Las Vegas Metro Sheriff Kevin McMahill is defying a Justice Court judge’s order to release Joshua Sanchez-Lopez, a repeat offender who has been arrested 35 times.
News3LV reported that Sanchez-Lopez is currently “accused of grand larceny of a car.” Judge Eric Goodman ordered his release but Sheriff McMahill and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) “filed an emergency motion to stay the order.”
Attorneys for the LVMPD have now filed with the Nevada Supreme Court asking them to intervene to prevent Sanchez-Lopez’s release.
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) voiced support for the LVMPD’s efforts:
The Daily Mail noted that Sanchez-Lopez’s criminal history includes “prison time for drug and involuntary manslaughter charges.”
Mike Dickerson, the assistant counsel for the LVMPD, said, “We have to take a look at [this] and say, ‘Is this somebody who our electronic supervision program can monitor safely in the community?'”
He added, “This is an issue of public safety.”
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