LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A girl killed in an residence was stabbed a number of instances when her roommate’s son attacked her “like a raging lunatic,” in response to police paperwork.
Mason Mireles, 34, is dealing with a homicide cost within the demise of Jody Grotts on Could 31 at an residence within the 6900 block of Dunsbach Means, close to E. Lake Mead and N. Hollywood boulevards.
Grotts was discovered with stab wounds to her neck, stomach, and again and was pronounced lifeless on the scene, regardless of efforts by her roommate, police, and paramedics to avoid wasting her.
Lady stabbed to demise by roommate’s son in northeast Las Vegas valley: police
Based on the arrest report, Mireles was on the residence visiting his mom. She instructed police that round 3 p.m., he had gone throughout the road just a few instances and got here again “with some weed.” About 20 minutes later, Mireles got here out of the toilet with a knife, described as a butcher knife, in his hand “like a raging lunatic,” yelling at Grotts, “it’s all that [expletive] fault. It’s all her fault.”
The roommate mentioned she tried to dam Mireles from attacking the sufferer, however he reached round her and stabbed Grotts within the neck, inflicting her to start severely bleeding. When the roommate requested Mireles to name 911, he refused. Because the roommate was calling 911, she instructed police she noticed Mireles stab the sufferer two extra instances after which go away the residence, paperwork mentioned.
Police did take Mireles into custody just a few hours after the stabbing. Police mentioned he had a “hatchet” and a knife with a 10-inch blade in his waistband. Based on paperwork, he instructed police he didn’t stab Grotts and that he was at a good friend’s residence. When police checked his alibi, the residence was vacant.
Based on courtroom data, Mireles has a historical past of arrests relationship again to 2011. He’s at the moment dealing with 4 battery costs in one other case.