((amanda ortiz: i think it's wrong. it's wrong because it was what, what is the point of having a body camera if it's only gonna be internal?)) ((amanda officer that's supposed to be there for my safety, or you know what i mean and at that point, i just felt unsafe.)) ((kirsten joyce)) we filed a freedom of information act request to access the video.. which police denied. they say it's part of an open criminal case. but the u-s attorneys said they would not prevent metro from releasing it. ortiz is now suing scavone.. metro, and several other officers.. claiming they victimized her./// ((kirsten joyce)) > metro police officers are dressing up as hearts.. to make sure yours keeps beating. the department is promoting pedestrian and driving safety on some of the most dangerous streets. this is video of an officer crossing boulder highway and sun valley avenue this morning... that stretch on boulder highway claimed the most pedestrian lives last year... 12 people died on that road. (( erin breen: it always comes down to te

((amanda ortiz/alleged victim: you're an officer that's supposed to be there for my safety, or you know what i mean and at that point, i just felt unsafe.)) ((vanessa murphy)) amanda ortiz says former metro police officer richard scavone threw her to the ground, slammed her into a patrol car, and knocked out a couple of her teeth in january of 2015. glass and my face was bleeding all over the place )) ((vanessa murphy)) the 24 year old woman was suspected of working as a prostitute - something she's been arrested for before...and after scavone's stop in this hotel parking lot... which she says turned violent....she was taken into custody. she immediately complained. ((amanda: i felt like it was wrong. i know my rights as citizen.)) ((vanessa murphy)) scavone was fired months later... in january...he was indicted federally for excessive use of force and obstruction of justice for lying on a report.... and ortiz is suing scavone, the department, and other officers at that scene. ((cal potter/attorney: it's unfathomable that an officer wearing a body camera thinks that he can change the fa

((vanessa murphy)) amanda ortiz says former metro police officer richard scavone threw her to the ground, slammed her into a patrol car, and knocked out a couple of her teeth in january of 2015. ((amanda: i seen my face on the glass and my face was bleeding all over the place )) ((vanessa murphy)) the 24 year old woman was suspected of working as a prostitute - something she's been arrested for before...and after scavone's stop in this hotel parking lot... which she says turned violent....she was taken into custody. she immediately complained. ((amanda: i felt like it was wrong. i know my rights as citizen.)) ((vanessa murphy)) scavone was fired months later... in january...he was indicted federally for excessive use of force and obstruction of justice for lying on a report.... and ortiz is suing scavone, the department, and other officers at that scene. ((cal potter/attorney: it's wearing a body camera thinks that he can change the facts.)) ((vaessa murphy)) attorney cal potter is representing ortiz. ((cal: it's like the rodney king case. if there hadn't been video tape, it would have j

((brian loftus)) amanda ortiz says former metro police officer richard scavone beat her up in january of 2015. since she complained, scavone has been fired and indicted federally for excessive use of force and obstruction of justice for lying on a report. ortiz is now suing scavone, the department, and other officers at the scene for monetary compensation for injuries she says she sustained: ((amanda ortiz/claims former officer beat her: nobody's doing anything for me. nobody's helping me with anything. i've been doing everything on my own and i just feel like there should have been more services or something. they say technically i'm a victim but how am i a victim when nobody is reaching to me. i'm reaching out to everybody.)) ((brian loftus)) scavone was wearing a body camera and ortiz says the video helps back up her claims. through freedom of information, and the department refuses to pending criminal case. however, the u-s attorney's office which is now handling the case says it would not prevent metro from releasing the video. ortiz and her attorney both say they want the video

((amanda ortiz/claims former anything for me. nobody's helping me with anything. i've been doing everything on my own and i just feel like there should have been more services or something. they say technically i'm a victim but how am i a victim when nobody is reaching to me. i'm reaching out to everybody.)) ((kirsten joyce)) scavone was wearing a body camera and ortiz says the video helps back up her claims. 8 news now requested the video through freedom of information, and the department refuses to release it right now citing a pending criminal case. office, which is now handling the case, says it would not prevent metro from releasing the video. ortiz and her attorney both say they want the video released to the public./// ((brian loftus)) > metro police are searching for two people...who they say shot and killed a man from inside a parked pickup truck. it happened yesterday afternoon...nea r mcleod and desert inn. police say the victim and another man were arguing... when he opened fire. the victim was taken to the hospital where he died. a woman was also insi

