{"id":234472,"date":"2022-09-28T12:59:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T17:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=234472"},"modified":"2022-09-30T04:24:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T09:24:35","slug":"luxor-casino-bomber-escaped-days-before-prison-guards-discovered-him-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/luxor-casino-bomber-escaped-days-before-prison-guards-discovered-him-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxor Casino Bomber Escaped Four Days Before Prison Guards Discovered Him Missing"},"content":{"rendered":"

A convicted murderer was reported missing from Southern Desert Correctional Center in Indian Springs, Nev. on Tuesday, four days after he apparently escaped the facility. Porfirio Duarte-Herrera<\/a>, who was sentenced to life in connection with a fatal 2007 bombing at the Luxor in Las Vegas, remains on the loose and should be considered \u201cdangerous,\u201d corrections officials warned.<\/p>\n

\"Porfirio
Porfirio Duarte-Herrera, right, pictured above. He escaped from the Southern Desert Correctional Center and remains missing. (Image: Pop Culturely<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prison guards realized Duarte-Herrara was missing as of Tuesday morning. But on Tuesday evening, the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) revealed that he had actually escaped the facility on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

Initial NDOC statements suggested Duarte-Herrara fled the prison sometime before 7 a.m. Tuesday. At 1 p.m. Tuesday, officials announced he was on the loose. No details were released by prison officials as to how he left the secure facility.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duarte-Herrera, 42, apparently left some kind of cardboard dummy in his prison cell on Friday to mislead guards, KLAS<\/em>, a local TV station, reported.<\/p>\n

The US Marshal\u2019s Service and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department remain on the watch for the missing inmate, according to news reports. Duarte-Herrera is 5 feet, 4-inches tall, weighs 135 pounds, and has brown eyes and brown hair.<\/p>\n

Duarte-Herrara was incarcerated in 2010 with no chance for parole after being convicted of a fatal 2007 bombing at the Luxor.<\/p>\n

Governor Demands Accountability<\/h2>\n

News of the escape and the reporting delay raised the ire of Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (R).<\/p>\n

This is unacceptable,\u201d<\/strong> Sisolak said in a statement released late Tuesday. “This kind of security lapse cannot be permitted and those responsible will be held accountable,\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He ordered the NDOC to undertake an investigation into the escape \u201cas quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

The prison is about 45 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Some residents who live about 10 miles from Southern Desert appeared concerned.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so many kids around here that just run around and play. There\u2019s so many empty trailers,\u201d resident William Tilghmen told KLAS<\/em>. “There\u2019s really no police presence out here, so it\u2019s a perfect place for him to hide out however long he wants.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pipe Bomb Murder Plot<\/h2>\n

In 2010, Duarte-Herrera and a second defendant, Omar Rueda-Denvers<\/a>, were convicted for the death of Willebaldo Dorantes Antonio. He was killed after a pipe bomb exploded on the Luxor Hotel & Casino\u2019s<\/a> parking garage roof.<\/p>\n

After their trial, Duarte-Herrera and Rueda-Denvers were found guilty of murder by use of a deadly weapon and attempted murder by use of a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n

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The bomb was hidden in a coffee cup that was placed on top of the victim\u2019s car, the Las Vegas Sun<\/em> said. The bomb had a motion-activated trigger that was activated when Dorantes Antonio picked up the cup, authorities revealed. He was unaware the explosive device was inside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dorantes Antonio\u2019s right hand was seriously injured from the explosion. A piece of metal also got lodged in his head, the Sun<\/em> reported. His then-girlfriend, Caren Chali, was standing near the car at the time but wasn’t hurt in the explosion.<\/p>\n

Chali was Rueda-Denvers\u2019 former girlfriend. The two had a daughter together, reports said. Rueda-Denvers was jealous of the new relationship between her and Dorantes Antonio, prosecutors revealed during the trial.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors sought the death penalty for the two defendants, but both got life sentences without any chance of parole.<\/p>\n

In 2019, a federal judge granted Rueda-Denvers a new trial because of improper court procedures. In a retrial last year, he was convicted of murder, attempted murder, and other charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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