Shaila Hernandez-Rivas Murders Chloe Edwards

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Shaila Hernandez-Rivas

Shaila Hernandez-Rivas is a teen killer from Nevada who was convicted of the murder of Chloe Edwards

According to court documents Shaila Hernandez-Rivas and Chloe Edwards attended the same school, North Valleys High School, when the two fourteen year old girls decided to fight. Soon after the fight started Shaila Hernandez-Rivas would pull out a knife and fatally stabbed Chloe Edwards

Shaila Hernandez-Rivas would be arrested, tried as an adult, plead guilty to murder and sentenced to fifty years in prison with no chance of parole for twenty years

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There was no leniency in the sentence for Shaila Hernandez-Rivas, a 15-year-old Reno girl who pleaded guilty as an adult to killing a classmate last year.

Both girls, North Valleys High School students, had agreed to meet and fight.

Shaila walked out of her house with a knife in her back pocket. Seconds into the fight she stabbed Chloe.

The defense argued that because of Shaila’s age, troubled background, depression and anxiety that she should be eligible for a 35 percent reduction in either a mandatory 50-year or life sentence.

Judge Kathleen Drakulich didn’t reduce Shaila’s sentence, instead sending her to prison for 50 years, with parole eligibility after 20 years.

Shaila will be 34 before she could be released. The court allowed the year she spent in juvenile detention since the Feb. 19, 2023, killing to count toward the sentence.

Deputy District Attorney Travis Lucia said videos of the fight showed Shaila wasn’t acting in self-defense when she fatally stabbed Chloe Edwards, 14.

Lucia said the defense’s claim that Shaila was just trying to defend herself wasn’t an accurate description of what the judge saw in the videos, which were not shown in court.

Chloe’s family made statements, addressing comments to Shaila.

Sister Alexis Lepp talked about the little sister she lost.

“I hate the fact that my photos are limited,” she said. “I only have so many pics of her when I should have my whole lifetime to be taking more with her.”

Lepp said when people ask her if she is doing OK after Chloe’s death, she just says yes.

“What else am I supposed to say to them? I’m not OK. The day you killed her, you killed all of us inside.”

Chloe’s mom Stephanie Speelman told Shaila she did not forgive her.

“I will never understand why you hated Chloe so much?”

Before reading the sentence, Drakulich told the room filled with friends and family of both teens that the facts in the case were never disputed.

“Why is that? Because we have video of what happened here. It’s astounding to this court that we have video of what happened here,” she said.

She implored those in the courtroom to act rather than record if something like this happened again.

“Please, don’t take video,” she said. “Stop it.”

https://www.rgj.com/story/news/crime/2024/02/22/teen-gets-50-year-sentence-with-parole-after-20-for-death-of-north-valleys-high-classmate-chloe-edwa/72703571007/

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Krystal Whipple Murders Nhu Nguyen

Krystal Whipple is a killer from Nevada who was convicted of the murder of Nhu Nguyen

According to court documents Krystal Whipple had just finished having her nails done at Crystal Nails and Spa in Las Vegas and attempted to leave without paying. Nail salon owner Nhu Nguyen attempted to stop her and she would be run over by a vehicle driven by Whipple. Nguyen would die from her injuries

Krystal Whipple would be arrested, plead guilty and was sentenced to ten to twenty five years in prison

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A Las Vegas woman was sentenced Friday to 10 to 25 years in prison for killing a nail salon manager with a vehicle while trying to skip out on a $35 manicure

Krystal Whipple in December pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, admitting she killed Nhu “Annie” Ngoc Nguyen, a 51-year-old mother of three from Garden Grove, California, in December 2018.

Clark County District Court Judge Tierra Jones sentenced Whipple, whose plea allowed her to avoid trial on felony murder, burglary, robbery and stolen vehicle charges.

Police said Whipple, 23, tried to pay for her manicure with a fraudulent credit card before telling Nguyen that she was going to her car to get cash.

Nguyen and her boyfriend followed Whipple into the parking lot, where Nguyen was struck and dragged by a black Chevrolet Camaro driven by Whipple. Police later said the car had been stolen from a rental agency.

Authorities said Whipple fled to Boulder City and then Los Angeles before surrendering to police in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona, almost two weeks after Nguyen’s death.

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Christy Le said relatives from Orange County, California, traveled to Las Vegas to visit her mother shortly before the woman’s death.

“Quality time was something my mom would have been anticipating for a long time,” Le told a judge on Friday. “No one would have known, though, that the rare occasion that our family gathered for my mom’s sake would be our final moments with her.”