(amanda ortiz) around the neck threw her to the ground; grabbed a.o. by the head and slammed her face onto the hood of his patrol vehicle (twice). scavone's union, the police protective association will represent him to get his job back. and because scavone's alleged crime happened while he was on duty, the union will represent him in court as well. "(huck) there are some officers that you represented that were accused of some pretty bad stuff - chaparian: we have. huck: why represent them? (chaparian) "because due process is a big deal. we all take an oath as police officers, we all uphold a constitution where you're afforded due prcess and we think an officer should not be afforded anything less" mark chaparian, executive director of the police protective association, didn't want to talk about any specific case... but he says the outcomes of the mediations aren't as important as the process, that ensures officers get a fair shake. according to the ppa... over the last 5 years... 32 officers were went to arbitration .. four job back with cases pending

in the lawsuit, amanda vizcarrondo-ortiz claims she suffered permanent face, neck and back injuries during her arrest just over a year ago for littering and loitering for prostitution charges. charges that were later dropped. metro fired the arresting officer, richard scavone in september. scavone was then indicted last month on federal excessive-force and obstruction charges. he plead not guilty, and awaits no one was hurt after a small fire broke out in the baggage claim area of mccarran international airport. the clark county fire department responded to the fire around 3-30 this morning - but the flames had already been put out by fire extinguishers. authorities say the fire was on a carpet - and caused by an electrical cord that shorted in an area of the terminal one baggage claim that has been closed off to the public for floor replacement. no operations at the airport were disrupted. a former charter school music teacher has been arrested in connection to a lewdness investigation - dating back to 2012. william crawford - who is now 49 - is accused of having inappropriate physical co

in the lawsuit, amanda vizcarrondo-ortiz claims she suffered permanent face, neck and back injuries during her arrest just over a year ago for littering and loitering for prostitution charges. charges that were later dropped. metro fired the arresting officer, scavone was then indicted last month on federal excessive-force and obstruction charges. he plead not guilty, and awaits trial. the nevada d-m-v is putting more money into a virtual line system .. the same one blamed for long wait times last summer. the state board of examiners voted to expand a five-year contract with vendor "q-less" by about 300- thousand dollars - to more than 800-thousand. the dmv last summer blamed the system's remote check-in option for long wait times - saying people who checked in from home and didn't show up made lines worse. the company disputed the theory. the dmv scaled back the service but rolled out what it called an improved version a few months later. a couple's risque ride on the worlds tallest observation wheel ended up at the clark county detention center. fox 5's miguel martinez-valle joins us now

ortiz is accused of hitting, sergeant marcy pierce was at the orange county courthouse as ortiz appeared today. amanda castro was also there and she joins us now. coming face to face with the judge and sergeant marcy pierce, four days after the orange county sheriff's office says he deliberately ran over the deputy in a stolen car. >> he could have killed me. >> ortiz is facing charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer. the sheriff's office says pierce was serving a warrant on burglary-related charges friday morning. that's when investigators tell news 6 ortiz ran her over, causing serious injuries to her head, back, hand and foot. he turned himself in to authorities monday. the teen's mother was also in court today. she refused to talk to us. >> no comment. >> do you have anything to say to sergeant pierce? >> pierce in tears as she left the courtroom, walking on crutches and surrounded by deputies. still in a lot of pain. she's thanking her family, friends, and the community she serves for all of their support. >> i strive really hard to take i do my best. >> th

