LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Clark County coroner’s workplace dominated a intercourse employee’s trigger and method of demise as undetermined, based on paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained.
Jason Kendall, 36, allegedly confessed to choking Larissa Garcia, 30, contained in the Palms On line casino Resort on June 12, the 8 Information Now Investigators first reported. Garcia was a single mom, a daughter, a granddaughter and good friend to many, associates mentioned after her demise.
Kendall turned himself in to police on June 28, the 8 Information Now Investigators first reported. He faces costs of open homicide, sexual assault, and battery by strangulation to commit sexual assault, paperwork mentioned.
Garcia’s trigger and method of demise had been listed as undetermined, a medical expert dominated earlier this month, based on paperwork.
On the day of the reported assault, an nameless individual, who police later recognized as Kendall, referred to as resort safety to report Garcia overdosing within the room, paperwork mentioned. Suspecting an overdose, Metro police didn’t reply, however paramedics introduced Garcia to Spring Valley Hospital. Garcia additionally texted an individual she was assembly a person named “J” on the resort, paperwork mentioned.
Garcia died greater than every week later in intensive care. A check didn’t present any alcohol or illicit medicine in her system, paperwork mentioned. Different testing was not carried out because of her “prolonged hospitalization,” the examiner mentioned.
Kendall’s prison proceedings had been beforehand delayed as one other choose ordered him to endure a competency analysis. After a number of months at a state hospital, a choose discovered Kendall competent to face trial.
Kendall was scheduled to look in court docket in July for a standing examine forward of trial.
