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Sep. 07, 2008
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Halverson in 'terrible pain' at Sunrise Hospital

Husband accused of beating judge

By LAWRENCE MOWER
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Elizabeth Halverson
Friend says suspended district judge has bruises 'everywhere'

Suspended District Judge Elizabeth Halverson remained at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center Saturday evening after what police described as an attempt on her life by her husband.

Halverson underwent surgery for skull fractures on Friday, her friend Bobbi Tackett said.


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    • Tackett, who visited Halverson at the hospital today, described her condition as serious. Hospital officials have not acknowledged that Halverson is a patient.

    Edward Halverson, 49, according to police, beat her with a frying pan late Thursday.

    "She's in terrible pain," Tackett said. "She's hurt very, very badly."

    The 50-year-old judge has a tube draining blood out of her head and her eyes are swollen shut from bruises, Tackett said.

    "She can't see at all," Tackett said. "She's bruised on her arms, her fingers, everywhere."

    Edward Halverson remains at the Clark County Detention Center after being arrested on charges of attempted murder, battery with substantial bodily harm and battery with a deadly weapon.

    He has an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court on Tuesday.

    Elizabeth Halverson called police at 10:50 p.m. Thursday to report that her husband was beating her and had threatened to kill her, according to police.

    Police forced their way into the home, on the 4100 block of Oxnard Circle near Tropicana Avenue and U.S. Highway 95, and found Edward Halverson in the living room. Elizabeth Halverson was found in a rear bedroom with severe injuries.

    Edward Halverson has been arrested at least 10 times in various states on charges ranging from cocaine possession to breaking into a house and stealing property. He's served almost four years in prison.

    He married Elizabeth Halverson in 1998.

    The embattled judge was suspended from the bench in July 2007 and lost her bid for re-election this year.

    She is facing a Nevada Judicial Discipline Commission complaint that she mistreated staff, slept on the bench and improperly communicated with jurors.

    Elizabeth Halverson's family was in town and her sister stayed with her at the hospital last night, said Tackett, who met the judge in 2001 when the two worked for then-District Judge Joseph Bonaventure.

    She is breathing out of a mask, Tackett said, and can barely speak.

    "Nobody deserves to be destroyed like that," Tackett said. "The woman's brilliant."

    Contact reporter Lawrence Mower at lmower@reviewjournal.com or 702 383-0440

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    Jennifer wrote on September 08, 2008 07:21 PM: Yikes. After reading the police report, it does sound like Ed was trying to murder her and clean up the scene with bleach (wonder how he thought he was going to get rid of the body). Her injuries really are pretty bad. I wonder what set him off. Boy, it must have been a frightening situation.


    Julia Child wrote on September 08, 2008 10:32 AM: Terrible...terrible waste of a good frying pan. I hope it can be repaired. Was her poor "husband" (beard) hurt during this childish prank? I would think with all the extra body fat - the frying pan would've had minimum effect. I think this is a play for public sympathy? Judge (now former or soon-to-be?) Halverson should become the poster (if she could even fit on one) child for the Missouri Plan - where judges are appointed by the governor (not Gibbons - wait until we have someone who's graduated grade school) and then "retained" by the voters. Much better system and more accountable.


    Ed wrote on September 08, 2008 08:53 AM: I say we put Dr. Desai in charge of her recovery.


    joe wrote on September 08, 2008 07:00 AM: I find it ironic that she was beaten with an object used for preparing food.


    Jennifer wrote on September 08, 2008 06:14 AM: I don't believe anything Judge Halverson says. I want to hear more about the circumstances of this "attack" because it wouldn't surprise me if she fell over and caused her own injuries and is now blaming Ed because she wants to get rid of him. And good ol' Bobbi has been just basking in all of the media attention since the hearings were over. I don't believe anything she says either.


    Colon wrote on September 07, 2008 11:33 PM: Maybe she can get one of the nurses to rub her feet! LOL This fat pig has ended up just where she belongs!!! God works wonders.


    Sad Summerlin wrote on September 07, 2008 10:24 PM: Anyone else wonder why we are getting such details from a "friend" of Judge Halverson?

    "The 50-year-old judge has a tube draining blood out of her head and her eyes are swollen shut from bruises, Tackett said.

    "She can't see at all," Tackett said. "She's bruised on her arms, her fingers, everywhere."


    Shouldn't this be a private concern for now... and then when there is an official statement... then that should be reported?

    I, too, think there is something going on here that is a bit funny... there should be no comment on Halverson other than her condition - stable, critical, etc... instead, we don't even have an acknowledgment of her presence...

    When famous people are involved in automobile accidents, heart attacks, gun shot victims etc... we get official statements that they are in Critical Condition or Stable Condition... why the secrecy here?

    This just gets more and more bizarre with every passing day...


    rivergirl wrote on September 07, 2008 08:20 PM: ps: I meant to add that I live in MO, 1-1/2 hours SW of St. Louis.


    rivergirl wrote on September 07, 2008 08:19 PM: My daugher and I watched Judge Halverson's court case on TruTV with much interest; I work from home, and my daughter was waiting to start her freshman year at college. when I saw this story in the news today, I couldn't believe it. You couldn't make this stuff up! Just too bizarre.


    LDS wrote on September 07, 2008 07:00 PM: The RJ endorsed her candidacy a few years ago. I wonder whether the paper endorsed her because she makes so much tabloid news. She should have her own reality series. Broadcast it in the slot immediately after Jerry Springer.


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