LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro police are resubmitting proof in opposition to a few of the 100 folks arrested throughout “No Kings” protests in June as officers put together for extra protests this weekend, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill instructed the 8 Information Now Investigators.
“We’re not letting people go and riot in this town without the Metropolitan Police Department responding to it,” McMahill mentioned following a query from the 8 Information Now Investigators about why prosecutors dropped expenses in opposition to the vast majority of protesters arrested after two protests in June.
A number of “No Kings” protests in opposition to the Trump administration are deliberate for Saturday.
“And I can assure you, if they start throwing those kinds of things at my cops, we’re going to be taking action,” McMahill warned.
“No Kings” protest in Las Vegas on June 14, 2025 (KLAS)
Hundreds of individuals peacefully gathered in Downtown Las Vegas over two days to protest federal immigration enforcement going down nationwide. Las Vegas Metro cops closed roads after which issued a dispersal order.
Police warned that failure to depart the realm may “result in arrest or citation.” Between the 2 protests, police arrested about 100 folks. The Las Vegas Metropolis Lawyer’s Workplace later declined to prosecute a majority of the instances.
4 Metro officers have been injured. Police mentioned some protestors threw water bottles and rocks at officers.
“Those arrested during the demonstration were booked and served time in jail,” the mayor and metropolis council mentioned in a press release in September, including additional authorized motion could possibly be forthcoming if new proof emerged. “Based on a thorough review of the evidence, the city attorney’s office believes the consequences imposed were appropriate. This is in no way an indictment of the actions taken by law enforcement.”
Metro was within the means of resubmitting up to date proof, McMahill mentioned.
“You want to know why most of them got dropped? Honestly, partly our fault because there are so many people getting arrested in a chaotic situation,” McMahill mentioned. “They grab them, take them back, and then it’s the simple, simple little report that says he was still in a riot after being warned to leave all those kinds of things.”
“While no cases have been refiled against the 90 individuals, potential charges related to citations and arrests from the June protests remain open,” a metropolis spokesperson mentioned in a press release. “Cases are currently under review by the city attorney’s office, and in others, charges have been filed. The statute of limitations for all cases is one year, and if new evidence emerges, individuals involved could still face additional legal action.”
A lawsuit filed in opposition to Metro on Oct. 8 alleges one arrest through the protest on June 11 included falsified paperwork. The lawsuit alleges that the division violated protesters’ constitutional rights and fabricated proof to suit their very own narrative of what occurred the night time of the protests.
“No Kings” protest in Las Vegas on June 14, 2025 (KLAS)
The lawsuit alleges the report was falsified in an try to put the occasion nearer to the time and place of the dispersal order, the lawsuit mentioned.
It’s Metro’s coverage to not touch upon pending litigation.
“We have had over 400 protests this year,” McMahill mentioned. “You’ve only really heard about a couple of them. And the reason is, is because my cops are experts at dealing with these things. We don’t go taking people to jail right away until my men and women are out there and we get a lawful warning stop because somebody has thrown a rock, a bottle of battery, frozen water bottles, whatever it is at my cops, and we are now physically being beaten.”
The ACLU of Nevada didn’t reply to a request for remark.
Metro presents protest security data on its web site.
