LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The director of a Clark County committee tasked with fixing prison justice points, together with delays in testing and court docket appearances after DUI arrests, faces her personal DUI cost, the 8 Information Now Investigators have realized.
A Nevada State Police Freeway Patrol trooper arrested Linsey LaMontagne on April 27. LaMontagne is the director of the Clark County Prison Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), which describes itself as “a partnership of decision makers and community agency representatives who have a stake in the effective administration of justice.”
As well as, the panel, comprised of police, judges and different leaders, posts its aims as “[providing] a voice for those impacted by the criminal justice system, to include at-risk communities, families, and victims,” and “[recognizing] the role, responsibilities and limits of discretion in decision making of law enforcement, judges and other members of the criminal justice system based on existing laws.”
On the night time of LaMontagne’s arrest, one other driver known as police a few driver who was “swerving [terribly]” and who “had driven off the road approximately five times,” paperwork stated. The caller stated he witnessed LaMontagne depart Downtown Las Vegas and head west on U.S. 95 and later the Summerlin Parkway.
On the night time of the arrest, one other driver known as police a few driver who was “swerving [terribly]” and who “had driven off the road approximately five times,” paperwork stated. (KLAS)
The trooper stopped LaMontagne in a far west aspect neighborhood, paperwork stated. LaMontagne advised the trooper she was a county worker and “had two [shots] of Tito’s vodka while downtown [at a casino],” paperwork stated.
The trooper then arrested LaMontagne, who advised him that he “ruined her life,” paperwork stated.
Whereas LaMontagne was arrested in late April, the Las Vegas Municipal Courtroom, which oversees misdemeanor DUI expenses inside metropolis limits, didn’t schedule her first court docket look till late August.
The scheduling delay is as a result of period of time it takes police businesses to check a defendant’s blood. In March, the 8 Information Now Investigators reported how the common normal DUI blood check for Metro police took 55 days. As of October, the common time dropped to 29 days.
Metro administers blood assessments for many businesses in Southern Nevada, together with state police.
Throughout an interview with the 8 Information Now Investigators in February, Las Vegas Justice Courtroom Chief Choose Melisa De La Garza famous how the CJCC was wanting into the blood-testing situation. At the moment, the usual for many DUI circumstances was to delay for 4 months from arrest to first look. Amid the modifications at Metro, the court docket shortened its wait time to 2 months.
Following the investigation, work at Metro and discussions involving CJCC, the time was shortened to a few month. Metro employed an extra toxicologist and adjusted its procedures.
The up to date course of relating to Metro’s toxicology lab seems on the committee’s August assembly minutes.
A Nevada State Police Freeway Patrol trooper arrested Linsey LaMontagne on April 27. LaMontagne is the director of the Clark County Prison Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), which describes itself as “a partnership of decision makers and community agency representatives who have a stake in the effective administration of justice.” (KLAS)
On Aug. 26, LaMontagne pleaded not responsible to DUI and reckless driving expenses, data stated.
An legal professional listed for LaMontagne didn’t reply to repeated requests for remark, together with a query of whether or not LaMontagne had used or deliberate to make use of her personal expertise ready 4 months for a court docket look in her line of labor.
“The county is aware of the criminal charges against this employee; however, there is an adjudication process that needs to be completed prior to the county taking any adverse employment action, should that occur,” a county spokesperson stated. “The employee is a coordinator of a council that includes several other folks who represent the criminal justice system as stakeholders. Her role does not include policymaking, but rather providing updates and information to county management.”
Freeway patrol wouldn’t launch LaMontagne’s blood check outcomes, citing an open prison case. The municipal court docket additionally declined to satisfy the request, citing the open case. Within the aftermath of Democratic Nevada State Sen. Edgar Flores’ DUI arrest final month, Metro launched his outcomes.
As of the tip of September, 277 individuals had misplaced their lives on Nevada roads in 2025, primarily from impairment and rushing, based on the Nevada Workplace of Site visitors Security. Greater than 130 individuals have died on valley roads in Metro’s jurisdiction alone this 12 months as of final week.
DUIs are misdemeanors till an individual receives their third arrest inside seven years. A felony DUI conviction can carry jail time and require a driver to have an interlock machine positioned of their car.