the california woman, amanda vizcarrondo- ortiz, is seeking at least 225- thousand dollars in damages... saying she suffered permanent face, neck and back injuries. the lawsuit was filed against richard scavone and his partner for the january 2015 incident. scavone was arresting her on littering and loitering for prostitution charges.... which were later dropped. he allegedly beat her during the arrest... while wearing a body camera. and has pleaded not guilty to federal excessive force and obstruction charges. he will stand trial march 22nd./// ((brian loftus)) > an inmate accidentally released from an l-a jail was recaptured in boulder city last night. the murder suspect-- steven lawrence wright-- was mistakenly released last month.. while awaiting trial in a gang killing. he was taken into custody without incident and is now being held in nevada, pending an extradition hearing./// ((kirsten joyce)) > new at 6am... the nevada dmv is requesting more money for a virtual line system... that it blamed for long wait times last summer. today, the state board of examiners will consider whe

amanda: sherrif demings said ortiz turned 16 this weekend. he would not speculate as to why oritz waited to turn himself in. it' s possible the teen or his family saw the video of sgt. pearce and that may have moved him to surrender. coming up on wesh two news at 5:00, i' ll bring you some of that interview with sergeant pearce and have more on the charges ortiz now faces, as well as what the sheriff had to say about whether he' ll be charged as a an adult. live in orange county, amanda ober, wesh 2 news. meredith: investigators find the body of a 13-year-old girl, and her father inside their merritt island home. agents aren' girl died, but think the dad committed suicide. wesh 2' s dan billow is at the home on indian street. dan, what do we know about the family? dan: we know they were very well liked by their neighbors, and the neighbors noticed something strange that the car had not moved from the driveway in some days, and the father had not been seen. >> we heard the fire trucks and the ambulance and they came out and said, what is going

the california woman, amanda vizcarrondo- ortiz, is seeking saying she suffered permanent face, neck and back injuries. the lawsuit was filed against richard scavone and his partner for the january 2015 incident. scavone was arresting her on littering and loitering for prostitution charges.... which were later dropped. he allegedly beat her during the arrest... while wearing a body camera. scavone was fired this past september... and has pleaded not guilty to federal excessive force and he will stand trial march 22nd./// ((brian loftus)) > the nevada dmv is requesting more money for a virtual line system... that it blamed for long wait times last summer. today, the state board of examiners will consider whether to expand a 5- year contract with vendor, q-less. the cost would increase from 300- thousand to more than 800- thousand dollars. this company is the one who offers 'dash pass' ... the same program the dmv dropped. transportation leaders said no- shows increased overall wait times, however, the company said the fault was dmv understaffing. the dmv then rolled out an improved ve

news 6 reporter amanda castro spoke with the sergeant today and joins us live. first, what happened with ortiz today? >> reporter: well, ortiz will spend at least 30 days in jail. during that time, the state is supposed to look over all of the evidence to see if it could charge him as an adult. sergeant pierce had nothing to say to the teen who she saw for the first time today since investigators say he ran her over last week. >> i was on the car and he was going fast. >> reporter: sergeant marcy pierce, walking into court on crutches, some stitches just removed but still in a lot of pain. accused of running her over in court this afternoon. >> reporter: the 15-year-old is charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer. the orange county sheriff's office says pierce was serving a warrant friday morning. that's when investigators say ortiz deliberately ran a deputy over in a stolen car. he was on the run for days. until he turned himself in to authorities on monday. >> he tried to kill me. >> reporter: ortiz's mother also in court. she refused to talk to us. >

ortiz locked up for 30 days. they'll use that time to figure out if they have enough evidence to charge him as an adult. >> see how emotional she was being in court today. amanda castro reporting live for us. thank you. >> also developing right now, president obama keeps a campaign promise. he outlined his plans today to shut down guantanamo bay in cuba. >> congress took steps to make sure the president has to go but first, president obama says he does not think the center is working anymore. >> president obama announced his proposal to fulfill a campaign promise and close the detention facility. there are none of them still held at gitmo. the remaining would be moved to a facility here in the u.s. the administration is looking at 13 different locations, including existing prisons in south carolina, kansas and colorado. he says the move will save the country millions of dollars. >> the defense department estimates this plan, compared to keeping guantanamo open, would lower costs by up to $85 million a year. over 10 years, it would generate savings of more than $300 million. over 20 years, the savings would be up to $1.7 billion. >> it will take a one-time cost