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Nevada teen charged in death of retired police chief found unfit to stand trial

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One of two teenagers charged in the death of a retired police chief who they allegedly ran over as he was bicycling on a Las Vegas road has been found unfit to stand trial. 

Jesus Ayala, now 19, has been moved from jail to a secure Nevada psychiatric facility for evaluation, treatment and possible trial if he is found competent, according to cover records. The commitment order suspends criminal charges against him.

Fox News Digital has reached out to his public defense attorney, David Westbrook.

TEEN DRIVER APPEARS TO INTENTIONALLY HIT, KILL RETIRED POLICE CHIEF IN VIRAL VIDEO

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Jesus Ayala, left, and Jzamir Keys are accused of murder for intentionally mowing down retired police chief Andreas Probst who was riding his bicycle in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department )

Ayala and Jzamir Keys, then 16, pleaded not guilty last year to murder and other charges in the death of Andreas “Andy” Probst, 64, a retired former police chief in the Los Angeles suburb of Bell.

Probst was riding his bicycle in August 2023, when video showed he was struck from behind by the driver of an alleged stolen car and left fatally injured on the side of the road.

In the video of the hit-and-run, the driver asks, “Ready?” as the giggling passenger records the collision on his iPhone.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah, hit his a–,” he tells the driver, who then veers the Hyundai Elantra into the bike lane behind Probst, who is wearing a red shirt and shorts as he pedals.

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TEEN BRAGS HE’LL GET ‘SLAP ON THE WRIST’ FOR KILLING EX-POLICE CHIEF IN HIT-AND-RUN

Retired California police chief Andreas Probst was killed Aug. 14, 2023, in Las Vegas, in an intentional hit-and-run, according to police.  (Facebook)

The passenger turns, points his iPhone out the window and records Probst rolling to a stop on the side of the road.

“Damn, that n—- got knocked out!” the passenger says in the 31-second clip.  

“Oh, s—, we need to get out of here,” the panicked driver replies as he steps on the gas.

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Probst was taken to a hospital where he died. Police arrested Ayala later that same day, and he allegedly bragged that he would get off easily as a juvenile. 

“I’ll be out in thirty days,” he was allegedly captured saying on an officer’s body camera.

The officer replied, “You might be out of juvie in thirty days and moved to an adult jail, because that’s how bad it is.”

Andreas Probst with his wife, Crystal, and their two children. The former California police chief was killed Aug. 14, 2023, in Las Vegas, in a hit-and-run. (Facebook)

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The incident report noted that Ayala showed no remorse for the man’s death. “It’s just a, f——, ah, hit-and-run. Slap on the wrist,” the teen flippantly told the officer. 

Keys was arrested days later after he shared the sick footage with friends on Instagram, and the video started circulating at his local high school.

Fox News Digital’s Rebecca Rosenberg as well as The Associated Press contributed to this report. 



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Nevada, national leaders speak on Middle East conflict

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As the Middle East conflict continues, politicians across the country are sharing their views on the situation.

On Sunday, Senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) paid a visit to Reno for a Democratic campaign fundraiser at the Neil Road Recreation Center.

At the event, he criticized the Trump administration’s actions.

“I think the president went into this conflict without having a strategic goal. Without having a plan and without having the timeline and what happens then is you don’t have a way to exit a conflict, so I’m really concerned about putting more Americans’ lives at risk with no explanation as to why,” said Kelly.

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Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo recently released a statement on the Iran attacks.

“Iran has long been a threat to the United States, Israel, and any hope of peace in the Middle East. They must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon,” Lombardo said. “Right now, my priority is the safety of all Nevadans. Increased police presence may be seen at certain locations as we continue to monitor and synchronize with partners as the situation evolves.”

And prices at the pump are skyrocketing here in northern Nevada, and around the country. It’s partially due to traffic stalling in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, which controls roughly 20% of the world’s oil supplies.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright aimed to ease concerns over rising costs.

“The world is very well supplied with oil right now. The United States is a net oil exporter, we’re a net natural gas exporter… We’re communicating with our allies abroad. The oil is there,” Wright said.

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But Senator Kelly says gas prices could keep rising.

“This war in Iran is gonna drive up energy costs. Gasoline prices are gonna go up. Just driving down the road here, I noticed it was about $4.50 a gallon for a gallon of gasoline,” Kelly said.



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