Nevada
Former Nevada State Senator Pat Spearman’s son killed in North Las Vegas casino shooting
The son of a former Nevada State senator was murdered in a shooting at a Las Vegas-area casino before the alleged teen killer carjacked several drivers and led police on a chase through the streets of Sin City.
Na’Onche Osborne, 23, was mortally wounded inside a garage at the Aliante Casino & Hotel in North Las Vegas, 18 miles north of the famed Las Vegas Strip, early Thursday.
Osborne, the adopted son of former Democrat Senator Pat Spearman, died from multiple gunshot wounds, the Clark County Coroner’s Office announced Saturday, according to KTNV.
“It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Senator Spearman’s beloved son. This is an unimaginable loss for the Senator and their family, and they are heartbroken,” Spearman’s family said in a statement to the outlet.
“During this difficult time, the Senator and their family ask for privacy as they grieve and support one another. They are deeply grateful for the outpouring of love, prayers, and condolences from friends, colleagues, and the community.”
The suspected killer, identified as Aerion Warmsley, fled the resort before he crashed his car near Interstate 15 and Spring Mountain Road, close to Trump International Hotel Las Vegas.
The 19-year-old allegedly carjacked three vehicles on the roadway and led police on a chase around the city, reaching speeds up to 105 mph, the outlet reported.
During the chase, Warmsley crashed into a bus stop, critically injuring a mother of four.
He also allegedly struck at least one other pedestrian during the crash.
Warmsley was arrested and charged with felony murder with a deadly weapon and robbery, according to court records viewed by The Post.
He is being held at the North Las Vegas Community Correction Center, jail records show.
Police did not provide a motive behind the deadly shooting.
North Las Vegas Mayor Pamela Goynes-Brown gave her annual State of the City address at the Aliante hours after the murder.
Spearman was defeated by Goynes-Brown during the 2022 mayoral race despite being endorsed by former Vice President Kamala Harris.
The 70-year-old former politician says she adopted Osborne as a teen to “show him a better life.”
“I knew raising him would be a challenge because he was a child who had witnessed violence early in his life, and he would need a strong, loving and supportive home to grow up in,” Spearman said in 2022 after Osborne shot her nephew during a dispute inside the senator’s home.
Osborne shot and wounded his cousin after being confronted for blowing marijuana smoke into the face of a child, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
The then-21-year-old was charged with attempted murder and battery in the shooting of his cousin.
He pleaded guilty to battery with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon, court records indicate.
Spearman says she was left “rattled to the core” by the shooting.
“Na’Onche made a very poor decision and he’ll have to face the consequences,” Spearman told reporters during the height of her failed mayoral campaign. “As a mother, I support the justice system and my son. It is with a heavy heart that my family is impacted by gun violence.”
Spearman was first elected to the state senate in 2012, successfully running for reelection twice before she reached her term limit in February.
In her final term, which began on Feb. 6, 2023, Spearman served as the president pro tempore of the legislative body.
She ran a failed campaign for a US Congress seat in 2020.
Spearman served 29 years in the Military Police Corps of the US Army, retiring in 2007 as a lieutenant colonel.
With Post wires
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — An offender within the Nevada Department of Corrections system has died from a stabbing, officials said.
According to a press release from NDOC, Dylan Walters, 33, died at University Medical Center on Oct. 27. He was serving 16 to 40 months at High Desert State Prison for attempted grand larceny.
Officials said he came to NDOC on April 18 last year from Clark County. According to the coroner, he died from multiple stab wounds, and his manner of death was ruled as a homicide.
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Nevada attorney general joins multi-state lawsuit over SNAP benefit cuts during government shutdown
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced Tuesday he is joining a multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration over cuts to federal food assistance benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown.
As the shutdown enters its fourth week, approximately 500,000 Nevadans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, face uncertainty about their November benefits. Our state typically receives around $90 million per month in federal SNAP funding.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says on their website that SNAP benefits will not be distributed starting Nov. 1, stating “the well has run dry” and pointing to Senate Democrats as the reason for the shutdown. Nationally, SNAP helps approximately 42 million Americans.
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However, attorneys general from 23 states and the District of Columbia argue the USDA is making a “deliberate” decision to withhold contingency funds that exist for exactly this scenario.
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“The Trump Administration’s choice to cut SNAP benefits is not only a deliberate, cruel and extraordinarily harmful decision, it is unlawful. And the reason it cites — the ongoing federal government shutdown — is inadequate,” Ford said in a news release.
In an agency memo obtained by Scripps News, the USDA says they are saving more than $5 billion in contingency funds for more immediate emergencies like “hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods, that can come on quickly and without notice.” Further, the agency says the appropriations for regular monthly benefits do not exist anymore due to the shutdown, and they will not reimburse states who try providing benefits themselves.
“Contingency funds exist for this exact scenario, yet the USDA has decided to abdicate its responsibility to Nevadans and refused to fund SNAP benefits. I understand the stress of not knowing where your next meal is coming from, because I’ve lived it. I don’t wish that stress on any Nevadan, and I’ll fight to be sure nobody in our state goes hungry. I urge Governor Lombardo to do the same and to work with his party and President Trump to ensure that Nevadans receive their SNAP benefits,” Ford continued.
Gov. Joe Lombardo has urged the federal government to end their standstill, citing its harmful effects on Nevada in letters sent our federal delegation, specifically over SNAP.
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