((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 facts.)) ((vanessa 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 just been another beating and so you have a situation here where this young lady was beaten for not committing any type of offense was unlawful.)) ((vanessa: have you seen the video? cal: no, i have not.)) ((vanessa murphy)) ortiz says she was able to view the video once after her complaint at police headquarters.... 8 news now requested the video through freedom of information and we received this letter....from sheriff joseph lombardo: denied. the reason - an open criminal case. but a spokeswoman for the u-s attorney said the of

((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 just been another beating and so you have a situation here where this young lady was beaten for not committing any type of offense and not doing anything ah that was unlawful.)) ((vanessa: have you seen the video? cal: no, i have not.)) ((vanessa murphy)) ortiz says she was able to view the video once after her complaint at police headquarters.... 8 news now requested the video through freedom of information and we received this letter....from sheriff joseph lombardo: denied. the reason - an open criminal case. but a spokeswoman for the u-s attorney said the o

(huck) and richard scavone? yes" to be fair, fired officers have returned to their jobs with no problem at all. and the union won't represent officers convicted of felonies but with relations between some departments and segments of the communities they serve badly damaged.. metro's command says it needs to have the discretion to weed out problem officers regardless of whether they are convicted, regardless of how small a minority they are on the force. metro wants to maintain public trust; kelly ryan says in burt's case.. they should be more concerned about the public's welfare. huck: in your opinion, is james burt a threat to public safety? yes, he needs help, he needs help on how to address that rage and anger and how to cope with it. does he need to be absolutely not. we reached out to james burt... he hung up on us. he faces four felony counts .. including kidnapping and his next court for a preliminary hearing. as for kelly ryan.. she says she wants women to know there are resources for them if they are in

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 teh pedestrian, whether they are doing everything right or not it's always literally up to them because they are the ones with the most at risk. i have never seen a case where a pedestrian has killed a driver it is always the other way around. no matter whose fault it is, someone dies and someone is left with the responsibility and it is always the pedestrian who dies, and the driver who is left- whether it is their fault or not- you don't take a life, without it effecting your life for the rest of your life )) ((kirsten

((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 inside the truck at the time. police say this may have been a dispute over money and that the people knew each other. if you have any information... call crime stoppers./// ((sherry swensk)) > southern nevada could be getting some drought relief...come spring. the above- average snowfall in the rocky mountains this season... should m

the incident was captured on officer scavone's body camera. scavone was fired in september, and is pleading not guilty. a former music school teacher is accused of lewdness with two students, and is now facing charges. north las vegas police arrested william crawford, who used to teach at somerset academy's centennial parkway campus. investigators say allegations against crawford first started in october 2012... but weren't reported to police until june 2014. claimed crawford physical contact with two 12-year- crawford was arrested yesterday. somerset academy released this statement about the arrest: "during his very brief employment with somerset academy of las vegas and at the time his employment ended, the school was claims against mr. crawford or any police investigation. at this time our thoughts are with those who have these unfortunate circumstances." the couple accused in a young father's death appeared in court today. a lawyer argued the woman charged in the case shouldn't be in jail, because she has a four week old baby. but the judg

scavone was fired by metro in september. the four remaining protesters at that wildlife refuge in oregon say they have no plans of leaving. the occupiers have been posting videos on their youtube page with their new demands for police. they want all charges against them dropped, and ammon bundy from jail. they say the electricity to the compound has been shut off, and the fbi confiscated their phones. (david fry, oregon wildlife refuge occupier) "they took away all of our smartphones and gave us this flip phone that doesn't even have a speaker." the group says they are using generators now for power. governor sandoval is taking action... on the intense battle that's been going on between solar customers and the public utilities commission. he's asking an energy task force to look into the solar rate changes made by the p-u-c late last year. the public utilities commission implements policies, but they can't creat them. the goal of the task force would be to make policy reccommendations for lawmakers before the legislative se

((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

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 contact with two 12-year- old female students while he was employed as a music teacher at somerset academy's centennial parkway campus. two weeks ago - detectives obtained a warrant for

scavone was fired by metro in september... and indicted by a grand jury in january for allegedly roughing up a suspected prostitute. the u-s attorney's office is prosecuting the case and told us they would not prevent metro from releasing the video./// ((dave courvoisier)) > all-new tonight... los angeles prosecutors have filed criminal charges against the southern nevada gas company for delayed reporting of that massive methane gas leak. the leak has been out of control a criminal complaint filed today charges the company with four misdemeanor counts. if convicted, it could be fined up to 25- thousand dollars for each of the three days it didn't notify the state of the leak... along with one-thousand dollars per day for air pollution violations./// ((dave courvoisier)) > also new tonight... michigan's governor will propose 30- million dollars in state funding to help pay the water bills of flint residents. the city's water supply is contaminated with lead after a switch was made to a new source. lawmakers will have to approve

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the entire incident was caught on scavone's body camera... but metro police have denied all our requests for the video. he has pleaded not guilty.. and has a trial scheduled for march./// ((paul joncich)) > the brand new westgate sportsbook celebrated it's offcial grnad opening today. a ribbon cutting and champagne toast was held to kick off the newly- renovated race and sports book. mayor carolyn goodman, oscar goodman and commissioner larry brown were all on hand for the ceremonies.. along with westgate owner david siegel. we talked with the sportsbook director jay kornegay... he says you won't see anything else like it in the world: (( jay kornegay, westgate superbookthe superbook has always been the world's largest the most technically advanced sportsbook in the world. we installed a 240 foot, 20 foot high led video wall which now stands as the largest in the world. it just doesn't get any better than that )) ((paul joncich)) the newly renovated 25,000 square foot superbook is home to nevada's largest sports betting menu./// ((denise vald

scavone was fired by metro in september. the four remaining protesters at that wildlife refuge in oregon say they have no plans of leaving. the occupiers have been posting videos on their youtube page with their new demands for police. they want all charges against them dropped, and ammon bundy and his supporters released from jail. they say the electricity to the compound has been shut off, and the fbi confiscated their phones. (david fry, oregon wildlife refuge occupier) "they took away all of our smartphones and gave us this flip phone that doesn't even have a speaker." the group says they are using generators now for power. action... on the intense battle that's been going on between solar customers and the public he's asking an energy task force to look into the solar rate changes made by the p-u-c late last year. the public utilities commission implements policies, but they the goal of the task force would be to make policy reccommendations for lawmakers before the legislative session. taxi companies are challenging th

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 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 lead

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 near the high-roller with all the lurid details. two vegas tourists got a little too intimate on the high roller, they thought they were in private... but as they soon learned, what happens in vegas doesnt always stay in

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 version of a virtual wait line a few months later./// ((brian loftus)) > the p-u-c they were supposed to get together yesterday.. to discus grandfathering in solar customers.. who were on the old net- metering rate. in december.. the p-u-c approved a 40 percent rate hike for residential solar. this prompted solar companies to lay off