A 45-year-old man convicted of second-degree murder in the stabbing of a Reno man at a Lake Tahoe casino has been sentenced to life in prison plus eight to 20 years for use of a deadly weapon.The Record-Courier reports Douglas County District Judge Tod Young ordered Jose Rodriquez-Quezada Friday to serve the sentences consecutively for the October 2017 death of Kevin Edwards.If he’s ever released on parole, he will be deported for being in the country illegally.Prosecutors say he stabbed or slashed Edwards 30 times at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Statement. He claimed he was acting in self-defense. He originally was charged with first-degree murder but the jury determined he did not act with premeditation and found him guilty instead of second-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon.___Information from: Gardnerville Record-Courier, http://www.recordcourier.com … [Read more...] about Life in prison for killer of Reno man at Tahoe hotel-casino
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Suspect arrested in death of Tahoe pedestrian, hit-and-run
A 20-year-old suspect has been arrested in a fatal hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian at South Lake Tahoe, California.Police say a man in his 70s was walking across Lake Tahoe Boulevard at about 8 p.m. Sunday near Fairview when he was struck by a black car that fled the scene.Investigators say he was hit so hard he was thrown onto the sidewalk and pronounced dead at the scene.Police say the suspect, Marlon Cruz, walked into the South Lake Tahoe police station at about 12:30 a.m. Monday and told officers he may have been involved in an accident. He was charged with felony hit-and-run and booked into the El Dorado County Jail where his bail is set at $75,000. It’s not clear if he has a lawyer or will be appointed one. … [Read more...] about Suspect arrested in death of Tahoe pedestrian, hit-and-run
Victim of South Tahoe hit-and-run was 78-year-old local man
Authorities have identified the 78-year-old California man who was struck and killed while crossing a street in South Lake Tahoe in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend.Police say Edwin Harshman of South Lake Tahoe was pronounced dead at the scene at about 8 p.m. Sunday.The driver of the vehicle, 20-year-old Marlon Cruz, fled the scene initially before turning himself at the South Lake Tahoe police station about five hours later.Cruz has been charged with felony hit-and-run. Police say an initial investigate indicates Harshman was crossing Lake Tahoe Boulevard outside a crosswalk.Cruz of Idaho Falls, Idaho is a sophomore at Lake Tahoe Community College and starting goalie for the school’s men’s soccer team. … [Read more...] about Victim of South Tahoe hit-and-run was 78-year-old local man
Homeless man charged in arson fire at Lake Tahoe college
A homeless man has been arrested at Lake Tahoe after authorities say he started a fire near Sierra College’s Tahoe-Truckee campus.The Sierra Sun reports 66-year-old Scott Stevenson was charged Wednesday with unlawfully causing a fire of a structure or forest land.He as being held in the Nevada County Jail. Jail records don’t indicate if he has a lawyer who could comment.The Truckee Police Department says Stevenson suggested he lit the fire and was having hallucinations that a Biblical flaming bush was talking to him. It says Stevenson is not from the area and was passing through. Officer Pat Schaffer says he spotted the fire burning on the south sloop of the campus and then saw Stevenson suspiciously trying to leave the area. Firefighters quickly put out the blaze.___Information from: Sierra Sun. … [Read more...] about Homeless man charged in arson fire at Lake Tahoe college
Oracle founder Larry Ellison buying Hawaiian island of Lanai
Tech billionaire Larry Ellison, already well-known for his extravagance, will soon own another exotic trophy — a Hawaiian island. Ellison, the founder of Oracle Corp., has agreed to buy 98% of the island of Lanai from David Murdock, a Los Angeles billionaire who controls Dole Food Co. and many other businesses under Castle & Cooke Inc. Lanai, the sixth-largest Hawaiian island at 141 square miles, was once a pineapple plantation and is still sparsely inhabited. According to documents filed with Hawaii’s Public Utilities Commission, the purchase will include two resort hotels and two golf courses with clubhouses. The sale price has not been disclosed, but local observers value the deal at more than $500 million. That’s a large real estate transaction by any standard, though not earth-shattering in the realm of trades among wealthy investors. Ellison, the third-richest American with a net worth of $36 billion, according to Forbes, has spent hundreds of millions … [Read more...] about Oracle founder Larry Ellison buying Hawaiian island of Lanai
