Former Las Vegas police officer up for parole in lady's 1997 killing

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada’s parole board will resolve whether or not a former police officer who’s in jail in reference to the homicide of a girl in 1997 needs to be a free man. A parole listening to is scheduled for Arthur Sewell, 58, on Monday.Sewell, a former Las Vegas Metro police officer, started serving a six to 15-year jail sentence in 2023 after getting into a plea deal for voluntary manslaughter with use of a lethal weapon enhancement.Nadia Iverson, 20, died of a gunshot wound in Might 1997. Her physique was discovered inside a house beneath building in downtown Las Vegas. An investigation revealed that Iverson might have been sexually assaulted.Marie Coker, Iverson’s sister, who lives out of state, instructed the 8 Information Now Investigators shewill attend the listening to to attempt to forestall Sewell’s launch from jail.”Still making the trips on my own finances,” Coker mentioned. “So he gets to see me and my sister. Every chance, I get up there to stand to be a voice for her.”The crime was unsolved till 2018 after the state of Nevada examined decades-old rape kits. Sewell’s DNA was discovered to be a match in Iverson’s killing, police saidWhile Las Vegas Metro police mentioned Iverson was a intercourse employee who struggled with a drug drawback, Iverson’s family members instructed the 8 Information Now Investigators she was not a intercourse employee. Coker mentioned that she had solely been in Las Vegas for a brief interval and had been going by a troublesome time after a failed relationship, and her mom was in a critical automotive accident.In a video obtained by the 8 Information Now Investigators, two chilly case detectives interviewed Sewell and instructed him a gun that he owned was related to the crime scene. For greater than an hour, Sewall denied involvement earlier than admitting to killing Iverson.“I went out with the intention of sexual gratification, and when my .357 went off, it freaked me out and I bolted and panicked,” Sewall instructed the detectives.A Clark County District Court docket choose later decided Sewell’s confession couldn’t be used within the homicide case as a result of detectives stored questioning Sewell with out an lawyer. The choose additionally decided that his Miranda rights have been violated.Months earlier than Iverson was killed, Sewall resigned from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division. He was convicted of abusing his energy as a legislation enforcement officer after he was caught on video exchanging favors for sexual acts.Sewell is serving his time at Ely State Jail. In accordance with jail data, Sewell has used each Sewell and Sewall for his surname.Coker mentioned the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners initially knowledgeable her Sewell could be up for parole in 2026. A sufferer companies coordinator later knowledgeable her this was incorrect, and confirmed a Might 2025 listening to.