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Two suspects in slaying hear charges

One teen accused of hiding weapon that killed officer

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Two more suspects in the slaying of Las Vegas police officer Trevor Nettleton made their first court appearance in North Las Vegas Justice Court.

Justice of the Peace Natalie Tyrell read the charges Tuesday against Emmitt Ferguson and Quadrae Scott, both 18, who appeared via teleconference.


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  • Ferguson, who wasn't at the scene of the homicide but who police allege hid the murder weapon, was charged with accessory to murder. His bail was set at $500,000.

    Scott was charged with first-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. Bail was denied in his case.

    Three other suspects made their first court appearances Monday and were charged with the same offenses as Scott.

    Saul Williams Jr., 20, Prentice Marshall, 18, and Adrian Pena, 17, also were denied bail.

    Marshall, Pena, Williams and Scott were in Pena's car on Thursday, driving to Williams' house, when they saw Nettleton's garage door open, Williams told police, according to the arrest reports.

    The four men tried to rob Nettleton, who had just finished his shift, and a gunbattle ensued, the reports said. Marshall was shot in the testicles, the reports said, and Nettleton was killed.

    Williams, Pena and Marshall are scheduled to appear in court again on Monday.

    Marshall was the one who fired the killing shot, according to the reports.

    Three of the suspects -- Williams, Ferguson and Marshall -- live in the same house. Their house was in the same North Las Vegas subdivision as Nettleton's home, according to the reports.

    After Williams was arrested, police said Ferguson, his stepbrother, received a call from the North Las Vegas Detention Center. Williams told him to "take the 'H' (heat) from the 'B' (bathroom) and put it in the 'A' (attic)," police said.

    Police searched the house on Cliffbrook Hedge Avenue, near Bruce Street and Lone Mountain Road, and found firearms hidden in the attic.

    Ferguson admitted, police said, that he told Williams that the gun was safe "and that nobody would find it." He said he would trade the gun at a later date when things "cooled off," according to his arrest report.

    Nettleton's death is one of four the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has suffered this year. The three other deaths happened in traffic accidents.

    Contact reporter Mike Blasky at mblasky@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0283.

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    angi wrote on November 27, 2009 12:28 PM: Dear Good,
    You sound like you have had some bad experiences with cops and that's too bad for you.

    Right is right and wrong is wrong. Killing someone to get what they have worked hard for is not wrong on all kinds of levels. There are good and bad in every race and profession, but to say that it's good that a life was snuffed out over something so stupid doesn't speak good about you at all.


    Fred Sanford wrote on November 25, 2009 08:42 PM: "I'm comin' Elizabeth"


    yrre wrote on November 25, 2009 06:52 PM: These punks are the lowest form of life on the planet. Pure ghetto garbage!


    Fry em wrote on November 25, 2009 02:40 PM: Typical worthless pieces of garbage. They care nothing of robbing and taking from those who actually have self worth and respect, those who have good families and work hard and appreciate what they have. I'm so sick and tired of this administration and our legal system going soft on individuals such as this. Multiple prior convictions for violent crimes and suspected in other robberies, and here they are walking the streets standing side by side in the grocery store next to our family members. Refresh my memory again why the rest of society should continue to pay the price for trash such as this? Cop or no cop, he was a victim of a bunch of worthless lower than dog waste pieces of trash. He served our country in the military and continued to serve the community at large, now we are burying him today.

    Wake up America, you have become the enablers of letting actions of these criminals become second nature. When is enough enough? Wake up Metro administration, let the police do their jobs in removing garbage like this and maybe we the good citizens of Las Vegas, won't continue to pay the price for your ineptitude and callous disregard.


    M wrote on November 25, 2009 02:19 PM: To Good:
    You have me outraged with your pathetic comment. It doesn't matter if that man was a copy or not, he was murdered in cold blood in his own home. He was off duty, minding his own business. Who do you think you are disrespecting his family in that way? He was a human being, and now his young wife is a widow. Why is it that people like you hate cops so much anyway? Is it because you got too many tickets? Is it because you've been arrested for breaking the law yourself?

    So, let me guess if you are witnessing your mother or father being robbed at gun point, then you witness them being shot, is it you who steps up to save the day or do you call the cops to help your coward A$$?


    ron wrote on November 25, 2009 02:16 PM: "Good" whoever "Good" is, you moron this wasn't a cop they shot, he was a citizen working in his garage, he just happens to be a cop. This could have been you.


    Herb wrote on November 25, 2009 12:55 PM: I agree with Gibbs, C. Don't judge a book by it's cover. I love all non-criminals and am filled with intense hatred towards the criminal element regardless of race. We need less prejudice in this world and a whole lot more hatred towards those who deserve it. You heard me right...we need more hatred.


    Gibbs, C wrote on November 25, 2009 12:12 PM: well i know a couple of these guys...and for JAY to say that "MANY COLLEGE AND NBA TEAMS THAT LOOK JUST LIKE THEM" is one step from being racists. But at the exact same time iI feel sorry for the family of the officer and the family for the suspects.

    I just graduated Navy boot camp and I'm from Las Vegas, luckily for me i never chose to to do most of the things they did. I did something for myself and my future and I just turned 22.

    It just shows that some people who look like THEM actually do positive things in their lives. You shouldn't judge people before you get to know them that considered being PREJUDICE.


    The Four Stooges plus one idiot wrote on November 25, 2009 11:31 AM: These stooges were on TV looking gang tough. Can you imagine three of these stooges LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE!! Hello HUD!!!

    Three not-related losers. But the momma "my boy a good boy" (insert tears of laughter here).

    Wait till prison. What's that Bubba saying "I like my WOMEN in two positions and one of them isn't standing up".

    Their gangs won't be able to protect COP KILLERS.

    They may as well HANG THEMSELVES like that convicted murderer did in Ely prison today.

    Si se puede!!!


    JAY wrote on November 25, 2009 09:48 AM: ........JUST THINK FOLKS, WE GOT FIVE OF THEM OFF THE STREETS FOR GOOD. AFTER LOOKING AT THEIR JAIL PICTURES THE THOUGHT OCCURED TO ME THAT WE NOW SEE MANY COLLEGE AND NBA TEAMS THAT LOOK JUST LIKE THEM. AMERICA.......HAVE WE EVER LOWERED OUR STANDARDS !!!!


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