LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A grand jury listening to was held on Wednesday, July 16, concerning an animal cruelty case out of east Las Vegas.
Kevin Hoskins, 34, is accused of taking pictures and killing a canine inside its kennel in April. The taking pictures came about close to East Bonanza Street and North Sloan Lane, and Hoskins faces each animal abuse and gun-related expenses, data confirmed.
Court docket data reveal a number of relations had been residing inside the house with him on the time, together with his sister, her accomplice, and several other of their youngsters.
A few of them testified in the course of the July listening to. One man, who resided within the dwelling, mentioned Hoskins is his fiancée’s brother and claims they had been ingesting Coronas earlier than the incident. Later, he claims to have heard at the very least 13 photographs fired, adopted by his fiancée screaming “Stop, stop– you’re killing him.”
Hoskins claims the canine bit him first. His sister, who testified, mentioned she did discover Hoskin’s finger was injured, which was odd to her, because the canine had by no means bitten any of her youngsters and even slept with them.
Kevin Hoskins, 34, is accused of taking pictures and killing a canine inside its kennel. The taking pictures came about close to East Bonanza Street and North Sloan Lane, and Hoskins faces each animal abuse and gun-related expenses, data confirmed. (LVMPD)
Kevin Hoskins, 34, is accused of taking pictures and killing a canine inside its kennel. The taking pictures came about close to East Bonanza Street and North Sloan Lane, and Hoskins faces each animal abuse and gun-related expenses, data confirmed. (LVMPD)
Kevin Hoskins, 34, is accused of taking pictures and killing a canine inside its kennel. The taking pictures came about close to East Bonanza Street and North Sloan Lane, and Hoskins faces each animal abuse and gun-related expenses, data confirmed. (LVMPD)
Kevin Hoskins, 34, is accused of taking pictures and killing a canine inside its kennel. The taking pictures came about close to East Bonanza Street and North Sloan Lane, and Hoskins faces each animal abuse and gun-related expenses, data confirmed. (LVMPD)
Kevin Hoskins, 34, is accused of taking pictures and killing a canine inside its kennel. The taking pictures came about close to East Bonanza Street and North Sloan Lane, and Hoskins faces each animal abuse and gun-related expenses, data confirmed. (LVMPD)
Kevin Hoskins, 34, is accused of taking pictures and killing a canine inside its kennel. The taking pictures came about close to East Bonanza Street and North Sloan Lane, and Hoskins faces each animal abuse and gun-related expenses, data confirmed. (LVMPD)
Kevin Hoskins, 34, is accused of taking pictures and killing a canine inside its kennel. The taking pictures came about close to East Bonanza Street and North Sloan Lane, and Hoskins faces each animal abuse and gun-related expenses, data confirmed. (LVMPD)
Kevin Hoskins, 34, is accused of taking pictures and killing a canine inside its kennel. The taking pictures came about close to East Bonanza Street and North Sloan Lane, and Hoskins faces each animal abuse and gun-related expenses, data confirmed. (LVMPD)
Kevin Hoskins, 34, is accused of taking pictures and killing a canine inside its kennel. The taking pictures came about close to East Bonanza Street and North Sloan Lane, and Hoskins faces each animal abuse and gun-related expenses, data confirmed. (LVMPD)
Kevin Hoskins, 34, is accused of taking pictures and killing a canine inside its kennel. The taking pictures came about close to East Bonanza Street and North Sloan Lane, and Hoskins faces each animal abuse and gun-related expenses, data confirmed. (LVMPD)
Kevin Hoskins, 34, is accused of taking pictures and killing a canine inside its kennel. The taking pictures came about close to East Bonanza Street and North Sloan Lane, and Hoskins faces each animal abuse and gun-related expenses, data confirmed. (LVMPD)
“His self-defense argument, if he tried to do that, absolutely is not going to work,” lawyer Adam Gill mentioned.
Though Gill is just not an lawyer on this case, he has a decade of expertise working in felony protection legislation and predicts there isn’t a good final result for Hoskins, contemplating the proof.
“I would imagine a plea deal at some point,” Gil mentioned. “I don’t see a lot of defense that would help him under these circumstances.”
Court docket paperwork reveal the canine’s identify was Blue. He was a pit-bull combine that weighed roughly 70 lbs. Hoskins’ sister described him as having a “fun, energetic personality.”
A few of those that lived with Hoskins on the time and testified mentioned they tried to calm him down earlier than he finally shot the canine.
“The part where I really start taking it seriously is when he says, ‘I’m going to kill him, and then when my brother gets here, he’s going to start tripping, and then I’m going to have to kill him too,’” his sister mentioned.
Hoskins has a historical past of encounters with legislation enforcement. In accordance with courtroom data, in 2017, he confronted a cost of homicide with a lethal weapon in North Las Vegas. That case was dropped a number of months later, resulting from a self-defense declare. In 2014, he confronted a cost of aiming a gun at one other individual. That cost was diminished to disorderly conduct.