Le said Nhu “Annie” Ngoc Nguyen often worked 12 to 14 hours a day, seven days a week as a manager of a Las Vegas nail salon. Nguyen died in December 2018 after being struck by a stolen rental car and dragged through the salon’s parking lot.

District Judge Tierra Jones sentenced Krystal Whipple on Friday to a prison term of 10 to 25 years for the killing.

Whipple, 23, who pleaded guilty in December to second-degree murder, offered no statement at her sentencing hearing. She initially faced burglary, robbery and stolen vehicle charges in connection with the death.

Nguyen, a manager at Crystal Nails & Spa, 4983 W. Flamingo Road, was dragged about 50 feet outside the salon after Whipple sped away from a declined credit card payment for a $35 manicure. The manager had followed Whipple outside the salon after the woman said she wanted to retrieve money from her vehicle.

Prosecutors said Whipple fled to Boulder City then Los Angeles with fake identification before driving to Arizona, and planned to travel as far as North Carolina before her arrest in January 2019.

At Friday’s hearing, Le told the judge through a video feed that Nguyen, a Vietnamese refugee, raised her and her sisters as a single mother, always thinking of her children first.

“She was the epitome of selflessness and always assumed responsibility as the head of the household,” said Le, the victim’s youngest daughter. “My greatest regret is not being able to take off that baggage for her, and to make her proud of what I’ve accomplished through her. My achievements are her achievements, and I want her to know that her efforts were not wasted. We all miss her very much.”

The salon manager and her boyfriend followed Whipple outside to stop her, authorities said, but the woman got behind the wheel of a stolen black Camaro and struck Nguyen, dragging the 51-year-old across the parking lot.

In handing down Whipple’s sentence, District Judge Tierra Jones called Nguyen’s death “nothing short of a tragedy.”

“This is just absolutely horrifying that someone lost their life just trying to work and provide services to someone,” the judge said.

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Joanna Plants Murders Stepmother

Joanna Plants was a seventeen year old teen killer from Nevada who would be convicted of the murder of her stepmother

According to court documents Joanna Plants would get into an argument with her stepmother Ginger Plants. The teen killer would grab a gun and fatally shoot Ginger Plants in the head

Joanna Plants would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to life in prison with no shot at parole for twenty years. Plants sentence would later be reduced to forty years with parole eligibility after sixteen years

Joanna Plants would be released on parole in 2022

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Despite passionate statements from Joanna Marie Plants’ family, the Fallon woman was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years for shooting and killing her stepmother, Ginger, in March.

Plants, 18, who cried off and on during testimony at Tuesday’s sentencing, showed little emotion as District Judge David Huff announced her sentence.

Plants, who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in August, could have received life in prison without parole or 50 years in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years.

Just before the sentencing, Plants addressed the court.

“I am sorry for what I did and wish I could bring my stepmother (back),” she said. “I cared about my stepmom a lot, and I know she loved me, too.”

Joanna Plants added that she wants to take advantage of the help she will receive in prison and hopes to help other people.

Huff said there is no doubt the tragic case affected numerous families and people.

“I think you have the (opportunity) to make probation after 20 years,” he said. “It’s up to you.”

A concern, Churchill County District Attorney Art Mallory said, was that Plants was not angry with her stepmother when she shot and killed her, but instead was angry with her father.

“We do know Ginger Plants is dead, and it is no fault of hers,” he said.

Joanna Plants admitted to shooting her stepmother with a .380-caliber Taurus semi-automatic pistol March 5 after a dispute about caring for the family pets.

Charles Arnold, a brother of Ginger Plants, outlined his sister’s life to the court. He said his sister was the type of woman who always wanted to take care of kids and always wanted to be a mother.

Ginger met and married Timothy Plants in the late 1990s. Timothy Plants had six children including his youngest child, Joanna.

Arnold said he knew there were problems in the family, but added his sister was sure she could handle them.

“Ginger always wanted the best for Joanna,” he said. “I don’t know what happened.”

Timothy Plants said his youngest daughter had turned his life upside down because of the killing of his wife of six years.

“Your honor, I don’t understand the why,” he said, while fighting back tears and looking upwards.

He said he and his late wife had six great years together, and added he has now forgiven his daughter for the crime.

“I was angry. I was hurt. There were days I did not want to get out of bed,” he said. “I did not want to talk to my daughter. I did not want to see my daughter, and it was eating me up.”

He said Joanna wrote him letters, and he finally visited her at the Churchill County Jail.

“I love Joanna with all my heart. She’s my baby,” he said.

