Las Vegas homicide defendant hospitalized after police say they discover lady lifeless in his automobile; misses court docket date

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A person accused of bolting from police and inflicting a automobile crash in east Las Vegas Sunday morning – after which police discovered his girlfriend lifeless from gunshot wounds within the entrance seat of a Ford Mustang – was within the hospital and unable to attend his first Justice Court docket listening to Monday, a choose mentioned.

Julio Machado Vasquez, 24, faces a cost of open homicide with a lethal weapon and is because of seem in Las Vegas Justice Court docket on Wednesday.

“I did find probable cause for the arrest as to all of the charges,” Amy Ferreiria, the Justice Court docket listening to grasp, mentioned in Vasquez’s absence.  Vasquez can be charged with disobeying a peace officer, leading to lethal or bodily hurt. 

Julio Machado Vasquez, 24, faces a cost of open homicide with a lethal weapon and is because of seem in Las Vegas Justice Court docket on Wednesday. (KLAS)

Police say they obtained a name on Sunday morning from somebody who mentioned a pal shot his girlfriend. Given Vasquez’s description, police mentioned they tried to tug him over in site visitors however, Vasquez took off and triggered a multi-car crash close to the intersection of east Charleston Boulevard and north Pecos Street. Police mentioned Vasquez went to the hospital after the crash and his ensuing arrest.

Emergency personnel pronounced the girl, who can be recognized by the Clark County Coroner, discovered lifeless on the scene inside Vasquez’s automobile, police mentioned.

A person accused of bolting from police and inflicting a automobile crash in east Las Vegas Sunday morning – after which police discovered his girlfriend lifeless from gunshot wounds within the entrance seat of a Ford Mustang – was within the hospital and unable to attend his first Justice Court docket listening to Monday, a choose mentioned. (KLAS)

Vasquez’s mother and father and several other different relations had been current within the listening to room on the Regional Justice Middle. They declined an in-person request for an interview exterior of the courthouse Monday.

Public information point out Vasquez is within the custody of the Clark County Detention Middle, being held on no bail on the open homicide cost and $20,000 on the second cost.