jury into a mob."

    Also this week, the judge decided:

    • The two facing the death penalty, Marshall and Williams, will be tried together, sitting side by side at the defense table. The judge ruled against arguments from Marshall’s attorney, Anthony Sgro, that it wouldn’t be fair to either one of them because they will each be laying blame on the other. Pena will have a separate trial, but the judge has not yet ruled on whether Scott will have a separate trial.

    • Prosecutors will be allowed to seek the death penalty against Williams and Marshall. Williams’ attorney, Deputy Public Defender Danny Silverstein, had argued that it was cruel and unusual punishment and violated the 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. But Walsh ruled against it.

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    Judge sets trial date for man accused in shooting death of off-duty Metro officer

    The three remaining defendants accused in the 2009 shooting death of an off-duty Metro police officer will be tried separately — but the first trial won’t be for another 10 months.

    During a court hearing Monday afternoon, Judge Jessie Walsh set the death penalty trial for Prentice Marshall, 20, for Feb. 11, 2013, in Clark County District Court.

    Marshall is one of six members of the Woods gang who were linked to the death of Metro Police Officer Trevor Nettleton, who was killed in a gun battle at his North Las Vegas home during what police say was part of two robberies the gang planned and attempted to carry out.

    Nettleton had arrived home from work shortly after midnight on Nov. 19, 2009, when he was confronted and shot in his garage in the 1100 block of Emerald Stone Avenue, near Lone Mountain Road and Donna Street.

    Before being killed, Nettleton returned fire, authorities said.

    Marshall, who was then 18, was arrested the day of the slaying at University Medical Center, where he was being treated for a gunshot wound to the testicles.

    Detectives said Marshall at first claimed he was shot when someone tried to rob him. They said Marshall later changed his story and told them he had shot Nettleton in the gun battle.

    Nettleton was not wearing his uniform when he was shot — first in the leg, followed by a fatal shot to the chest, authorities have said.

    Marshall has been charged with Nettleton’s death as well as with an armed robbery of an 18-year-old North Las Vegas man that took place shortly before the gun battle, about 11:45 p.m. Nov. 18, 2009, in the 1800 block of Grand Prairie Avenue.

    Since Marshall’s arrest in the shooting, police linked the five other men — who allegedly belong to the Woods gang — to the officer’s death and the armed robbery.

    The judge had ruled in February that Marshall could be tried together with Saul Williams Jr., 22, despite arguments from their attorneys that one would try to pin the blame on the other and would end up hurting each other’s defenses.

    However, Walsh was told by prosecutors Monday that they had worked it out with defense attorneys for Williams, who also faces the death penalty, that Williams would be tried separately. Although the judge acted surprised at the prosecutors' decision, she approved the change.

    Walsh decided to schedule Marshall’s trial first among the remaining three defendants.

    However, the judge did not yet set trial dates yet for either Williams or for the third remaining defendant, Adrian Pena, 20. Pena is not facing the death penalty.

    Marshall, Williams and Pena are charged with one count each of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. They also face one count each of conspiracy to commit robbery, burglary while in possession of a firearm and attempted robbery, all with criminal gang enhancements.

    A fourth man charged in the case, Quadrae Scott, 20, decided to plead guilty on Feb. 8 to a reduced charge of second-degree murder, without any gang enhancement. Last week, Walsh sentenced Scott to life with the possibility of parole after 10 years. He was given credit for serving 871 days.

    Two other men who were also charged in connection to the case, Michael and Emmitt Ferguson, who are brothers, both pleaded guilty to reduced charges of accessory to murder. Walsh sentenced them in November to a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 30 months.

    http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012...oting-death--/
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    Suspects still await trial four years after Las Vegas police officer's murder

    By Jennifer Kastner

    Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- This week marks the four-year anniversary of Las Vegas police officer Trevor Nettleton's murder. The off-duty officer was gunned down in his own garage while was defending his family from suspects who were trying to rob him.

    Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Detective Lawrence Rinetti was best friends with the fallen officer. The crime happened in 2009, but in his mind, it happened only yesterday. "I was in disbelief. It was horrifying. I was on the telephone with him approximately two to three minutes prior to when it happened."

    Officer Trevor Nettleton was a devoted husband and father. Detective Rinetti tells Action News the two were practically brothers. Both Marine veterans, they joined the Metro force together.

    Two of the suspects accused in the officer's slaying, Saul Williams, Jr. and Prentice Marshall, are still behind bars. If convicted, they could be sentenced to death. Prentice Marshall's jury trial was scheduled to start this week, but was just pushed back to the summer of 2014.

    "It's just disheartening," says Metro Officer Richard Goldart. Goldart is also the president of the local Injured Police Officers Fund. "It's sad that our justice system is that way."

    Action News asks Det. Rinetti if he feels like justice is being delayed in the case of his murdered friend. "It's delayed, but we are talking about capital punishment and there are strong feelings on both sides," he says. Det. Rinetti believes that capital punishment is the appropriate course of action for Officer Nettleton's killer.

    Nevada Highway Patrol's Sgt. Alan Davidson adds, "As a fellow officer, I want the book thrown at whoever is guilty of taking Trevor's life."

    http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/Four-ye...232958081.html

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    Nevada justices retain death penalty in case of man accused of killing Metro cop

    By ED VOGEL
    LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL CAPITAL BUREAU

    CARSON CITY — A Las Vegas man facing capital punishment in the slaying of a Metro police officer jumped the gun when he asked the courts to strike his death penalty prosecution, the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled.

    Justices said the state Legislature has not repealed the death penalty, and a bill passed by the Legislature last year only calls for a study on the costs of the death penalty. “Nothing in the bill expressly or implicitly precludes the state from seeking the death penalty,” they wrote.

