LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The suspected driver within the crash that killed 18-year-old Arbor View Excessive College scholar McKenzie Scott made his first look in courtroom Saturday.
Keenan Jackson, 37, faces felony costs for DUI leading to dying, reckless driving and a misdemeanor for driving with out a legitimate license.
Jackson’s public defender mentioned he moved to Las Vegas in December and not too long ago began a brand new job. The state legal professional acknowledged Jackson’s lack of felony historical past however mentioned he may very well be a hazard to the group and a flight threat.
37-year-old Keenan Jackson faces felony costs for DUI leading to dying, reckless driving and a misdemeanor for driving with out a legitimate license. (KLAS)
Las Vegas Justice Court docket decide Daniel Westmeyer set Jackson’s bail at $500,000.
“If posted, the defendant is to stay out of trouble,” Westmeyer mentioned. “He is not to operate a motor vehicle, and he will be placed on high-level electronic monitoring.”
Scott’s classmates went to courtroom Saturday morning to look at the bail listening to. Considered one of them, Arbor View senior Brayden Boulter, mentioned she was greater than a classmate.
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“There at Arbor View, we’re not just a school, and we’re not even just a community. Over there, we’re a family,” Boulter mentioned. “I mean, anything that happens in each other’s lives, we always try to pick each other up, and a loss like this, it’s like losing a brother or sister, you know?”
18-year-old Arbor View Excessive College scholar McKenzie Scott (Courtesy of Tiffany Reynolds)
Boulter and his classmates are hopeful the authorized course of results in justice. He agrees with the decide’s bail determination. “I think it’s very fair,” Boulter mentioned. “I hope the man, gets through this time and that he finds a piece of himself in that he can make right for what he’s done, and I just pray for everyone in the situation involved, family on both sides.”
Saturday was additionally Arbor View’s promenade and the scholars mentioned it will proceed, however it wouldn’t be the identical.
McKenzie Scott’s mom created a GoFundMe for funeral prices.