He said the tragic event brought his family closer together, and mentioned he has lost more than 100 pounds in the last six months.

“There is nothing we can do to bring Ginger back. I am a victim of the crime in more ways than one,” Joanna’s father said.

“She’s got a great heart. She needs help,” he said.

Chad Plants, a brother of Joanna, said he loves his sister very much, and believes she has potential.

Under questioning from District Attorney Mallory, he conceded his sister had asked him where she could get a gun to kill their father on the day she killed her stepmother.

Another sister, Martha, said she trusted Joanna with the most important thing in her life, her children, and was never let down.

“She was amazing. I trusted her with my life,” she said.

Herbert Plants in his testimony about his granddaughter brought her to tears.

“Charlie, our prayers are with you, and Joanna I forgive you,” he said.

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Carlos Montoya Murders Brian Marshall

Carlos Montoya was a fifteen year old teen killer from Nevada who would be convicted of the murder of Brian Marshall

According to court documents Carlos Montoya would get into an argument with his neighbor Brian Marshall that ended with the teen killer fatally stabbing the man in the chest

Carlos Montoya was arrested, convicted and sentenced to thirty years in prison. Carlos will have to serve twelve years before he is eligible for release

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A 16-year-old Sparks boy has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the stabbing death of his neighbor that took place in September of 2014.

The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office says Carlos Antonio Montoya was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in Washoe County District Court by Judge Jerome Polaha for the stabbing death of his neighbor, 36-year-old Brian Marshall.

Montoya had been charged with one count of Second Degree Murder with a Deadly Weapon and pleaded guilty in October 2015. The sentence ensures Montoya will serve a minimum of 12 years in prison before he is eligible for parole.

The D.A.’s Office says Montoya was 15 at the time of the stabbing and was a documented gang member.

It happened September 1, 2014 when the Sparks Police Department responded to a call of a stabbing on 11th Street in downtown Sparks. When officers arrived, they found Marshall, who was with his wife and two small children, with a stab wound to his chest. He died shortly after being transported to a hospital.

Detectives quickly identified Montoya as a suspect and it was determined that Montoya and another juvenile had approached Marshall, who was his neighbor and a former family friend, while the victim was standing in front of his home. Montoya and Marshall argued, and Montoya pulled a knife, reportedly to intimidate Marshall.

According to the DA’s office, Montoya later claimed Marshall mocked him, telling Montoya that he was acting like the boy’s father, who several years prior had stabbed a man. Marshall’s reference to Montoya’s father enraged him and Montoya stabbed Marshall once in the chest killing him.

Carlos Montoya was charged as an adult in the case, which took place prior to a change in Nevada law that removed the automatic charging of juveniles as adults accused of murder or attempted murder. Current law requires the District Attorney’s Office to pursue certification as adults of juveniles 13 to under 16 years old in cases of murder or attempted murder.

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A 16-year-old boy was sentenced to 30 years in prison after he was accused of stabbing his neighbor in the chest and killing him, Washoe County District Attorney officials said Friday.

Carlos Antonio Montoya had been charged with one count of second degree murder with a deadly weapon for the death of then 34-year-old Brian Marshall. He pleaded guilty in October, officials said in a news release.

Victim family blames father in Sparks killing

Carlos Montoya, then 15 years old, was a gang member, officials said. He will need to serve a minimum of 12 years in prison before he is eligible for parole.

On Sept. 1, 2014, Sparks police responded to a call of a stabbing on 11th Street in downtown Sparks. Upon arrival, officers found Marshall with a stab wound to his chest. He was with his wife and three children at the time of the stabbing, officials said.

He was taken to a local hospital where he died shortly after.Marshall would have been 36 years old this year.

Detectives had immediately identified Carlos Montoya as a suspect. Investigators said Montoya had approached Marshall, a former family friend, outside his home. The two then began arguing when Montoya pulled out a knife to reportedly intimidate Marshall.

Carlos Montoya later told authorities that Marshall had mocked him and told him he was acting like his father, who had stabbed a man in a physical fight several years prior.

Enraged by Marshall’s comments, Montoya then stabbed Marshal once on the chest, officials said.

Montoya was charged as an adult. The stabbing occurred before a change in Nevada law that had automatically charged juveniles as adults in murder cases.

