{"id":308139,"date":"2024-01-25T19:27:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T01:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=308139"},"modified":"2024-01-27T11:12:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T17:12:46","slug":"four-teens-accused-in-brutal-killing-of-las-vegas-student-plead-not-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/four-teens-accused-in-brutal-killing-of-las-vegas-student-plead-not-guilty\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Teens Accused In Murder of Las Vegas Student Plead Not Guilty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost half of the teenagers<\/a> who allegedly beat and stomped on a defenseless 17-year-old Las Vegas boy entered not guilty pleas on Thursday. They are accused of killing Jonathan Lewis<\/a>. The teen was brutally attacked in an alley near Rancho High School on Nov. 1, 2023.<\/p>\n

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Four teenagers appear in court on murder charges. Each pleaded not guilty. (Image: KVVU<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cases against four of the nine young defendants will head to trial, according to Las Vegas TV station KLAS. <\/em>The defendants are Damien Hernandez, 18, Dontral Beaver, 16, Gianni Robinson, 17, and Treavion Randolph, 16. Each is charged with second-degree murder and conspiracy after a jury handed down indictments last week.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Clark County District Judge Tierra Jones scheduled April 1 as the trial date for Beaver and Robinson. Trial dates have yet to be set for Randolph and Hernandez.<\/p>\n

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Lawyers representing the accused teens claim they were acting in self-defense<\/a>. Lewis hurled the first punch, which started the brawl, and another boy who sided with Lewis had a knife in his possession, the defendants\u2019 legal team maintains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

There are five other juveniles also facing charges in the killing. Prosecutors want them tried as adults<\/a>. A 10th<\/sup> suspect has yet to be arrested.<\/p>\n

Fight Started Over Headphones<\/h2>\n

The fatal beating began over stolen wireless headphones and possibly a vape pen, according to KLAS. A mob of teens stole the items from a younger kid and threw them into a trash can, USA Today<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

A person contacted 911 after the boy suffered severe head injuries, and a school nurse tried to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him.<\/p>\n

There is bleeding on his head, he has a bump on his head and [he was] scratched on his elbows<\/strong>,\u201d the caller told authorities. \u201cHe’s bleeding from his nose, and his face is turning blue.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lewis was rushed to University Medical Center, where he was placed on life support. He died a week after the attack. An autopsy<\/a> by the Clark County coroner\u2019s office revealed Lewis died from blunt-force trauma, which led to his death being ruled a homicide.<\/p>\n

Lewis chose to defend his smaller friend and soon was attacked.<\/p>\n

Victim Was a Hero<\/h2>\n

The victim\u2019s father, Jonathan Lewis Sr., told USA Today<\/em>, \u201cJonathan just wanted to protect his friend. He\u2019s a hero.\u201d<\/p>\n

We all must be held accountable for our choices,\u201d Lewis Sr. said in a statement to KLAS. \u201cActually recognizing why, at this age, our children chose violence, the root cause, the terror of constant resource conflict and dependence on a broken system and actually building our own self-regulated wealth and health is a huge part of justice for me as a father too.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An online GoFundMe<\/a> fundraiser for the victim and his family has currently raised $136,505.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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