LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The person accused of hitting a Henderson police sergeant with a stolen automotive, leading to a capturing, was arrested on the same cost months earlier however reduce off his ankle monitor within the days after.
A Clark County grand jury indicted Johnathan Gaston, 43, on greater than three dozen costs, Clark County Deputy District Lawyer Michael Dickerson mentioned throughout a listening to Friday.
On Jan. 13, a Henderson police sergeant fired at Gaston 5 instances after Gaston rammed a stolen Jeep into him, dragging the sergeant 65 toes by means of a car parking zone, Dickerson mentioned.
“This was a deliberate act in an attempt to try to kill [the sergeant],” Dickerson mentioned.
The sergeant obtained 11 staples to his head however the extent of his inner accidents remained unknown as of Friday as a result of sure assessments couldn’t be accomplished, Dickerson mentioned.
On the time of the ramming, Gaston was on home arrest on housebreaking and gun costs following his September 2024 arrest in Las Vegas, the 8 Information Now Investigators first reported.
On Sept. 23, Gaston allegedly accelerated a stolen automotive right into a police cruiser, paperwork mentioned. Officers responded to a report of a driver, later recognized as Gaston, sleeping behind the wheel of a working automotive at a gasoline station.
After his arrest, Las Vegas Justice Court docket Professional Temp Decide Decide Lauren Diefenbach set Gaston’s bail at $23,000 throughout an preliminary listening to on Sept. 24. A second professional temp choose later raised the quantity to $25,000 with the stipulation Gaston put on an ankle monitor ought to he submit bail.
Johnathan Gaston, 43, faces costs of tried homicide of a police officer, battery with a lethal weapon and different costs, data mentioned. (KLAS)
“Ultimately, he was able to make the bail that was ordered and get placed onto house arrest on Oct. 7,” Dickerson mentioned. On Oct. 9 — two days later — Gaston allegedly reduce the bracelet, main a 3rd choose to challenge a warrant for his arrest.
“He is not entitled to bail. He should be detained,” Dickerson mentioned earlier than Clark County District Court docket Chief Decide Jerry Wiese denied setting bail.
Gaston’s felony historical past dates again to 2000 in California, Dickerson mentioned. His felony report in Nevada started in 2015, including Gaston was eligible for a “habitual offender” title.
Court docket data spell Gaston’s identify as “Johnathan” and “Jonathan.”