Current law requires the certification of juveniles ages 13 to 16 as adults in cases involving murder and attempted murder charges.

https://www.rgj.com/story/news/crime/2016/01/15/teen-guilty-sparks-stabbing-death-serve-30-years/78873184/

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Hend Bustami Murders Mother In Las Vegas

Hend Bustami is a killer from Las Vegas Nevada who was convicted of the murder of her mother

According to court documents Hend Bustami, who once made headlines claiming she was too good looking to be arrested following an incident at a Las Vegas airport, would get into an argument with her mother Afaf Hussanen that ended with Hend stabbing her mother to death with a shard of glass.

Hend Bustami would call 911 after the brutal murder and admitted to the operator that she had murdered her mother

Hend Bustami would be arrested, plead guilty but mentally ill and was sentenced to fifteen years to life in prison

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A 29-year-old woman in Nevada who piqued national interest last year when she claimed she was arrested for being “so good-looking,” will spend at least 15 years behind bars for killing her mother, stabbing the 61-year-old woman multiple times inside of their home last year.

Clark County District Court Judge Jacqueline M. Bluth on Tuesday ordered Hend Bustami to serve a sentence of 15 years to life in a state correctional facility for the slaying of Afaf Hussanen, authorities confirmed to Law&Crime.

In September, Hend Bustami formally pleaded guilty but mentally ill to one count of second-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. While the court found Bustami competent to stand trial for murder, a psychologist determined that she had been experiencing “intermittent exacerbations of psychosis,” and concluded that she was “in need of continuing psychiatric treatment.”

During Tuesday’s sentencing hearing, Bluth reviewed Bustami’s documented history of mental illness, which includes multiple diagnoses for psychoses and other disorders, Las Vegas NBC affiliate KSNV reported. The judge further confirmed that she would get credit for time already served and would continue to receive mental health treatment during her incarceration. The earliest she will be eligible for parole is 2037.

As previously reported by Law&Crime, Hend Bustami attacked her mother inside their Las Vegas home, then called 911 and calmly confessed to her murder before getting in her car and fleeing out of state.

Officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at approximately 2:34 a.m. on Oct. 26, 2022, responded to a 911 call about an injured person inside a residence on June Flower Drive. The caller — later identified as Bustami — requested medical assistance as she matter-of-factly stated that she’d just “murdered” her mother.

“Do you need police, fire, or medical?” the 911 dispatcher said in the brief audio clip.

“Uh, medical,” Bustami responded, adding, “I think I killed my mommy.”

The dispatcher then asked the caller for her address, which the caller provided, before questioning her about her mother.

“Why do you think you killed your mom?” the dispatcher asked.

“Because I did. I murdered her,” Bustami replied.

“How did you do that?” asked the dispatcher.

“I broke the table on her head and I broke it,” Bustami appeared to say, though some parts of the audio are difficult to decipher.

When asked where she was calling from, Bustami told the dispatcher that she was still at her mother’s home, and again offered to provide the dispatcher with the address before they returned to the topic of killing her mother.

“OK, what did you do to her?” the dispatcher asked.

“I killed her,” Bustami said, maintaining a monotone voice throughout the back-and-forth.

“How did you kill her, you said something about a table?” the dispatcher asked.

“I broke the table on her head. I broke the table on her head and I cut her neck off,” Bustami responded.

Upon arriving at the address, first responders found an unresponsive adult female — later identified as Hussanen — who appeared to have sustained “multiple lacerations,” police said. She was pronounced dead on the scene.

Investigators said evidence indicated the victim “was involved in a verbal dispute with her daughter” just before she sustained her fatal injuries. Authorities said Bustami killed her mother and fled the scene, leaving the state.

Not long after the victim’s body was discovered, officers with the Barstow Police Department and the California Highway Patrol located and detained Bustami in California. When authorities enacted a traffic stop, they said that Bustami was “covered in blood” and again admitted to killing her mother.

While speaking with investigators, Bustami said that she and her mother were fighting and she stabbed the older woman with “shards of glass” from a broken table.

The arrest for her mother’s murder was not Bustami’s first run-in with the law. She was previously arrested last summer at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport, which is when police say Bustami claimed her detainment was due to her being “so good looking.”

Authorities on Aug. 31, 2022, were called to the airport in regards to an adult female who left a Chili’s restaurant without paying her bill

“[O]fficers working D gates were notified by TSA that [a] female matching that description was observed sleeping near the security checkpoint, hindering their operations,” a probable cause affidavit stated.

Hend Bustami was later located near the baggage claim area and became “belligerent with officers, saying she was being harassed because cops [had] never seen anyone as pretty as her,” according to the affidavit. While being placed under arrest, Bustami allegedly said that “she was going to spit on all [the officers] and that officers were perverts and were trying to rape her because they [had] never seen anyone as good-looking,” police wrote.

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