    The report by state auditors on the costs of death penalty cases is not even due until Jan. 31, 2015.

    While inmate Prentice Marshall argued that the study represents a “moratorium” on death penalty cases, justices said that was not in the language of the study bill, Assembly Bill 444.

    “Until the Legislature takes some action to eliminate the death penalty, it remains an available sentence for first-degree murder,” justices decided.

    Marshall was 18 in February 2009 when police say he and three other young members of the Wood gang killed Las Vegas police officer Trevor Nettleton in the garage of his home in North Las Vegas.

    Initially Marshall, who was wounded, denied any involvement in the shooting. Prosecutors have identified him as the shooter. His trial is not expected before summer, or more than 4½ years after the officer was killed.

    Nevada has not executed a prisoner since 2006. In 11 of the last 12 executions, prisoners essentially committed state-sanctioned suicide because they had court appeal opportunities remaining.

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    Murder Trial Set in 2009 Cop Killing

    Trial is set Nov. 10 for a 23-year-old accused gang member accused of gunning down an off-duty Las Vegas police officer during a botched robbery at the officer’s North Las Vegas home in November 2009.

    A judge on Wednesday scheduled Prentice Marshal’s death penalty trial in the slaying of 30-year-old Officer Trevor Nettleton.

    That’s seven weeks after a separate Sept. 22 death penalty trial for 25-year-old co-defendant Saul Williams Jr.

    Co-defendants Quadrae Scott and Adrian Pena pleaded guilty in 2012 to lesser charges.

    Both are now 22 and in prison, where Scott is serving 10 years to life and Pena is serving 15 to 50.

    Brothers Michael Ferguson and Emmitt Ferguson were each sentenced in 2011 to one to 2 1/2 years in state prison as accessories in the case.

    http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2014/06...9-cop-killing/
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    Suspects accused in police officer's murder may go to trial in 2015

    By Denise Wong

    Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- Nearly five years after off-duty Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer Trevor Nettleton was gunned down in his garage, his accused murderers are still awaiting trial, which keeps getting pushed back.

    The late officer's father is wondering if justice will ever be served.

    "The judge originally set trial dates and she again continues them," Richard Nettleton told Action News over the phone from his home in Washington. "And it's time to put this to an end and get some closure."

    Trevor Nettleton was a 30-year-old father when he was killed in November 2009 during an attempted robbery at his home. Two of the suspects accused in the crime, Saul Williams and Prentice Marshall, are still awaiting trial. If convicted, they could be sentenced to death.

    Marshall, who was arrested when he was 18-years-old and is now 23, was scheduled to go on trial in November. But that's been delayed again. Now, he's scheduled for trial in June 2015.

    "It's like a joke to these people," said Richard Nettleton. "Like they don't care if it ends or not. They don't, but we do as a family."

    Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said he's also frustrated, "We want these cases to go to trial."

    As for this case, "There's been a lot of litigation. A lot of pretrial motions. Literally, scores of motions."

    But he said his team is ready and will be again when it's time to go to trial, "We don't control the court's calendar. The judge does."

    Since judges cannot comment on pending cases, Judge Jessie Walsh couldn't speak with Action News. But Court Information Officer Mary Ann Price did. She said death penalty trials do take longer to get started.

    "These are complex cases. If you don't do it right, you risk a mistrial. You risk a case being overturned," said Price.

    Joseph Abood, who's the public defender for Saul Williams, agrees with Price. He said that capital murder cases require a lot of time and expense. It is imperative that all the research is thorough. Abood also said the court agreed that his client won't go to trial until Prentice Marshall does. That means Williams' trial is on hold indefinitely.

    But Officer Nettleton's father believes his family has waited long enough, and he just wants to see his son's accused killers on trial.

    "I would live with whatever decision is made. Just get it over and done with," said Nettleton.

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    Man admits role in Metro officer's slaying

    By David Ferrara
    Las Vegas Review-Journal

    A 25-year-old man, the last of four to admit his role in the fatal shooting of Metro officer Trevor Nettleton nearly six years ago, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday.

    Nettleton had just returned to his North Las Vegas home on Nov. 19, 2009, from his late shift at the Bolden Area Command when he was gunned down.

    Saul Williams' plea came just after the confessed gunman, Prentice Marshall, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Williams faces the possibility of a similar sentence, yet when he appeared before District Judge Jessie Walsh, who will decide his fate in November, Williams did not appear ready to divulge what happened when Nettleton was slain.

    "Mr. Williams, what did you do on Nov. 19, 2009?" the judge asked.

    "I conspired with some guys to do a robbery," he said.

    "And what else?"

    His lawyer, Danny Silverstein, nodded, suggesting that he tell the rest of the story.

    "The robbery went bad," Williams said. "And someone got killed."

    The group had approached Nettleton's home, with Marshall carrying a Glock semi-automatic pistol. A firefight ensued in the garage. Nettleton's 2-year-old son, Tanner, and 2-month-old daughter, Quinn, along with his wife, Danielle, and mother, Deborah Austern, were inside the home.

    Police at the time described the crime as a random robbery attempt.

    Marshall, who faced the death penalty, pleaded guilty in June to murder and robbery charges. He admitted to each of the eight counts alleged, including first-degree murder, robbery and burglary in connection with the killing.

    Prosecutors dropped robbery and burglary charges against Williams. They have said that Williams, Marshall and two others — Quadrae Scott and Adrian Pena — were driving around with criminal intentions when they saw an open garage door at Nettleton's North Las Vegas home.

    Borthers Emmitt and Michael Ferguson, who lived in the same house with Williams, pleaded guilty in 2011 to felony accessory to murder for hiding the murder weapon in their attic.

    Scott pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2012, and Pena later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, robbery and attempted robbery.

    http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/la...ficers-slaying

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