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May. 21, 2008
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Police report details arrest of defender

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A Clark County deputy public defender arrested Sunday on domestic battery charges threatened to kill his wife if she left him, punched her in the eye and scratched her face, according to a Las Vegas police report.

Stephen Immerman, 49, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on charges of battery domestic violence and coercion. His wife told police that he also punched himself in the eye.

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    • The report states that Immerman's wife tried to call police Sunday afternoon after he drank five or six vodka drinks and berated her at the couple's home near Charleston Boulevard and Hualapai Way.

    Immerman pushed his wife onto a couch, took the phone from her and stepped on it, according to the report.

    He then punched her in the face with a closed fist and scratched her, it continued.

    Officers said Immerman's wife had a bump above her eye and a scratch between her upper lip and nose.

    She told police that Immerman was going "off the deep end" and had been drinking heavily.

    Immerman told police that he argued with his wife because of her drinking, but said it was "no big deal," according to the report.

    He told officers he was a public defender and declined to answer specific questions about the dispute. Police said he appeared intoxicated and "was in complete denial of committing a battery" on his wife, the report continued.

    The public defenders office placed Immerman on unpaid leave and is investigating the incident.

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    pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaase wrote on May 21, 2008 03:45 PM: Jennifer, HE HUMILIATED himself. He has no one else to blame. You being a woman SHOULD understand NO MAN has the right no matter who he is, NO MAN has the right to beat a woman.


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    Jennifer wrote on May 21, 2008 11:43 AM: Why is this issue of such great importance? Simply because this man works for the County? He is not a public official. I simply do not understand why the LVRJ feels the need to humiliate this person. Why are there never articles about LVRJ staff writers getting arrested? Is there a suggestion that all employees of the LVRJ are perfect?


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    GOD wrote on May 21, 2008 11:17 AM: For a man to beat on his wife or any woman is the biggest act of cowardice imagined.

    Maybe he should pick on someone his own size like Judge Halverson.


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    tj wrote on May 21, 2008 11:11 AM: Whay is that fat lady judge still collecting her pay and he is not? He should not beat his wife, but if this were the DA, a judge, the police or a well connected person, the treatment would be different. Oh well, the town we live in.


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    Vindictive wrote on May 21, 2008 10:49 AM: Hey Luker, agreed that every couple gets into spats. But when he crossed the line and inflicted bodily harm upon her, then it became news. In essence, what you said was "Leave this poor guy alone and let him BEAT his wife in private". I can't buy into that. No one should.


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    WahhhWahhh wrote on May 21, 2008 10:34 AM: So just what did she say/do to deserve a shiner? Come on, equality means being able to take it when you dish it!


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    Herb wrote on May 21, 2008 10:16 AM: I realize this is only news because he is a public defender. Still, I would like to take this opportunity to say we don't punish abusive husbands nearly enough. The ideal punishment would be for prison guards to nightly beat these rotten abusive guys with their billy clubs. The harder the man beat his wife or GF the more severe his beatings should be.


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    Bobby Luker wrote on May 21, 2008 08:09 AM: This is news? Are we hurting that much for news? I realize this guy is a lawyer, lowest scum on the face of this earth, but believe it or not, some of them are almost human. And Humans do things like this. If he was a mailman, building inspector, janitor, would he be suspended without pay? Is this the kind of people we vote for, to make a stupid decision like this. Would be better news if you gave the name of the party that suspended him, so we could go after him, make sure he does not get elected again. Leave this poor guy alone and let him fight with his wife in private.


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    delray wrote on May 21, 2008 07:28 AM: why unpaid??? i thought he was innocent until proven guilty... why cant women take a punch like the old days without calling 911.


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    freetospk wrote on May 21, 2008 06:19 AM: Hope he has a good lawyer


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