{"id":329294,"date":"2024-08-31T13:46:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T18:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=329294"},"modified":"2024-08-31T13:46:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T18:46:14","slug":"lvmpd-sergeant-arrested-for-las-vegas-strip-abusive-arrests-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/lvmpd-sergeant-arrested-for-las-vegas-strip-abusive-arrests-report\/","title":{"rendered":"LVMPD Sergeant Arrested for Las Vegas Strip Abusive Arrests \u2013 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department<\/a> officer was arrested on Friday after the LVMPD Internal Affairs Division reportedly investigated questionable arrests apparently targeting tourists on the Las Vegas Strip<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"LVMPD
LVMPD Sgt. Kevin Menon, pictured above. He was arrested after police investigated arrests on the Las Vegas Strip. (Image: LVMPD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LVMPD Sgt. Kevin Menon, 42, was booked on several counts and placed in the Clark County Detention Center.<\/a><\/p>\n

Based on online jail records, he may have been released as of Saturday.<\/p>\n

Initial bail was set at $27K, according to Las Vegas TV station KLAS. He was scheduled to appear in local court on Saturday.<\/p>\n

It appears Menon\u2019s arrest is linked to a larger inquiry where officers collided into individuals who were visiting Las Vegas, KLAS reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That led to a struggle and the tourists then getting arrested, unnamed sources told KLAS.<\/p>\n

Menon reportedly was put on leave in May from the LVMPD and his police powers were suspended after the allegations came to light. He\u2019s still receiving his salary.<\/p>\n

He’s been an LVMPD officer for 10 years. Menon was working as part of the Tourist Safety Division, Convention Center Area Command<\/a>. That command patrols the Las Vegas Strip.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charges Explained<\/h2>\n

He was arrested on several charges. One of the charges against him is a single count of battery on a protected person.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also charged with a single count of oppression under color of office with force, as well as eight counts of oppression under color of office, according to Las Vegas TV station KSNV.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Often, that count is charged if authorities allege an officer unlawfully and maliciously, and under pretense or color of official authority, arrests or detains a person against the person’s will. Also, when the officer injures the person, property, or rights of another person, or commits oppression, according to online sources.<\/p>\n

Menon was also charged with two counts of subornation of perjury<\/a>, according to the report. Subornation of perjury is often charged when someone induces another person to lie under oath, according to online sources.<\/p>\n

If convicted, Menon could face a prison sentence. He’s yet to enter a plea on the charges.<\/p>\n

The LVMPD investigation into the allegations is continuing, according to news reports. No word if other arrests are possible. Nor is it clear how many were victimized in the scheme.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So far, authorities haven\u2019t revealed why the officer or officers participated in the alleged activities.<\/p>\n

Ecstatic About Being Officer<\/h2>\n

Upon getting sworn in as a police officer in 2014 after training, Menon was quoted by KLAS, \u201cIt\u2019s taught me more than I could ever imagine.\u201d<\/p>\n

I feel ecstatic or electrified right now,\u201d he added in the earlier statement. \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely unbelievable.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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