LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada’s parole board denied parole for a former police officer who’s in jail in reference to the homicide of a girl in 1997, the 8 Information Now Investigators have realized.
Arthur Sewell, 58, will proceed to serve time in jail for Nadia Iverson’s dying.
Sewell started serving a six-to-15-year jail sentence in 2023 after coming into a plea deal for voluntary manslaughter with use of a lethal weapon enhancement. Sewell additionally obtained credit score for time already served in jail.
A parole listening to was held on Could 5.
Iverson, 20, died of a gunshot wound in Could 1997. Her physique was discovered inside a house underneath building in downtown Las Vegas. An investigation revealed that Iverson could have been sexually assaulted.
Marie Coker, Iverson’s sister, who lives out of state, traveled to Nevada for the parole listening to to talk in opposition to Sewell’s launch from jail.
“So he gets to see me and my sister,” Coker mentioned in a earlier interview. “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 mentioned.
Whereas Las Vegas Metro police mentioned Iverson was a intercourse employee who struggled with a drug drawback, Iverson’s family members advised 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 means of a troublesome time after a failed relationship, and her mom was in a severe automotive accident.
In a video obtained by the 8 Information Now Investigators, two chilly case detectives interviewed Sewell and advised him a gun that he owned was linked 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 advised the detectives.
A Clark County District Courtroom decide later decided Sewell’s confession couldn’t be used within the homicide case as a result of detectives saved questioning Sewell with out an legal professional. The decide 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 can be up for parole in 2026. A sufferer providers coordinator later knowledgeable her that this was incorrect and confirmed a Could 2025 listening to.
Sewell is not going to be eligible for parole once more till October 2027, in accordance with the Nevada Division of Corrections. Data present he’ll end serving his sentence in Could 2028.
