Washington State police officer Tyler Steffins, pictured above. He passed away last month after getting stabbed on the Las Vegas Strip. (Image: Edmonds, Washington Police Department)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhen police arrived at the crime scene, Allen allegedly had a knife in his hand. Upon seeing an officer, Allen allegedly tossed the knife into the Statue of Liberty fountain in front of New York\u2013New York, reported KLAS<\/em>, a local television station. The weapon was later found and was described as a hunting knife with a six-inch blade.<\/p>\nTo avoid the police, Allen allegedly ran down a stairway. He then fled toward New York-New York. A short time later, he was apprehended by officers, police said.<\/p>\n
He is charged with open murder using a deadly weapon connected with the homicide. If convicted, he could face many years in prison.<\/p>\n
Prior Crimes<\/h2>\n
Last September, Allen was arrested for allegedly threatening a Fashion Show mall security officer with a knife, the Review-Journal<\/em> said. In November, he also allegedly stabbed a man in an alley between the Royal Casino Hotel and Harrah\u2019s Las Vegas near the Strip.<\/p>\nThe victim in that attack was given staples to his head, 16 stitches to his right arm, and five stitches to his left arm, according to the Review-Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\nAllen was believed to be homeless, KLAS<\/em> said. He sometimes would show up on the Strip with a pit bull. It had pink toenails. Tourists liked to photograph it, KLAS<\/em> adds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Freddy Allen, accused of last month\u2019s deadly knifing of an off-duty police officer on the Las Vegas Strip, finally appeared in court Monday. Two scheduled court appearances were canceled last week. In one instance, Allen, 58, of uncertain address, was too disruptive at the Clark County Detention Center to be transported to the courthouse, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":208072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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