Nevada Assembly candidate ID’d as suspect in Las Vegas bank robbery

LAS VEGAS — A Democratic candidate for the Nevada Meeting has been arrested and recognized as a suspect in a financial institution theft Saturday simply exterior of the district she is operating to characterize, in keeping with police and courtroom information.

LaJuana D. Clark, a first-time political candidate vying to unseat Democratic incumbent Selena Torres in Meeting District 3, faces expenses of theft and housebreaking of a enterprise, the information present. District 3 is positioned in Clark County, northwest of the Strip.

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In line with Las Vegas police dispatch logs, the theft occurred round 12:15 p.m. Saturday at a financial institution close to West Craig Highway and North Tenaya Approach. Additional particulars relating to the allegations in opposition to Clark weren’t instantly out there. 

Clark, 47, remained in police custody Sunday at a downtown Las Vegas jail as she awaits her preliminary courtroom look, which is scheduled for later Sunday, the information present. She is being held on $25,000 bail.

An lawyer for Clark was not listed within the courtroom docket as of late Sunday morning.

Little is understood about Clark, who doesn’t seem to have an official marketing campaign web site or any social media accounts selling her bid for the state Meeting.

Rio Lacanlale is the Las Vegas correspondent for the Reno Gazette Journal and the USA At this time Community. Contact her at rlacanlale@gannett.com or on Twitter @riolacanlale. Assist native journalism by subscribing to the RGJ as we speak.